Military Operational Planner

The Opportunity:

As an expert in defense missions, your unique background inspires you to think bigger, push further, and ask questions others don't. We need your extensive industry knowledge and advisory skills to solve some of our clients' most complex problems-and find solutions that keep our nation safe.

As a Senior Military Operations Planner, you'll bring your strategic perspective and service-level operational and organizational expertise to work alongside thought leaders in defense strategy and planning. You'll leverage your experience to support a Service Headquarters organization through research, analysis, and assessment of service strategies, plans, and implementation efforts. You'll identify and evaluate complex policies, processes, and systems to enable integrated execution of joint and service strategies across DOTMLPF domains. You'll participate in planning activities, working groups, and forums to ensure alignment among Service, DoD, and Joint Staff stakeholders on strategies, plans, and their implementation.

Work with us to evaluate complex challenges, identify blinds spots, and recommend opportunities to inform senior military decision-makers. Further your career while creating mission-forward solutions that matter.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

• 10+ years of experience with DoD organizations
• Experience leading strategic-level planning and wargaming for the Marine Corps to inform operational and campaign design
• Experience applying Marine Corps Planning Process (MCPP) and Joint Planning Process (JPP) methodologies to develop POA&Ms, analyze directives, and assess operational impacts
• Experience advising senior military and civilian leaders on campaign development, long-range planning, and DoD policy to shape future readiness and strategic decisions
• Experience developing strategies and deliberate plans to integrate national and Service-level objectives for operational coherence
• Experience analyzing and validating Marine Corps equities in contingency plans and Time-Phased Force Deployment Data (TPFDD) lists to ensure accurate force allocation and operational readiness
• Knowledge of Reserve Component mobilization planning and policy synchronization with DoD and Service initiatives to support force generation
• Ability to liaise with higher headquarters, adjacent commands, and external planning organizations to ensure unity of effort
• Top Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

• 10+ years of experience engaging and collaborating with senior executive-level officials to influence strategic outcomes
• 3+ years of experience coordinating total force structure programs between Reserve and Active Components to optimize force readiness
• Experience at a Combatant Command or Service Headquarters developing and delivering strategic briefings to General Officers and senior executives
• Experience with interpreted strategic guidance, such as NSS, NDS, or NMS and applied insights to shape operational design and campaign planning across joint and combined environments
• Experience with Integrated Global Force Management principles and guidance, such as GFMIG, GFMAP, GEF, JSCP, or CPG to enable accurate force allocation and integrated planning in support of Combatant Command requirements
• TS/SCI clearance
• Master's degree
• Graduate of a Military Advanced Warfare School, including SAW, SAMS, MAWS, SAASS, or JAWS

Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements foraccess to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you'll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you'll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

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.