Overview
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Credence has an upcoming need for a Strategy and Campaign Planner to support the U.S. Space Force S4S S53 Plans Division at Vandenberg SFB, California. The planner will apply operational art, operational design, and the Joint Planning Process to develop and assess support plans; lead and participate in OPTs; develop mission analysis, COA, wargaming, and contingency plan products; and integrate adversary-specific information into planning and targeting processes.
Responsibilities
- Create, execute, and administratively maintain OPTs supporting plan development and assessment and participate in OPT execution as directed by S5 leadership.
- Develop and maintain S4S support plans using operational art, operational design, and the Joint Planning Process.
- Research and analyze combatant-command, Joint, and Service-component plans and recommend courses of action, refinements, and updates for S5 support plans.
- Develop mission-analysis products, courses of action and COA analysis, wargaming products, and contingency-plan documentation for Government review and approval.
- Analyze and integrate adversary-specific information into plans and targeting processes, including development and maintenance of critical asset lists and coordination of inputs from other combatant commands.
- Coordinate staffing packages that summarize planning issues and provide actionable recommendations in accordance with Command, Directorate, and Division guidance.
- Represent S5 and S53 at Command and multi-directorate planning, training, exercise, and Chief of Staff events.
- Prepare and review internal and external documents, manage TMT taskings on NIPRNet and SIPRNet, and travel to CONUS and OCONUS planning conferences and events as required.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Current Top-Secret clearance with eligibility for SCI, ACCM, and SAP is required before starting.
- Must have substantial experience with operational art, operational design, the Joint Planning Process, and combatant-command or Service-component planning.
- Must have experience organizing and supporting OPTs and developing support plans, mission-analysis products, COAs, wargaming products, and contingency plans.
- Must have the ability to research and analyze strategic and operational guidance, identify planning implications, and develop concise recommendations for senior leaders.
- Must have strong writing, briefing, collaboration, and task-management skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint planning products.
- Must have the ability to travel to CONUS and OCONUS planning events.
- Must have a bachelor's degree or more.
Salary Range: To Be Determined- this is for a role not awarded.
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Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
Skills Required
- U.S. citizenship
- Current Top Secret security clearance with eligibility for SCI, ACCM, and SAP
- Substantial experience with operational art, operational design, the Joint Planning Process, and combatant-command or Service-component planning
- Experience organizing and supporting operational planning teams and developing support plans, mission-analysis products, courses of action, wargaming products, and contingency plans
- Ability to research and analyze strategic and operational guidance, identify planning implications, and develop concise recommendations for senior leaders
- Strong writing, briefing, collaboration, and task-management skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint planning products
- Ability to travel to CONUS and OCONUS planning events
- Bachelor's degree or higher
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive or better than average across many roles, with multiple examples describing excellent pay and competitive salaries. Additional cash elements such as bonuses appear alongside base pay.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, supported by HSAs/FSAs and a TRICARE supplement. Employer-paid life and disability coverage further strengthen the protection package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes flexible PTO and a broad holiday schedule aligned to federal holidays. Additional leave types such as military and bereavement leave are available.
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What We Do
Credence provides innovative technology, health, international development, engineering, and management solutions to support mission-critical programs for Federal government customers. We are one of the nation’s largest privately held government contractors. Our ability to perform exceptionally to implement new solutions, efficiencies, and savings across 220 U.S. Government programs is due to our obsession with exceeding customer expectations and our emphasis on employee wellbeing—best exemplified by our corporate philosophy: “One Measure of Success. Yours.” WHY WORK WITH CREDENCE? We are consistently rated as a Top Workplace and are proud to be one of the fastest growing privately held firms in the U.S. over the last decade. Credence treats each customer, teaming partner, and employee as a trusted partner whom we serve. We ensure successful outcomes by focusing on the measure of success that we consider to be most important—Yours. WHY WORK FOR CREDENCE? We are a diverse, enthusiastic team of professionals who are dedicated to providing exceptional service to our customers. Our culture is focused on employee empowerment, recognition, and reward, and each person is encouraged to take initiative and strive to reach their greatest potential. HOW CREDENCE GIVES BACK: We believe in giving back to the communities in which we live and work through corporate charitable events, support for employee volunteering, and a 100% corporate match for employee charitable giving.
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