Strategic Campaign Planner for Space Force Missions

Credence; California, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Job summary

Credence in California seeks a Strategy and Campaign Planner to support the U.S. Space Force S4S S53 Plans Division at Vandenberg AFB.

The role applies operational art, design, and the Joint Planning Process to craft and review support plans, and to lead OPTs as directed by S5 leadership. You will develop mission-analysis products, COAs, and wargaming outputs, integrate adversary information into planning, and coordinate staffing across divisions.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Current Top-Secret clearance with eligibility for SCI, ACCM, and SAP is required before starting.
• Must have substantial experience with operational art, operational design, the Joint Planning Process, and combatant-command or Service-component planning.
• Must have experience organizing and supporting OPTs and developing support plans, mission-analysis products, COAs, wargaming products, and contingency plans.
• Must have the ability to research and analyze strategic and operational guidance, identify planning implications, and develop concise recommendations for senior leaders.
• Must have strong writing, briefing, collaboration, and task-management skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint planning products.

Responsibilities

• Create, execute, and administratively maintain OPTs supporting plan development and assessment and participate in OPT execution as directed by S5 leadership.
• Develop and maintain S4S support plans using operational art, operational design, and the Joint Planning Process.
• Research and analyze combatant-command, Joint, and Service-component plans and recommend courses of action, refinements, and updates for S5 support plans.
• Develop mission-analysis products, courses of action and COA analysis, wargaming products, and contingency-plan documentation for Government review and approval.
• Analyze and integrate adversary-specific information into plans and targeting processes, including development and maintenance of critical asset lists and coordination of inputs from other combatant commands.
• Coordinate staffing packages that summarize planning issues and provide actionable recommendations in accordance with Command, Directorate, and Division guidance.
• Represent S5 and S53 at Command and multi-directorate planning, training, exercise, and Chief of Staff events.
• Prepare and review internal and external documents, manage TMT taskings on NIPRNet and SIPRNet, and travel to CONUS and OCONUS planning conferences and events as required.

Skills

Strong writing skills

Briefing skills

Plan development

Task management

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Wargaming concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Credence in California seeks a Strategy and Campaign Planner to support the U.S. Space Force S4S S53 Plans Division at Vandenberg AFB.

The role applies operational art, design, and the Joint Planning Process to craft and review support plans, and to lead OPTs as directed by S5 leadership. You will develop mission-analysis products, COAs, and wargaming outputs, integrate adversary information into planning, and coordinate staffing across divisions.