Operational Planner

Great Hill Solutions is seeking a highly experienced Senior Operational Planner to support United States Air Forces Central Command (USAFCENT) at Shaw AFB. The ideal candidate will have served in or commanded within an Air Operations Center (AOC) or Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), with deep expertise in the Find-Fix-Track-Target-Engage-Assess (F2T2EA) cycle. This individual will advise on integration of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) with kinetic and non-kinetic strike capabilities, and ensure synchronized operations across multi-domain command elements.

ABOUT THE JOB

Responsibilities Include but are not limited to:- Operational planning activities across the full spectrum of air, space, and cyber operations in support of Theater JFACC and Combatant Command priorities.- Integrate multi-domain intelligence into the Joint Targeting Cycle, supporting deliberate and dynamic targeting, strike package development, and effects assessment.- Collaborate with intelligence, legal, and operational teams to ensure target nomination and strike plans meet rules of engagement (ROE), law of armed conflict (LOAC), and collateral damage estimation (CDE) requirements.- Develop and refine plans using the Joint Operations Planning Process for Air (JPPA) as well as the Air Tasking Orders (ATO) cycle to include Strategy, Target Effects Team (TET), and Master Air Attack Plans (MAAP), as well as supporting planning documents for both steady-state and contingency operations.- Coordinate with joint, coalition, and interagency partners to ensure synchronization of operational plans and rapid execution of time-sensitive targeting missions.- Support operational experimentation, C2 modernization initiatives, and integration of innovative technologies into current operations and planning workflows.- Contribute to enterprise-level C2 transformation strategies, including federated planning models, digital targeting architectures, and distributed operations frameworks.- Facilitate strategic campaign planning that incorporates data-centric targeting, counter-UAS integration, missile defense coordination, and emerging operational concepts.- Advise senior leaders on operational risk, resource alignment, and planning priorities to ensure mission effectiveness and agility in dynamic environments.

RESPONSIBILITIES✨

• Operational planning activities across the full spectrum of air, space, and cyber operations in support of Theater JFACC and Combatant Command priorities.
• Integrate multi-domain intelligence into the Joint Targeting Cycle, supporting deliberate and dynamic targeting, strike package development, and effects assessment.
• Collaborate with intelligence, legal, and operational teams to ensure target nomination and strike plans meet rules of engagement (ROE), law of armed conflict (LOAC), and collateral damage estimation (CDE) requirements.
• Develop and refine plans using the Joint Operations Planning Process for Air (JPPA) and the Air Tasking Orders (ATO) cycle including Strategy, Target Effects Team (TET), and Master Air Attack Plans (MAAP), as well as supporting planning documents for both steady-state and contingency operations.
• Coordinate with joint, coalition, and interagency partners to ensure synchronization of operational plans and rapid execution of time-sensitive targeting missions.
• Support operational experimentation, C2 modernization initiatives, and integration of innovative technologies into current operations and planning workflows.
• Contribute to enterprise-level C2 transformation strategies, including federated planning models, digital targeting architectures, and distributed operations frameworks.
• Facilitate strategic campaign planning that incorporates data-centric targeting, counter-UAS integration, missile defense coordination, and emerging operational concepts.
• Advise senior leaders on operational risk, resource alignment, and planning priorities to ensure mission effectiveness and agility in dynamic environments.

QUALIFICATIONS✨

• Experience in or commanding within an Air Operations Center (AOC) or Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS).
• Deep expertise in the Find-Fix-Track-Target-Engage-Assess (F2T2EA) cycle.
• Experience in integrating intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) with kinetic and non-kinetic strike capabilities.

ELIGIBLE SERVICE BRANCHES

US Air Force

OTHER

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