Senior Maritime Maneuver & Exercise Planner

OBSIDIAN SOLUTIONS GROUP LLC

Quantico (VA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 190,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Obsidian Solutions Group LLC (OSG) is seeking a Senior Maritime Maneuver Operations Analyst – Exercise Planner to support the EXELMS section of MSTP, aiding MEF/MEB integration with the Navy for exercise design, planning, and execution at MEF/MEB level.

The role involves scenario development, coordinating with Navy relationships, producing operation orders, and leading a Master Scenario Events List development and planning team to deliver measurable training objectives for joint maritime

Qualifications

10+ years of operational experience with U.S. Navy forces at the operational level.
8+ years of knowledge of doctrine, tactics, and command relationships at the operational level.
Detailed and functional knowledge of the Marine Corps and joint Planning Process and U.S. Navy and joint doctrine related to Maritime Maneuver.
Senior staff planning experience in Joint Operations Planning Process and/or the U.S. Navy Planning Process in support to a Fleet or Joint Force Maritime Component Commander.
Experience writing orders IAW CJCSM 3130.03A, Planning and Execution Formats and Guidance and NATO Order format.
Experience conducting tactical and operational level planning at the conceptual, functional, and detailed levels for service and functional component organizations, and joint headquarters.
Understanding of emergent thinking in strike and information warfare activities.
Knowledge of command-and-control processes related to Maritime Maneuver.

Responsibilities

Research operational concepts and plans, conducts analysis of Maritime Maneuver processes and determine information exchange requirements and requirements for joint subject matter expertise to support training.
Support all phases of the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC) and contribute to the force generation process and operational force readiness by building supporting scenario products, role-play Higher and Adjacent Headquarters (H&AHQ) naval/maritime operations staff personnel.
Lead the development of scripted, scenario-based, Force/Joint level maritime maneuver events as part of the Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) to generate training audience activity.
Lead a Maneuver Working Group as part of an exercise design team at exercise planning conferences to design the scope and method of training; translate training objectives into observable and measurable Maritime Maneuver training activities.
Advise active-duty and reserve officers at a simulated H&AHQ staff on the execution of planned exercise events to ensure all training objectives are met.
Perform role of an event Observer, Trainer, Collector (OTC) to support the other MSTP Branches when required.
Conduct tactical and operational planning at the conceptual, functional, and detailed levels for service and functional component organizations and joint headquarters organizations.
Review orders, briefs, and documents to support event exercise design, scenario development and higher and adjacent headquarters functions.
Review and provide comments on Marine Corps and joint doctrine documents, best practices, and tactics, techniques and procedures not covered by doctrine (i.e., Marine Corps Interim Publication, MSTP Pamphlet).