What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operations Planner position at Lukos?
Operations Planner
Please note: This position is contingent upon the award of a contract. We will provide updates on the status of the contract and next steps during the hiring process.
Minimum Qualifications Summary
Certification & Education
- Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalence of 15 years in Joint Special Operations experience.
- Current single scope background investigation (SSBI) and/or periodic reinvestigation final determination of top-secret (TS) clearance capable of sensitive compartmented information (SCI) eligibility.
- Able to obtain a SOCRATES account
- Valid REAL ID Driver’s License and/or valid U.S. Passport
Experience Required
- Shall have more than five years’ experience in SOF or Joint special operations plans, operations, training, or exercise positions at JSOTF, SOJTF, JSOC or TSOC level.
- Experience in exercise and scenario design.
- Significant analytical, planning, organizational coordination, negotiation and directing skills to ensure requirements are satisfied.
- Demonstrated understanding of Joint SOF Operational and Strategic Operations.
- Surge support as required during exercise support iterations; at least twice per calendar year.
- Experience in exercise design, development, planning, and logistical support.
- Have prior experience with training courses of instruction (COI) development, planning and execution. Will assist, as required, with forecasting execution hurdles, coordinating with ranges, and professionalizing the training products.
Job Objective
The objective of this requirement is to obtain contractor personnel support with the capabilities to assist NSWG-2 in the design, development, management, scenario construction, and execution of the JCS and TRIDENT series exercise.
Responsibilities
- Shall assist in conducting JCS and the JNTC series exercises as necessary.
- Solid working knowledge of SOF skill sets and their applicability to NSW.
- Synchronize scenario (operational objectives, intelligence, and synthetic geography).
- Synchronize scenario to integrate multiple and disparate units and organization.
- Plan and coordinate battle functions and effects to support operations.
- Complete script writing services.
- Shall maintain detailed awareness of the most recent doctrine and terminology released by the Department of War (DOW), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), Department of the Navy (DON), USSOCOM, and NSW.
- Maintain awareness of, and a contact database for, ranges, bases, locations, and adjacent units in areas of exercise execution. Expected to develop contacts pertinent to expanding areas of effort as directed by the Exercises OIC.
- Provide doctrinal and historic context to the Exercises cell during the development, coordination, and execution of missions for NSW commands and outside entities. When directed, independently develop and coordinate specific missions.
- Realistic and relevant operational products (DEPORDS, TASKORDS, WARNORDS, OPORDS, FRAGORDS, etc.) for use in scenarios.
- Operational Injects (with branch and sequel developments).
- Proficient with Exercise Control Group (ECG) management tools such as SharePoint, Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Teams, and Excel.
- Participate in AARs. This meeting shall include the Contractor personnel and Government/Miliary personnel who will be involved with the exercise.
- The AARs will aid both the Government and Contractor in achieving a clear and mutual understanding of all requirements and identify and resolve any potential issues.
- The contractor shall be prepared to discuss any items requiring clarification and gather information as necessary to support each deliverable requirement.
- The contractor shall provide a written summary of the AAR sessions.
Education & Certification
- Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalence of 15 years in Joint Special Operationsexperience.
- Current single scope background investigation (SSBI) and/or periodic reinvestigation final determination of top-secret (TS) clearance capable of sensitive compartmented information (SCI) eligibility.
- Able to obtain a SOCRATES account
- Valid REAL ID Driver’s License and/or valid U.S. Passport
Work Location
Virginia Beach, VA
About Lukos
Lukos delivers professional services to the Department of Defense. Lukos has been one of the most successful and most diversified support companies for US Special Operations Command and its components for over a decade. Since our founding, we have grown to support all military services and multiple federal civilian agencies.
About Our Name: Lukos is ancient Greek for “wolf”. The characteristics of the wolf match our approach to national security. The wolf is known for cunning, aggression, patience, and teamwork. An individual wolf is smart, strong, and resilient, but the true strength of wolves is their ability to work together as a wolfpack. Kipling said it best in The Law of the Jungle.
"For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack."
At Lukos we take care of our pack by offering full time employee's competitive benefits to include: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, paid time off and Federal holidays.
Lukos is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or national origin.