Operations Planner

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in operations research, national security studies, military strategy, aerospace studies, political science, intelligence studies, emergency management, logistics, business, engineering, data analytics, or a closely related discipline, plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience; equivalent applied experience may be considered where contract and grade requirements permit. • Relevant experience in operational planning, mission operations, readiness, exercises, logistics, intelligence, cyber operations, continuity, emergency management, or a comparable defense or national-security environment. • Demonstrated ability to independently own a defined planning workstream, integrate multiple stakeholder inputs, maintain accurate planning artifacts, and deliver coordinated products on schedule. • Ability to research complex mission topics, identify operational gaps and dependencies, analyze data, and develop clear findings and recommended actions under senior planner direction. • U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Secret security clearance at time of hire. • Working knowledge of operational planning, campaign design, force readiness, force generation, joint or combined operations, and execution in a contested environment. • Ability to integrate operational, intelligence, cyber, communications, logistics, training, infrastructure, sustainment, and continuity inputs into coherent planning products. • Ability to translate strategic objectives into lines of effort, measurable outcomes, decision points, milestones, risk views, and executable actions. • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft concise plans, decision papers, briefings, and action-focused meeting products for Government leaders. • Ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-driven hybrid environment and coordinate across Government, operational, acquisition, technical, security, and industry stakeholders. • AN ACTIVE DOD SECURITY CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION FOR WHICH, YOU MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN

Qualifications Desired

• Experience with space mission operations, space control, command and control, satellite operations, mission management, or another high-consequence contested-domain mission. • Experience supporting a service component, combatant-command mission, joint task force, combined force, or comparable operational headquarters. • Experience with deliberate or crisis-action planning, exercise design, readiness reporting, force presentation, mission-type orders, or concept-of-employment development. • Experience with continuity of operations, mission assurance, Primary/Alternate/Contingency/Emergency planning, critical-infrastructure resilience, or operational reconstitution. • Exposure to rapid capability maturation, competitive prototyping, operational acceptance, early fielding, portfolio trade-space decisions, or transition from demonstrated capability to sustained operations. • Experience using data visualization, readiness measures, portfolio scorecards, digital planning tools, modeling, or analytic methods to improve decision speed and quality. • Professional military education, joint planning education, or credentials in operational art, campaign planning, emergency management, project delivery, or acquisition management. • Experience preparing staff products such as plans, annexes, execution matrices, decision logs, action trackers, read-aheads, briefings, or after-action reports. • Experience supporting an operational exercise, readiness assessment, mission rehearsal, fielding event, or continuity validation event. • Current Top Secret or TS/SCI eligibility.
• Required Certifications: None U.S. Citizenship Required: Yes Security Clearance Required: Secret Employment Type: Regular Full-time Background Check Type: 7 Year Pre-Employment Drug Screen Required: None Position Contingent Upon Contract Award: Yes

REAL ID Requirement

• This position may require the ability to access to U.S. federal facilities. In accordance with the Department of Homeland Security’s enforcement of the REAL ID Act, as of May 7, 2025, individuals must present a REAL ID-compliant form of identification or an acceptable alternative to gain entry. For a list of acceptable forms of identification, please click here .

Benefits

• At ENSCO, a positive working environment and a competitive salary are only part of the reason for choosing a career here. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that creates a stimulating and supportive environment where you can thrive - visit ensco.com/careers/benefits to learn more.

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