Senior Exercise Planner/Trainer Task Lead

Prescient Edge; Jacksonville (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with performance bonuses

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Substantial retirement plan

Career development opportunities

Positive work environment

Job summary

A Veteran-Owned Small Business is seeking a Senior Exercise Planner/Trainer Task Lead in Jacksonville, NC, to support federal clients. The role involves leading exercise planning, coordinating military training, and ensuring operations meet strategic goals. Candidates must have substantial SOF operations experience and leadership background. Offered benefits include competitive salary, comprehensive healthcare, and career development opportunities in an inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• 10 years SOF operations/intelligence experience as operator/leader in SMU.
• 2 years of comprehensive exercise planning for SOCOM exercises.
• 3 years experience in MARFORSOC positions.
• Recent experience as Contract/Task Order Program Manager for USSOCOM.

Responsibilities

• Ensure coordination between MRSB and MSOC for training.
• Develop scenario-based training for intelligence operations.
• Conduct coordination with MRSB staff for training cycle.
• Manage logistics and RMT requirements with agencies.
• Support the exercise F3EAD process and military training.

Skills

SOF operations and/or intelligence experience

Training planning

Leadership in Special Mission Unit

Military operations coordination

Education

Military experience as senior enlisted E8 or above

Warrant officer or officer O4 or above

Job description

Senior Exercise Planner/Trainer Task Lead - (1521)

Prescient Edge is seeking a Senior Exercise Planner/Trainer Task Lead to support a federal government client.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure coordination between MRSB and MSOC is synchronized and training during UTP-1 matches the expectation of the MSOC commander which provides a fully trained and equipped MRST.
• Develop scenario-based training suited to evaluate the effective integration of multiple simultaneously executed intelligence operations which employ each of the respective intelligence, logistics, and communications discipline.
• Conduct all coordination with MRSB staff to ensure the battalion commander’s intent and end state are met for the UTP-1 training cycle.
• Interact with civilian authorities and law enforcement agencies, manage all Realistic Military Training (RMT) requirements, logistics planning, contracting office interaction, and coordination with contracted exercise support organizations.
• Develop and synchronize all required briefs and reports for exercise execution.
• Support the exercise Find, Fix, Finish, Exploit, Analyze, Disseminate (F3EAD) process and the implementation of Operations and Intelligence Fusion.
• Ensure proper implementation of exercise storylines and vignettes and all exercise master storyline events providing dynamic, on-call scripting during the exercise to ensure all training goals set by the MRSG commander are met.
• Lead would be responsible in capturing lessons learned at the mid-point and conclusion of the exercise. Ensure daily evaluation reports are distributed to each discipline chief, detailing the day-to-day activities and progress of collection, processing and analysis.

Benefits

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule.
• Career development opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged.

Security Clearance

• Security clearance required TS/SCI.

Requirements

• Must have 10 years SOF operations and/or intelligence experience as an operator or leader in a Special Mission Unit (SMU); U.S. Army Special Forces; Navy SEALs; MARFORSOC.
• Must have 2 years of experience providing comprehensive exercise planning in support of SOCOM exercises (examples include Ops-Intel planning, ISR, F3EAD, logistics, civilian authorities, realistic military training) OR 2 years’ experience planning/supporting MARFORSOC Training Readiness Exercises (TRX) events as a task lead or equivalent SOF Intel Readiness exercises OR 5 years’ experience at an O5 command level as an Ops-Intel planner.
• Must have three years MARFORSOC experience (performance as military, civilian or contractor in any MARFORSOC position).
• Two years’ recency experience as a Contract/Task Order Program Manager for a USSOCOM unit.

Education

• Military experience as a senior enlisted E8 or above, warrant officer or officer O4 or above.

Location

Prescient Edge is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) founded as a counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) company in 2008. We are a global operations and solutions integrator delivering full-spectrum intelligence analysis support, training, security, and RD&E support solutions to the Department of Defense and throughout the intelligence community. Prescient Edge is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO). All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by law. We strive to foster equity and inclusion throughout our organization because we believe that diversity of thought is critical for creating a safe and engaging work environment while also enabling the organization’s success.