Surface Vessels Operational Mobility Analyst

Innovative Reasoning • Quantico, VA

9h • Onsite

About The Position

This role provides on-site subject matter expertise (SME) in Surface Vessels Operational Mobility Analysis for the Littoral Maneuver Branch (LMB), at Headquarters Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant for Combat Development & Integration (DC, CD&I), Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC), Maritime Expeditionary Warfare Division (MExW), Quantico, VA. The position involves assisting with the identification of littoral maneuver and surface vessel requirements, developing documentation within the JCIDS process, and leveraging operational experience to develop functional concepts, concepts of employment (COE), and concepts of operations (CONOPS). The analyst will participate in demonstrations, operational evaluations, assessments, and acceptance trials, and assist in documenting observations. Support is also required for doctrine development, collaboration with resource sponsors, and Science and Technology (S&T) efforts to enhance future capabilities. Supplemental duties include research analysis, information management, presentation preparation, report generation, and methodology development. The role also involves providing input on operational capabilities and capacities of surface vessels, enabling decision-making through research and data aggregation, and developing analytical methods to identify requirements, capabilities, gaps, and solutions. Eliciting requirements and using data to gain programmatic insight are key aspects, along with strong communication skills for presenting data to programmatic and technical teams. Administrative duties include preparing information papers, program briefs, monthly accomplishment reports, travel requests, and assisting in publishing the Maritime Expeditionary Warfare Annual Report. There are no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

• Experienced Surface Warfare operational research analysis in military planning and/or operations.
• Knowledge of Navy/Marine Corps policies and procedures
• Must possess or be eligible for a SECRET clearance.
• Capable of working efficiently within a military staff environment that requires coordination at the Navy & Marine Corps service and joint staff levels.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in SharePoint; SharePoint Administrator training preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree Preferred.
• SharePoint Administrator training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with identification of littoral maneuver and surface vessel requirements for the Marine Corps and the Naval Expeditionary Force and assist with the associated capability development documentation as defined in the JCIDS process.
• Leverage operational experience and technical expertise to assist in developing functional concepts, concepts of employment (COE), and concepts of operations (CONOPS) documentation for littoral maneuver and Surface Ship/Craft/Connector/Unmanned vessel operations.
• Participate in the planning, design, and execution of littoral maneuver and Surface Ship/Craft/Connector/Unmanned vessels demonstrations, operational evaluations (OPEVALS), assessments, acceptance trials, and assist in the documentation and adjudication of observations.
• Assist with the development and refinement of littoral maneuver and Surface Ship/Craft/Connector Mission Essential Tasks and Task Lists (METs/METLs), and Marine Corps Task List (MCTL).
• Support doctrine development, and periodic doctrine reviews associated with Marine Corps, and Naval Expeditionary Force littoral maneuver and Surface Ship/Craft/Connector/Unmanned vessels operations.
• Assist with collaboration efforts through various resource sponsors to ensure Marine Corps and Naval Expeditionary Force required capabilities and equities are accurately interpreted and incorporated within appropriate littoral maneuver and Surface Ship/Craft/Connector/Unmanned vessels requirements documentation.
• Assist with Science and Technology (S&T) efforts necessary to enhance future littoral maneuver and Surface Craft/Connector capabilities of the Marine Corps and Naval Expeditionary Force.
• Provide research analysis, information management, presentation preparation, report generation, and methodology development.
• Provide input and representation on Surface Ship/Craft/Connector/Unmanned vessels operational capabilities, capacities, and employment, to include their interface with ships and force exercises and operations.
• Enable effective decision making by researching, retrieving, and aggregating information from multiple sources and compiling it into a digestible and actionable format.
• Develop, refine, and apply a variety of analytical methods and tools to identify Ship/Surface Craft/Connector/Unmanned vessels requirements, capabilities, gaps, and solutions.
• Elicit and define requirements and use data and metrics to draw programmatic insight.
• Prepare information papers and program briefs for leadership.
• Prepare and submit monthly accomplishment reports to the Task Lead.
• Prepare and submit travel request forms and trip reports as necessary.
• Complete required annual government training.
• Assist in publishing the Maritime Expeditionary Warfare Annual Report.

Benefits

• As stated during the interview/hiring process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED