Sr. Manager, Strategic Planner - Military veterans preferred

Sr. Manager, Strategic Planner, AMC, Rock Island Arsenal, IL

Serves as the operational planner between KBR's planning team and the USG; integrating LOGCAP contingency support plans, exercises, and operations. Guides a team in support of the military decision making process and production of Technical Exhibits and other deliverables to the Operations Plan. Develops basing solutions; conducts overall risk assessments. Performs location reconnaissance when permitted. Develops contractor aviation support as needed. Participates in designated exercises to validate planning decisions.

Planner applies their knowledge of command organization and logistical objectives, general staff functions, relationships and procedures in the planning and coordinating for all LOGCAP logistical actions in support of the development and execution of intricate and complex requirements. Planner will provide advice and assistance to Army Sustainment Command (ASC) staff in LOGCAP capabilities pertaining to exercise plans, strategies and logistical readiness matters. Assists the USG with coordinating requirements for mobilization sites and power projection activities and exercises. Prepares and coordinates documents and information papers and presents briefings on current logistics support of exercises in the theater of operations. Attends meetings, conferences, and planning groups. Receive, coordinate, and respond to a variety of logistic oriented requirements. May require some travel for CONUS and OCONUS locations. Must possess or be capable of obtaining a SECRET clearance.
Responsibilities include:
Provides oversight and coordinates/briefs final products with AFSB and Customer.
Works with the AFSB or other designated Government planners to analyze and prepare Support Plans identifying LOGCAP gaps and how to mitigate the gaps using LOGCAP capabilities.
Participates and supports Government exercises to "activate" the support Plan developed for the event, provide actions for the Master Events Scenario List, participate and write after action reviews, incorporate lessons realized from the exercise into Support Plan revisions.
Researches and responds to daily phone calls and email correspondence.
Attends company, Customer and Government organization events as the planning and contingency subject matter expert (SME) to plan training and exercises, ensuring proper LOGCAP integration.
Perform other duties as assigned.
May require some travel for CONUS and OCONUS locations

Education and Experience Requirements:
Must be fluent in written and spoken English
Attended Command and General Staff College (CGSC), (MEL4) minimum
Former Military Senior Officer, Lieutenant Colonel or Higher Rank
Experience in a MAJCOM staff or Joint staff
Must possess or have the ability to obtain a SECRET clearance

Preferred:
War College Graduate a plus
Project management skills, including forward thinking, leadership, accountability, flexibility, focus under pressure and respect for diverse perspectives
LOGCAP experience a plus
Experience with installation planning and execution requirements for mobilization and deployment of units a plus
General understanding of LOGCAP concept of operations to include Performance Work Statement (PWS) and associate technical exhibits
Possess passport book (not passport card) with at least 15 months of remaining validity and with at least six blank visa/stamp pages remaining
Must possess driver's license with at least six months of remaining validity