Community Planner/Manager

Tactica Solutions•Huntsville, AL

4d•$100,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Tactica Solutions LLC is seeking an experienced Community Planner to provide Systems Engineering & Technical Assistance (SETA) support to the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4. Based in Huntsville, Alabama, the role supports long-range installation, facility, infrastructure, and land-use planning. The Community Planner translates current and future mission requirements into coordinated planning solutions for facilities, infrastructure, space utilization, military construction, sustainment, restoration and modernization, and related investment decisions. The position coordinates closely with USASMDC leadership, installation and garrison organizations, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), architectural and engineering partners, environmental and security offices, and other mission stakeholders. It is an advisory SETA role: final Government approvals, funding decisions, contracting actions, and other inherently governmental decisions remain with authorized Government personnel. The position is primarily office- and computer-based, with occasional travel and periodic site visits. The posted salary range is $100,000–$120,000 per year. U.S. citizenship is required, as is the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance for the duration of employment.

Requirements

Five or more years of professional experience in military installation planning, community or regional planning, facility planning, land-use planning, infrastructure planning, real-property planning, or a closely related field.
Experience supporting DoD, the U.S. Army, another Federal agency, or a comparable large-scale facilities or infrastructure organization.
Working knowledge of installation master planning, land-use planning, facility requirements analysis, space utilization, and long-range infrastructure planning principles.
Familiarity with current DoD installation master-planning criteria, Army facilities policy, and applicable Federal, State, and local planning requirements.
Experience supporting MILCON, SRM, facility investment planning, project development, or related capital-planning activities.
Ability to analyze facility, infrastructure, land-use, and mission data and translate findings into clear planning alternatives and recommendations.
Experience using ePRISMS or comparable real-property/facility-management systems and familiarity with planning or programming tools such as PAX, DD Form 1391 Processor, PC-Cost, HQIIS, GFEBS, RPLANS, GIS, or similar systems.
Strong written, oral, analytical, project-coordination, and briefing skills, including ability to communicate planning issues to senior military and civilian stakeholders.
Ability to manage multiple planning actions, coordinate across geographically or organizationally dispersed teams, and meet customer and program deadlines.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, and SharePoint.
U.S. citizenship.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance for the duration of employment.
Ability and willingness to travel occasionally in support of customer requirements.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's or master's degree in community planning, urban or regional planning, geography, architecture, landscape architecture, civil engineering, public administration, construction/facilities management, or a related discipline.
Seven or more years of experience supporting DoD installation master planning, Army facility planning, real-property management, or military infrastructure programs.
Experience supporting USASMDC, Army Materiel/installation organizations, Space Force installations, or other DoD mission organizations in the Colorado Springs area.
Experience preparing or supporting DD Form 1391 documentation, PAX processing, planning charrettes, facility requirements analyses, or capital investment strategies.
Experience with ePRISMS, HQIIS, RPLANS, GFEBS, Army geospatial/GIS tools, or facility-space optimization and utilization programs.
Experience coordinating with USACE, Directorate of Public Works organizations, architectural and engineering firms, installation environmental offices, or other Federal planning partners.
Knowledge of military construction programming, SRM planning, facility standards, infrastructure resilience, anti-terrorism/force-protection planning, and environmental planning interfaces.
American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), Project Management Professional (PMP), or another relevant professional certification.
Active Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

Develop, update, and support implementation of installation master plans, area development plans, land-use plans, facility planning studies, and related products in accordance with current DoD and Army criteria.
Analyze existing and projected mission requirements for facilities, utilities, transportation, training areas, community-support functions, and other infrastructure to identify capacity gaps, constraints, and development priorities.
Evaluate land use, facility siting, development proposals, circulation systems, zoning or compatible-use considerations, and infrastructure relationships for alignment with USASMDC mission requirements.
Support facility-space optimization, customer authorizations, utilization studies, space-allocation planning, and analysis of facility assets to improve use of the Government real-property portfolio.
Support MILCON programming and project development, including planning requirements, site selection, scope development, planning-level cost information, and coordination with Government engineering and programming organizations.
Review SRM, MILCON, and other facility-investment proposals for consistency with approved plans, mission priorities, installation constraints, and long-range development objectives.
Conduct site investigations, planning studies, planning charrettes, workshops, and stakeholder consultations; document findings, alternatives, assumptions, risks, and recommended courses of action.
Integrate environmental compliance, historic preservation, resilience, energy, sustainability, safety, anti-terrorism/force-protection, transportation, and infrastructure considerations into planning recommendations.
Coordinate planning with installation leadership, garrison organizations, public works and engineering staff, environmental offices, tenant organizations, USACE, Federal agencies, local governments, and other authorized stakeholders.
Serve as a planning project lead or technical liaison with USACE, architectural and engineering firms, and other design or planning organizations; review deliverables for completeness and consistency with Government requirements.
Prepare planning documents, maps, reports, executive briefings, planning-level cost information, schedules, action trackers, and decision-quality recommendations for military and civilian leadership.
Use Army and DoD planning and business systems, including ePRISMS, PAX/DD Form 1391 tools, PC-Cost, HQIIS, GFEBS, Microsoft 365, Teams, Power BI, GIS/spatial-analysis tools, and other authorized databases or analytics platforms.
Monitor implementation of approved plans, maintain current planning and facility data, and update recommendations as mission requirements, force structure, funding, or installation conditions change.
Identify conflicts among mission requirements, proposed land uses, facility investments, and infrastructure constraints and develop practical alternatives that support readiness, mission continuity, and efficient use of resources.
Travel occasionally in support of customer requirements.
Provide advisory support while recognizing that Government personnel retain approval, funding, contracting, and decision authority.