Operational Planner

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command • Pearl Harbor, HI

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About The Position

Serves as an Operational Planner in the Expeditionary Directorate (EX) of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific. Analyzes and develops long-range contingency plans using operational plans (OPLANs), contingency plans (CONPLANs), and related strategic, operational, logistics, mobilization, or disaster-response guidance. Identifies specified and implied requirements and develops or updates supporting plans, concepts, initiatives, or strategies.

Leads or facilitates cross-functional Operational Planning Teams to develop contingency responses, courses of action, staff estimates, planning recommendations, and decision briefs for senior military or civilian leaders. Integrates organizational capabilities into exercises or wargames, representing engineering, infrastructure, installation-support, logistics, or expeditionary requirements; develops training objectives; and validates contingency-plan assumptions.

Designs, conducts, or evaluates tabletop exercises (TTXs), command post exercises (CPXs), or comparable contingency training events to identify resource requirements, reach-back needs, command-and-control and communications gaps, and organizational readiness. The position requires eligibility for a Special Sensitive Position and access to classified information at the SCI level. It may involve travel within and outside the continental United States, including remote or isolated sites.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen and determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program and pass the E-Verify employment verification check if new to the Department of the Navy.
• Current federal employees applying for GS positions generally must meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.
• Must be registered for Selective Service if male and born after December 31, 1959.
• Must obtain and maintain a current, valid U.S. driver's license.
• Must be eligible to occupy a Special Sensitive Position and obtain and maintain SCI security clearance based on a T5 or T5R personnel security investigation, renewed every five years; drug testing is required.
• Must complete training and obtain and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• Must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods; travel may be CONUS or OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites.
• Must obtain and maintain DoD Security Cooperation Workforce (SCW) Intermediate certification within prescribed timeframes.
• Must complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit an OGE-450 Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment.
• At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in federal service, or equivalent experience in the private or public sector, covering the stated contingency-planning, operational planning team, exercise/wargame integration, and contingency-training event duties.
• Retired military members appointed to a civilian DoD position within 180 days immediately following retirement are subject to 5 U.S.C. 3326.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and develop long-range contingency plans by reviewing OPLANs, CONPLANs, and related strategic, operational, logistics, mobilization, or disaster-response guidance.
• Identify specified and implied requirements and develop or update supporting plans, concepts, initiatives, or strategies.
• Lead or facilitate cross-functional Operational Planning Teams to develop contingency responses, courses of action, staff estimates, planning recommendations, and decision briefs for senior military or civilian leaders.
• Integrate organizational capabilities into exercises or wargames, representing engineering, infrastructure, installation-support, logistics, or expeditionary requirements.
• Develop training objectives and validate contingency-plan assumptions.
• Design, conduct, or evaluate TTXs, CPXs, or comparable contingency training events to identify resource requirements, reach-back needs, command-and-control and communications gaps, and organizational readiness.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position eligibility and are not detailed in the posting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed