Operational Planning & Posture Subject Matter Expert

Job Title:

Operational Planning & Posture Subject Matter Expert

Job Category:
Project and Program Management

Time Type:
Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI

Employee Type:
Regular

Percentage of

Travel Required:

Up to 10%

Type of Travel:
Local

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* The Opportunity:

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* ** Make a difference, join our Team!
** The Operational Planning & Posture SME is the branch's technical/functional authority for deliberate planning support and posture-related planning integration. The role defines and sustains planning-support rigor-standards, quality gates, and expert advisory-so high-visibility products remain coherent, defensible, and aligned with guidance across the Joint Planning and Execution Community (JPEC). Unlike the Senior role, the SME does not own daily suspense tracking/battle rhythm execution;

the SME intervenes where complexity, risk, or ambiguity threatens outcomes.

This position is located at Camp Smith, Hawaii.

** Responsibilities:*
* + Define planning-support standards (templates, quality gates, staffing checklists, traceability expectations, version-control conventions) for branch-wide use

+ Advise government leads on complex planning-support approaches (staffing strategy, integration paths, decision points, adjudication methods)

+ Perform senior technical review of high-visibility briefs, information papers, and final planning documents to ensure clarity, consistency, and decision-readiness

+ Resolve the hardest integration problems (conflicting guidance, misaligned assumptions, incomplete inputs) and recommend defensible tradeoffs and mitigation paths

+ Translate policy/guidance into actionable planning inputs and posture initiative implications (as directed by government leads)

+ Coach Senior and junior staff on advanced staff writing, editorial judgment, and staffing discipline through targeted reviews and exemplars

+ Strengthen Operational Planning Team (OPT)/working group outcomes by shaping narratives, analytical framing, and decision-quality criteria (not meeting administration)

+ Assess systemic bottlenecks and recommend repeatable improvements to reduce rework and improve first-pass acceptance (without taking over daily execution)

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* Qualifications:

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+ Master's degree (or equivalent practical experience) in a relevant field

+ Career level and intermediate level military education (Expeditionary Warfare School, Marine Corps Command and Staff College (other service equivalents))

+ 10+ years deep experience supporting joint/service planning and senior-leader decision support, including production and critical review of staff products

+ Demonstrated mastery of JPEC planning forums and staffing dynamics (e.g., OPTs, joint planning groups (JPGs))

+ Knowledge and application experience in the Marine Corps Planning Process (MCPP) and Joint Planning Process (JPP)

+ Expert capability drafting/editing planning products and enforcing consistency, traceability, and formatting discipline
- + Ability to comply with government workplace requirements and obtain/maintain any required access/eligibility

_Strongly Preferred:_

+ Intermediate or top-level operational planning education (e.g., JAWS/SAMS/MAWS/SAASS/Service and Joint War Colleges or Fellowships

+ Senior PME (e.g., CGSC/ILE, USMC CSC, Naval/War College equivalents)

+ Prior experience with USINDOPACOM, MARFORPAC, HQMC, a combatant command, Service component, or MEF HQ

+ Doctoral degree in a relevant field

** Skills & Competencies*
* + Deep functional expertise in deliberate planning support and posture planning integration

+ Advanced analytic framing and problem-solving under ambiguity

+ Expert-level writing/editing and product coherence management

+ Influence without authority; credible advisory presence with senior stakeholder

+ Standards-setting, coaching, and quality assurance mindset

+ Autonomy, Decision Authority & Accountability

+ Owns technical/functional standards and review thresholds for planning-support quality (government leads retain final approval authority)

+ Decides when to elevate quality risks and require additional review cycles for high-visibility products

- ** What You Can Expect:*
* ** A culture of integrity.*
* At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you'll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer's missions and driven by a higher purpose - to ensure the safety of our nation.

** An environment of trust.*
* CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You'll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

** A focus on continuous growth.*
* Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground - in your career and in our legacy.

** Pay Range** :

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