Engineering and Operations Planner

Responsibilities

Serve as the Action Officer responsible for managing operational requirements for a Joint Engineer staff, including task oversight, operational planning, joint exercise preparation. Represent the Joint Engineer in meetings and ensure timely execution of assigned actions. Provide in‑depth technical expertise in Joint Engineer operations to analyze orders and support deliberate, contingency, and crisis planning. Offer guidance to Operational Planning Groups, Boards, Bureaus, Centers, Cells, and Working Groups.

Draft, coordinate, and secure approval for operations orders and plans for subordinate commands, external partners, and INDOPACOM staff. Participate in joint planning initiatives and operate independently with minimal oversight.

• 5+ years of experience supporting military engineer operations
• 5+ years of experience supporting Joint military operations
• 3+ years of experience working in the Indo‑Pacific Command Area of Responsibility (AOR)
• Experience in mission planning with a military Operational Planning Team (OPT) or Joint Planning Group (JPG)
• Knowledge of service component relationships with higher level commands and subordinate task forces
• Ability to conceptualize, develop, and staff courses of action through organization leadership to orchestrate employment of Joint Engineer capabilities throughout the AOR
• TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor’s degree

• Experience with joint planning to support Geographic Combatant Command (GCC) initiatives
• Experience with drafting Joint Orders, tasking orders, and operations orders
• Experience as an Action Officer (AO)
• Ability to use groupware products, including Microsoft Teams, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Master’s degree
• Completion of JPME‑I
• Completion of Military Education Level 4 such as at a Command and General Staff College

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must have TS/SCI clearance.

Salary range: $86,900.00 to $ (annualized USD). Benefits include health, life, disability, financial, retirement, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work‑life programs, and dependent care.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.