Personnel Recovery Operations Specialist

Amentum•Halawa, HI

1d•$145,000 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a Personnel Recovery Operations Specialist to provide research, planning, and analytical support to U.S. Pacific Command (US PACOM) at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. The specialist supports US PACOM Personnel Recovery (PR) strategic and operational objectives by advising the Joint Personnel Recovery Center (JPRC) director and PR branch chief on course-of-action development, PR policy and planning, theater PR integration, and PR readiness and training. The position includes exercise participation, contingency response, and watch standing during duty and non-duty hours. The specialist monitors the command’s PR architecture, posture, and mission status; provides command and control coordination for PR missions; tracks theater PR assets; and supports theater PR planning, mission analysis, and the resolution of isolating events. The role also works with command headquarters, service components, sub-unified commands, and interagency partners; prepares materials for PR working groups and exercises; operates JPRC equipment and collaborative tools; and provides on-call assistance for actual or possible isolating events. On-call periods are limited to 10 days per month. Travel to represent US PACOM PR interests at summits, conferences, or symposia does not exceed 10% of time. The position requires a bachelor’s degree or, in lieu of a degree, at least 10 years of DoD experience; relevant PR experience and training; and an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain the clearance. Shift or non-standard hours, including potential extended hours and weekends during supported exercises, crises, or contingencies, are required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, or at least 10 years of DoD experience in lieu of a degree.
Knowledge of PR authorities, doctrine, and procedures, including published regulations and manuals.
Familiarity with strategic and campaign plans and the PR appendix to combatant command OPLANS.
Experience developing and presenting briefings to senior leaders.
At least 4 years of experience in a JPRC, PRCC, and/or RCC.
PR 300, Personnel Recovery Execution course.
PR 292, Joint Personnel Recovery Coordination course, or equivalent.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products and SharePoint collaborative tools.
Knowledge and use of artificial intelligence tools in support of government client objectives, such as GPT, GenAI, AskSage, MAVEN, Machine Assist Disclosure (MAD), and Python.
Ability to work shifts or non-standard duty hours, including potential extended hours and weekends during USPACOM-supported exercises, crises, or contingencies.
Active Top Secret clearance and SCI eligibility; U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a Top Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience working on TS/SCI-level projects.
Experience providing regularly scheduled project plans and status reports.
At least 2 years in joint or senior command organizations, including USPACOM and/or its components.
Knowledge of US PACOM missions, area of responsibility, and plans to analyze the role of existing or planned PR tasks.
At least 5 years of progressively greater responsibility in a JPRC, PRCC, and/or RCC.
PR 296, DoD Reintegration Responsibilities course.
PR 350, Personnel Recovery Planning course.
PR 303, Unconventional / Non-Conventional Assisted Recovery Course.

Responsibilities

Monitor the command’s PR architecture, posture status, and mission tracking, and report according to established PACOM JPRC standard operating procedures.
Provide command and control for PR missions at combatant command and component headquarters levels, coordinating report, locate, support, recover, and reintegrate activities during operations, contingencies, and exercises.
Perform duties using existing or emerging classified and unclassified cyber tools and monitor the common operating picture on classified and unclassified systems.
Track and report theater PR asset status and advise the JPRC director about emerging requirements involving PR forces or their positioning.
Provide inputs to development or modification of theater PR plans, intelligence, and information operations in support of PR.
Support development and updates of theater PR mission analysis through inputs, material gathering, and information capture.
Support prosecution and resolution of theater isolating events by monitoring and coordinating PR execution tasks through all phases of operations and exercises.
Build and maintain relationships across command headquarters, service components, sub-unified commands, and interagency partners; advocate for increased PR capabilities throughout the command.
Prepare venues, talking points, and briefing products for PR working groups; participate in working groups and headquarters exercises; capture minutes for lessons learned or after-action reviews.
Operate JPRC equipment and software to coordinate PR processes using mapping, chat, email, voice, and virtual-conferencing tools.
Provide on-call assistance during non-exercise and non-duty hours for actual or possible isolating events, for no more than 10 days per month.
Assist with management of the US PACOM blood chit program.
Provide end-user expertise and upkeep or improvements for PR collaborative tools, such as PRMS, survival radio applications, and US PACOM PR portals.
Travel to represent US PACOM PR interests at summits, conferences, or symposia, with travel not exceeding 10% of time.