EXELMS Logistics Analyst Exercise Planner

Primary Location: Quantico, VA

Security Clearance:Secret

Obsidian Solutions Group (OSG) is seeking a Logistics Analyst to provide expertise to the External Elements (EXELMS) section of MSTP to support MEF/MEB-level exercise design, planning, and execution. The EXELMS Logistics Analyst reports to and receives work direction from the MSTP EXELMS Section Head. The successful candidate will have a well-rounded background in logistics at varying echelons of command to include JTF, MEF, MEB, or MLG. The incumbent will understand how a MEF/MEB supports the joint fight along with the associated logistical entities a MEF/MEB may require support from in this fight.

The mission of the MSTP is to provide training in MAGTF operations across the range of military operations, within the context of a Joint and/or Combined Task Force environment, to improve the warfighting skills, with the main effort of providing training and support.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs research of operational concepts and plan, conducts analysis of Logistics processes, and determines information exchange requirements and requirements for joint subject matter expertise to support training.
• Produces all required exercise planning products, to include COCOM/JTF/Fleet-level operation orders. This position will also directly engage MEF/MEB level training audiences to capture training objectives and ensure their incorporation into the exercise scenario.
• Leads the development of scripted, scenario-based, Force/Joint level logistics events as part of the Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) designed to generate training audience activity.
• Attends conferences and meetings at the resident site and other locations off site; leads a Logistics Working Group as part of an exercise design team at exercise planning conferences to design the scope and method of training; must be able to translate training objectives into observable and measurable Logistics training activities.
• Advises active-duty and reserve officers at a simulated Higher and Adjacent Headquarters staff on the execution of planned exercise events in order to ensure all training objectives are met.
• Adjusts work hours as necessary to support extended work hours in support of 12 to 24-hour continuous operations during events.
• Performs other duties as required of a Military Analyst and is prepared to assume the role of an event Observer, Trainer, Collector (OTC) to support the other MSTP Branches when required.

• Mid-Senior staff planning experience in Joint Operations Planning Process and/or the Marine Corps Planning Process at a JTF, MEF, MEB, Division, Wing, or MLG staff.
• Experience writing orders in the USMC and Adaptive Planning and Execution (APEX) format, to include Annex D and all applicable Appendices/Tabs/Exhibits as required for each exercise.
• Experience conducting tactical and operational level planning at the conceptual, functional and detailed levels for service and functional component organizations, as well as joint headquarters organizations.
• Completion of an appropriate level of professional military education such as Command and Staff College or War College.
• Knowledge of, and operational experience, deploying and employing ground combat, aviation, supporting arms, and combat service support units and related equipment.

Desired Skills/Qualifications

• Mid/Senior-Level – Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent w/ 12+ Years Direct Relevant Experience.
• Familiar with developing events to support a Master Scenario Events List (MSEL).
• Proficiency using MS Word, Excel, Adobe, and Outlook skills.
• Strong verbal, written, interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Basic knowledge of MAGTF Tactical Warfighting Simulation (MTWS).

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• Normal office environment.

Travel

• 15-35%, primarily to Camp Lejeune, NC; Camp Pendleton, CA; and Okinawa.

Company Description

Obsidian Solutions Group LLC (OSG) is a fast-growing professional services firm based in Fredericksburg, VA. We create value for our customers by delivering technology-enabled & mission-oriented technical solutions that solve complex problems, protecting people, information, and assets. Our core capabilities are in providing Enterprise IT, Intelligence Analysis, Production & Development and Knowledge-Based Professional Services Solutions that enable the customer’s mission. Obsidian Solutions Group LLC is a certified 8(a), service-disabled, veteran-owned small business.

A career at Obsidian Solutions Group means you are able to put your expertise, credentials, and talents to great use working with customers in the DOD and Intelligence Community, while enjoying the excitement of working in a fast-growing organization committed to making a difference for our customers and in our community. Contribute independently and collaboratively alongside our amazing team of doers and thinkers. Obsidian Solutions Group is small enough to offer a family atmosphere yet large enough to deliver a highly competitive compensation package. We hire and retain the best in the industry, offering exceptional benefits that protect the well-being of our employees, their spouses and domestic partners, and their families.

Our corporate philosophy is centered on hiring and retaining employees with the requisite skills, professional experience, personal commitment, and ethical standards necessary to foster a culture of operational excellence necessary to surpass our customer’s expectations.

Disclaimer

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Obsidian Solutions Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, protected veteran status, and any other non-merit factor, or any other characteristic protected by law.