Senior Operations Planner and Integrator

SAIC; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Senior Operations Planner and Integrator to support USARCENT at Shaw AFB, SC. The role requires a TS/SCI clearance and a bachelor’s degree with 15 years of experience (or 4 years in lieu). Occasional overseas travel may be required.

The position entails coordinating cross-staff planning, leading MDMP/JPP activities, and producing OPORDs/CONOPs for Army forces, with on-site daily duties and 24/7 support as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; fifteen years of experience, or four years in lieu of degree.
• Joint professional military education preferred.
• Candidates should have strong MDMP/JPP understanding and joint planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cross-staff and unit planning on 24-hour to 3-month horizon to align with commander's intent.
• Lead and contribute to the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) and Joint Planning Process (JPP).
• Develop OPORDs, FRAGORDs, TASKORDs, information papers, briefs, talking points, EXSUMs, and CONOPs for Army employment.
• Support 24/7/365 operations to synchronize information and deliver timely orders.

Skills

Independent work

Army ops knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree + 15 yrs exp

Job description

Minimum Clearance Required TS.SCI

Job ID 2617606

Location

Shaw AFB, SC, US

Date Posted

2026-10-06

Category

Defense/Intel

Subcategory

Military Operations

Schedule

Full-Time

Shift

Day Job

Travel

Yes - 25% of the time

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain

None

Potential for Remote Work

ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Operations Planner and Integrator to join our team supporting United States Army Central (USARCENT) at Shaw AFB in South Carolina.

This position may have some limited Overseas travel to Austere locations.

NOTE This immediate need is ongoing to support CENTCOM AOR with a six (6) month period of performance (add on support expected)

Job Responsibilities

• Coordinates and synchronize cross-staff and unit planning efforts on a 24-hour to 3-month horizon to ensure the Commander's intent, guidance, and “top items” are rapidly planned and integrated with staff and units and then turned into daily actionable orders.
• Lead and contribute to the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) and Joint Planning Process (JPP).
• Integrate and pass down strategic and posture planning integration and order development.
• Produce OPORDs, FRAGORDs, TASKORDs, Information Papers, Information and Decision Briefings, Talking Points, EXSUMs, and CONOPs for the employment of Army forces and capabilities.
• Participate and collaborate in Operations planning to develop OPORDs and CONOPs.
• Prepared to support 24/7/365 coverage for ongoing operations to assist in processing, synchronizing, and integrating information data.

Qualifications

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree and fifteen (15) years’ experience; additional four (4) years’ experience can be considered in lieu of degree.
• Graduation from Captains Career Course and Intermediate Level Education (ILE/CGSC), or Advanced Leader Course (ALC) & Senior Leader Course (SLC).
• Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Level I/II strongly preferred.

Required Clearance

• Must possess an active TS/SCI (US Citizenship required).

Required Skills

• Must possess the ability to operate independently, executing the commander’s intent with limited oversight.
• Candidate will also have served at an operational level headquarters and have a working understanding of Army Operations.