Senior SOF Ops & Plans Trainer | Range/OPFOR

Athenix Solutions Group; Hurlburt Field (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Athenix Special Missions Group is seeking a Joint SOF Trainer (Operations & Planning) IV – Range/OPFOR Planner for a full-time, 6-month assignment at Hurlburt Field, FL. The role supports the USSOCOM training mission and the Emerald Warrior exercise team.

Responsibilities include developing training materials, coordinating OPFOR/SITFOR range support, and integrating JMETL tasks into observation plans. Candidates should have extensive SOF planning experience and advanced staff-level expertise.

Qualifications

• Range/OPFOR Planner must have prior SOF Planning experience in either SOF unit or SOF C2.
• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years’ experience in SOF, or Prior E8+, CW4+ with 10 years’ experience working in SOF.
• Minimum of 4 years of recent experience serving in a command, senior enlisted advisor, or primary staff billet in a SOF environment.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with the Joint Training System (joint exercise planning management).
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in joint operations and operational-strategic level SOF planning and operations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain currency of SOF and Joint Enterprise training requirements through research of directives, plans, and doctrine.
• Prepare training methods and materials based on Adult Learning principles for 12 SOF core activities and 18 SOF HQ tasks.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with planners and leaders across USSOCOM HQs and other commands to synchronize exercise design.
• Support exercise design, JELC planning, scenario scripting, and staff role-play during events.
• Utilize ADDIE model to design and deliver training, and to evaluate its effectiveness.

Skills

SOF planning

communication

presentation

organization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in SOF

E8+ / CW4+ with 10 years SOF

Job description

Athenix Special Missions Group is seeking a Joint SOF Trainer (Operations & Planning) IV – Range/OPFOR Planner for a full-time, 6-month assignment at Hurlburt Field, FL. The role supports the USSOCOM training mission and the Emerald Warrior exercise team.

Responsibilities include developing training materials, coordinating OPFOR/SITFOR range support, and integrating JMETL tasks into observation plans. Candidates should have extensive SOF planning experience and advanced staff-level expertise.