Concepts Strategic Planner

Booz Allen Hamilton•Honolulu, HI

6h•$86,900 - $198,000•Onsite

About The Position

As an expert in defense missions, your unique background inspires you to think bigger, push further, and ask questions others don’t. We need your extensive industry knowledge and advisory skills to solve some of our clients’ most complex problems and find solutions that keep our nation safe. As a Defense Mission Expert, you will support defense customers in performing complex concept driven transformation activities in support of senior leaders within the global defense sector and client leaders. You’ll execute independent decisions within established guidelines and ensure appropriate level of discretion while handling highly sensitive and confidential data. You’ll coordinate with U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), Army transformation and training, the Department of the Army (DA), sister services, and subordinate commands. You’ll support deliberate force-modernization planning and provide recommendations for inclusion of future technologies topics. You’ll assist in determining operational feasibility of, and subsequent planning for, integration of existing and emerging technologies, capabilities, Concepts of Operation (CONOPS) and Concepts of Employment (CONEMPS), and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) into theater-level wargames. You also may be called upon to represent the directorate during Operational Planning Teams (OPTs), In Progress Reviews (IPRs), After Action Reviews (AARs), wargames, conferences, and meetings timed to allow for maximal participation across multiple time zones.

Requirements

15+ years of experience with defense operations
5+ years of experience with operational planning and OPLAN writing at the theater or Joint level in the Pacific theater
5+ years of experience with operational and strategic future, including wargames and the Pacific theater
Experience running Boards, Bureaus, Centers, Cells, and Working Groups (B2C2WG), writing reports, and regularly briefing senior military leaders
Experience writing and testing future concepts, using Microsoft Office products, and integrating AI tools into workflow
Knowledge of the Army Military Decision Making Process (MDMP) and its associated Joint Planning and Execution Process (JOPES)
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
TS/SCI clearance
Bachelor’s degree
Graduate of a School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMs) or JAWs

Nice To Haves

Experience in the Army
Experience with the joint targeting cycle and associated network considerations
Experience in artillery, infantry, intelligence, or special operations
Knowledge of Army modernization plans and processes
Knowledge of multi-domain operations doctrine
Master’s degree

Responsibilities

Support defense customers in performing complex concept driven transformation activities in support of senior leaders within the global defense sector and client leaders.
Execute independent decisions within established guidelines and ensure appropriate level of discretion while handling highly sensitive and confidential data.
Coordinate with U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), Army transformation and training, the Department of the Army (DA), sister services, and subordinate commands.
Support deliberate force-modernization planning and provide recommendations for inclusion of future technologies topics.
Assist in determining operational feasibility of, and subsequent planning for, integration of existing and emerging technologies, capabilities, Concepts of Operation (CONOPS) and Concepts of Employment (CONEMPS), and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) into theater-level wargames.
Represent the directorate during Operational Planning Teams (OPTs), In Progress Reviews (IPRs), After Action Reviews (AARs), wargames, conferences, and meetings timed to allow for maximal participation across multiple time zones.