The United States Space Force (USSF) at Peterson SFB, Colorado Springs, CO is searching for a Lead Exercise Planner, Mission Delta 3 (NH-0301-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent).
Description:
This position serves as a leader and senior Exercise Planner responsible for leading a team in the design, development, coordination, execution, and evaluation of complex Mission Delta, service, joint and combined exercises to support commanders training objectives and strategic priorities. Leads a team in the conceptualization and design of Mission Delta, service, joint exercises based on commander's training objectives, readiness requirements, and strategic guidance. Develops realistic, complex exercise scenarios, injects, training objectives, and evaluation criteria. Oversees the creation of all foundational exercise documents, including Concepts of Operations (CONOPs), Road-to-Crisis (RTC) narratives, and overarching scenario timelines. Ensures scenarios are robust enough to test and validate joint doctrine and operational plans. Chairs and facilitates the full spectrum of planning conferences, including Concept Development, Initial, Mid, and Final Planning Conferences. Coordinates with internal and external stakeholders-including higher headquarters, component commands, and partner nations/agencies-to ensure synchronization of planning efforts, force sourcing, and resource allocation. Manages logistical, administrative, and communication plans for all exercise participants. Resolves conflicts and de-conflicts requirements among multiple planning entities.
Serves as the lead for the Exercise Control Group (ECG) during exercise execution. Manages the dynamic flow of the Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) to guide exercise play, stimulate training audience actions, and ensure training objectives are met. Directs and oversees the functions of training audience controllers, role players, and data collectors. Makes real-time adjustments to the scenario based on training audience performance and changing conditions. Leads the collection, analysis, and synthesis of exercise data to rigorously evaluate the achievement of training objectives. Chairs After-Action Reviews (AARs) and working groups to capture key observations, identify systemic strengths and shortfalls, and distill critical lessons learned. Prepares and delivers high-quality final exercise reports and formal briefings to senior leadership, providing data-driven recommendations to improve doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership, personnel, facilities, and policy (DOTMLPF-P). As a Leader, distributes and balances the workload for a team of exercise planners according to priorities, difficulty, and employee capabilities. Provides technical guidance, mentorship, and on-the-job training to team members. Monitors project milestones and work progress, making day-to-day adjustments to ensure the team's goals are met. Provides substantive input to the supervisor on team member performance, training needs, and contributions to mission success. Resolves informal complaints and refers more serious matters to the supervisor.
Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Expert knowledge of the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC) and joint exercise planning processes.
2. Mastery of project management principles to lead complex, multi-faceted projects from concept to completion.
3. Skill in leading, guiding, and mentoring a team of professionals to achieve organizational goals.
4. Ability to facilitate large, diverse groups and build consensus among stakeholders with competing equities.
5. Expert skill in written and oral communication to develop detailed plans and present complex information, analysis, and recommendations to senior leaders.
6. Comprehensive knowledge of joint doctrine, operational planning, and the specific mission areas of the combatant command.
7. Ability to collect, analyze, and synthesize qualitative and quantitative data to support rigorous after-action analysis and reporting.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.
Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files.
May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
PCS / relocation funding is not authorized.
This position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program.
Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 20 days a year.
Qualifications
The 0301 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here.
Additional information
Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information.
Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:
Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:
Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
Job title
Detailed duties and accomplishments
Employer's name and address
Supervisor's name and phone number
Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
Hours per week
Salary, if applicable
Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses
College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:
Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
Job title
Detailed duties and accomplishments
Employer's name and address
Supervisor's name and phone number
Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
Hours per week
Salary, if applicable
Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses
College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To submit your resume for this Direct Hire opportunity click here.
PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
