STRATEGY, PLANS, EXERCISES, AND POLICY SUPPORT SERVICES

Quick Services LLC (QSL); Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Combined Paid Time Off (PTO)

Medical, Dental, Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) Retirement Plan

Employee Referral Bonus

Employee Discount Programs

Critical Illness & Accident Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

A specialized planning firm is seeking a candidate for a proposal position at MacDill AFB, FL, requiring TS/SCI clearance. The role involves conducting all aspects of the Joint Operational Planning Process, providing analyses for planning efforts, and support in a collaborative environment with military and civilian agencies. Applicants should have significant planning experience and knowledge of Joint Publication 5-0. The company values selfless-service and teamwork to support mission success in defense of the nation.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of planning experience with comprehensive knowledge of Joint Publication 5-0.
• Experience in a military or civilian capacity at a Geographic or Functional Combatant Command Headquarters is preferred.
• Proficiency in developing joint, interagency, and multinational activities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct all aspects of the Joint Operational Planning Process.
• Provide analyses and recommendations for high-priority planning efforts.
• Support directed joint planning teams with coordination between agencies.

Skills

Planning experience

Knowledge of Joint Publication 5-0

Military or civilian experience at a Combatant Command Headquarters

Proficiency in developing joint and multinational operations

Experience in qualitative analysis

Education

Senior Service College programs or equivalent

Tools

Command & Control information systems

Job description

Overview

TS/SCI

This is a proposal position.

Clearance Required: TS/SCI

Location: MacDill AFB, FL.

Responsibilities

• These services are required to support unique JPT/OPT/LRPE efforts which may require:
• Conduct all aspects of the Joint Operational Planning Process to include Mission Analysis, COA Development, COA Analysis (Wargaming), COA Comparison and Decision Making.
• Conduct Plans and Order Development: Analyze COA decision, mission statement, commander’s intent, and guidance to develop plans and/or orders that direct subordinate actions.
• Conduct orderly handovers of plans for order development to those tasked with execution of the operation. Provide staff with the situational awareness and rationale for key decisions necessary to ensure a coherent transition from planning to execution.
• Provide analyses and recommendations, in support of high-priority USCENTCOM planning efforts involving joint, inter-agency, and multinational partners and allies.
• Provide support in the implementation and planning efforts to counterparts in USCENTCOM Component Commands, other Combatant Commands, the Joint Staff, the Office of Secretary of Defense, counterparts in other Federal departments and agencies, Allies, Coalition Members and partners.
• Provide support and assistance to directed joint planning teams and working groups by coordinating between Directorates/staffs, and coalition and regional partner representatives for operations in the USCENTCOM AOR. This includes the ability or willingness to learn program of record systems such as, but not restricted to, Command and Control of the Information Environment (C2IE), MAVEN, or other systems to capture, display, and manipulate data.
• Provide analyses, estimates, recommendations, briefings, and draft products for joint planning team and working group approval to support the development of plans and orders as directed by USCENTCOM leadership and primary staff.
• Provide technical recommendations to joint planning teams and working groups regarding the Joint Operational Planning Process, Joint Operational Planning, Execution System, Exercise/Training Planning, and Joint Doctrine.
• Provide coordination of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and Mandatory Declassification Reviews (MDR) according to legal standards set by the various laws governing the processing, declassification, and release of information from designated USCENTCOM files. This includes thorough searching of files controlled by CCJ5 for information relevant for government personnel to determine declassification and ability to disseminate information based on a detailed knowledge of existing legal statutes and advising the CCJ5 on the FOIA and MDR Program in accordance with USCENTCOM directives to ensure plans and orders are properly safeguarded.

Required Qualifications

• At least 3 years of planning experience with comprehensive knowledge of Joint Publication 5-0;
• (2) experience in a military or civilian capacity at a Geographic or Functional Combatant Command Headquarters;
• (3) proficiency in developing joint, interagency, and multinational activities within identified ways, means, and ends;
• (4) experience in planning, researching, and providing qualitative analysis of kinetic, non-kinetic, lethal, and non-lethal options against state and non-state adversaries.
• Graduates of JAWS, SAMS, SAASS, SAW, MAWS, or equivalent Senior Service College and/or experience with command-and-control information systems, are preferred.

Why work for QSL?

Our founders, Mel Wick and Bill Cronin, retired from storied careers in the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Community. Like many Americans and military veterans, they felt a strong desire to support the nation’s response to the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in any way they could. They established QSL to do just that, Stay in the Fight! QSL is built on a SOF culture, emphasizing selfless-service and teamwork. Our employees work to ensure that warfighters have every possible resource and all necessary support to safely accomplish their missions in defense of our nation.

QSL\'s Benefit Package

Because we believe our employees are our most valuable asset, offering a competitive comprehensive compensation package is very important to us. It is the goal of QSL to attract and retain the highest level of experience and technical talent necessary for successful performance. In order to accomplish this, we feel that it is necessary to provide satisfying work, an excellent work environment, and we continually monitor the marketplace to ensure that our total compensation/benefit package remains competitive.

Listed below are some of our standard benefits. We combine all traditional paid time off (Federal holidays, sick time, leave time personal days, jury duty, bereavement, etc.) into one category which allows employees flexibility in how they use their leave time and enables them to better balance their career with their personal needs.

• Combined Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, Dental, Life Insurance
• Disability (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Vision Insurance (CONUS-based employees)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Employee Discount Programs
• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring, and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items. EEO/AAP, M, F, V, D.