Amentum is seeking a dynamic Targeting Planner to identify, analyze, and articulate requirements and artifacts in the planning and operational execution in support of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Operations Directorate as part of the Joint Fires Division at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. 

This position will provide targeting expertise in the planning of:

• Integration requirements across the Services, Allies, and Partner Nations within the Indo-Pacific Joint Coalition Fires enterprise to achieve maximum effects against selected targets
• Manned and Unmanned Aerial Platform Operations
• Kinetic and Non-Kinetic Effects (NKE) 
• Special Munition Employment
• Specialized Military Information Support Operations (MISO)
• Mitigation of Risk to Mission and Risk to Force

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop target nominations, create database records, and database target intelligence products.
• Provide Joint Target Intelligence (JTI) to include target system analysis, joint target development, target list management, and combat assessment IAW Joint Publication (JP) 3-60, Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Instruction (CJCSI) 3121, CJCSI 3122, CJCSI 3160, CJSCI 3370, and CJCSI 3162.
• Produce all-source analytic damage estimates and battle damage assessments and assists with combat assessment requirements.
• Conduct collateral damage estimation, perform target list management, target strategy development, and provide JTI support to deliberate and dynamic target engagements.
• Provide recommendations for target prioritization to achieve commander objectives for plans and operations.
• Assist with JTI support to dynamic targeting IAW JP 3-60 and joint target enterprise management, target enterprise management (training, automation, standardization, exercise coordination, and readiness), to United States Cyber Command (USCC) Commander, the USCC J2, J3, J5, and SJA staffs, and the USCC Components.
• Assist with long range planning including writing JTI material for plans and orders, and coordinate JTI efforts within USINDOPACOM, its components, and COCOMs.
• Produce joint target materials that include, but are not limited to, Target System Analysis (TSA), Electronic Target Folders (ETFs), target graphics, and Battle Damage Assessments (BDA).
• Use a wide-range of all-source intelligence research and analytic tools and techniques to conduct target systems analysis, target development, and BDA, and to provide recommendations to the J2, J3, J5, and USCC Components to conduct OCO/DCO-RA.
• Conduct staff functions, including creating, managing, and coordinating responses to formal staff packages, responding to requests as subject matter experts, acting as subject matter experts during operational, planning, and joint targeting meetings, working groups, and coordination boards.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree or at least 8 years of experience supporting the Department of Defense (DoD) in lieu of degree.
• 10 or more years of combined experience working in military operations on an operational staff or at the tactical maneuver unit level with a focus on kinetic and non-kinetic fires and/or targeting/Intel.
• At least three years of experience in INDOPACIFIC AOR.
• At least five years of experience in Targeting Operations.
• Knowledge of Joint Fires targeting, intel processes, principles, and methods.
• Able to work independently with limited oversight and function effectively as part of a team in a joint working environment.
• Demonstrate excellent written and oral communications, organizational knowledge management using technology-based systems, operational assessment, intelligence collaboration, and joint planning and oversight process.
• Able to adjust to frequent changes in priorities, effectively managing time and working across multiple projects with competing deadlines.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills, and an ability to describe significance, provide context, and describe risk.
• Must have an active Top-Secret clearance and be SCI eligible. Note:  US Citizenship is required to obtain a Top-Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate of Joint Targeting Course and/or Target Development Course.
• At least 15 years of experience supporting the Department of Defense (DoD), including at least 5 years of experience in military operations.
• At least 3 years of experience in a senior military staff office (Service HQ, Combatant Command, OSD, JS) and/or working in military plans.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of the planning continuum to include the Joint Operational Planning Process (JOPP), Joint Operating Concepts (JOC), and Joint Capabilities Areas (JCA).
• Detailed knowledge of USINDOPACOM policy and strategy and a thorough understanding of USINDOPACOM TCP/TCO, GCPs, CT EXORD, OPLANs, CONPLANs, and Theater Security Cooperation Plans including linkages to parallel national interests.
• In-depth knowledge of U.S. national plans and policy (National Security Strategy (NSS), National Military Strategy (NMS), Unified Command Plan (UCP), Guidance for Employment of the Force (GEF), and Joint Strategic Campaign Plan (JSCP).
• Thorough understanding of the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) to include mission analysis, course of action development, analysis, comparison, recommendation, and approval.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing to provide information, articles, written reports, and presentations to include delivering executive summaries to flag and general officers (FO/GO) and Senior Executive Service (SES) level officials.

Compensation & Benefits

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $150K - $175K (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum: please visit our careers site: www.amentumcareers.com 

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