Exercise Planner

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work with the largest government agency in the nation. Make an impact by advancing the Department of Defense’s mission to keep our country safe and secure.

Job Description

Please take this opportunity to join one of GDIT’s fastest long-standing growing programs! US Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation System eXtended (US BICES-X) is a cutting-edge program supporting DoD intelligence information sharing on current and emerging global threats to mission and coalition partners and emerging nations. With an internationally dispersed team supporting each combatant command, the US BICES-X team is in direct support of the war fighter and their missions. We are seeking a creative and driven professional with a passion for solving real world issues on a cross-functional, fast paced team.

Responsibilities:

• Provides exercise management support and coordination to assigned projects as follows:
  • Coordinates with Program and CCMD personnel on upcoming exercises to ensure that the level of BICES-X support is aligned with the overall MPE architectural structure
  • Coordinates with Program Portfolio Leads to support approved and validated exercise requirements to include temporary expansions and deployments
  • Serves as a US BICES-X SME to exercise planners to balance exercise requirements with BICES-X capabilities to meet those requirements
  • Provide regular updates to senior program staff on the approved and projected exercise support requirements
  • Participates in the development of technical project plans, proposals, reports, task order, and administrative reporting
  • Updates senior MPCO leadership during the fortnightly Exercise Support Working Group with the status of BICES-X requirements
  • Conducts planning and provides recommendations to client on task workload
  • Attends Joint Exercise Program meetings as required and serves as a BICES-X SME on Exercise Support Requirements
  • Interacts with vendors, other agencies, and other client staff on behalf of the client
  • Coordinates development of deliverables and products
  • Facilitates quality assurance of project deliverables through cross functional coordination
  • Attends exercise planning conferences as requested by the Service and CCMDs LNOs or representative
  • Maintains current knowledge of relevant BICES-X technology, policies, and strategy that contribute to current and future Mission Partner Environment
  • Participates in special projects as required

Qualifications

• 10+ years relevant professional experience
• Experience with the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC)
• BA/BS Degree or the equivalent experience
• Must possess and maintain a Top Secret with SCI Eligibility
• Effective management skills
• Effective communication skills both written and oral
• Effective administrative and organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task in stressful situations
• Depending on job assignment, additional specific certifications may be required
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional certification (PMP) required
• Working knowledge of the joint Training and Coordination Program (JTCP)
• Advise exercise planners organizing joint multinational battle staffs at the operational and strategic level on coalition integration Command and Control (C2) best practices

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

10 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required