Naval Integration Planner

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Opportunity

As an expert in defense missions, you will bring leadership, strategic, tactical, technical, and planning expertise to work alongside maritime operations, command and control, operational planning, and cross‑ echelon analysis teams for United States Naval Forces Europe and Africa.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex systems, policies, and operations related to maritime support plans within EUCOM and AFRICOM.
• Develop schedules, plans of action, milestones, and key products for planning, coordination, collaboration, and presentation.
• Facilitate participation in exercises, experiments, and events to ensure exploration, testing, and refinement of naval integration efforts.
• Provide expertise and analysis for doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures, as well as after‑action reports (AARs).
• Recommend courses of action for C2, supporting relationships, authorities, and rules of engagement to enhance mission effectiveness.
• Monitor Functional Component Commander actions to ensure alignment with strategic goals.
• Analyze personnel and command and control requirements and capabilities to enable naval operations across the spectrum of conflict.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting military planning at theater, operational, or tactical levels.
• Experience leading joint planning teams, operational planning teams, and battle rhythm events.
• Experience planning large‑scale events with military headquarters staff elements.
• Experience with the Joint Planning Process, Navy Planning Process, Maritime Operational Planning Process, or Military Decision‑Making Process, including Adaptive Planning and Execution.
• Knowledge of U.S. Navy organization and structure, including Fleet Operations and emerging concepts.
• Knowledge of naval and joint doctrine, including Maritime Operations Center (MOC) processes.
• Ability to coordinate across staff functions and command echelons.
• Ability to brief senior‑level customers, including flag officers.
• Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree.

Nice to Have

• Master’s degree.
• Completion of the Maritime Operational Planners Course.
• Completion of Joint Professional Military Education Phase 1 and 2, Joint Advanced Warfighting School, Maritime Advanced Warfighting School, School of Advanced Warfighting, School of Advanced Military Studies, NATO Comprehensive Operations Planning Course, or a similar course.

Clearance

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

Compensation and Benefits

Salary range: $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The range is one component of the total compensation package.

Benefits include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits; paid leave; professional development; tuition assistance; work‑life programs; and dependent care. Full‑time and part‑time employees working at least 20 hours per week are eligible for the benefit plans. This posting will close within 90 days from the posting date.

EEO Statement

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.