Job Requirements
Camp H M Smith, HI
Secret Polygraph not specified
Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
$150,000 - $180,000
Job Description
Cedar International LLC is currently seeking an Operational Planning & Posture SME. The Operational Planning & Posture SME is the branch’s technical/functional authority for deliberate planning support and posture-related planning integration. The role defines and sustains planning-support rigor—standards, quality gates, and expert advisory—so high-visibility products remain coherent, defensible, and aligned with guidance across the Joint Planning and Execution Community (JPEC). Unlike the Senior role, the SME does not own daily suspense tracking/battle rhythm execution; the SME intervenes where complexity, risk, or ambiguity threatens outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Define planning-support standards (templates, quality gates, staffing checklists, traceability expectations, version-control conventions) for branch-wide use
Advise government leads on complex planning-support approaches (staffing strategy, integration paths, decision points, adjudication methods)
Perform senior technical review of high-visibility briefs, information papers, and final planning documents to ensure clarity, consistency, and decision-readiness
Resolve the hardest integration problems (conflicting guidance, misaligned assumptions, incomplete inputs) and recommend defensible tradeoffs and mitigation paths
Translate policy/guidance into actionable planning inputs and posture initiative implications (as directed by government leads)
Strengthen Operational Planning Team (OPT)/working group outcomes by shaping narratives, analytical framing, and decision-quality criteria (not meeting administration)
Coach Senior and junior staff on advanced staff writing, editorial judgment, and staffing discipline through targeted reviews
Assess systemic bottlenecks and recommend repeatable improvements to reduce rework and improve first-pass acceptance (without taking over daily execution)
Experience and Skills
Masters degree (or equivalent practical experience) in a relevant field
Career level and intermediate level military education (Expeditionary Warfare School, Marine Corps Command and Staff College (other service equivalents))
10+ years deep experience supporting joint/service planning and senior-leader decision support, including production and critical review of staff products
Demonstrated mastery of JPEC planning forums and staffing dynamics (e.g., OPTs, joint planning groups (JPGs))
Knowledge and application experience in the Marine Corps Planning Process (MCPP) and Joint Planning Process (JPP)
Expert capability drafting/editing planning products and enforcing consistency, traceability, and formatting discipline
Ability to comply with government workplace requirements and obtain/maintain any required access/eligibility
Strongly Preferred
Intermediate or top-level operational planning education (e.g., JAWS/SAMS/MAWS/SAASS/Service and Joint War Colleges or Fellowships
Senior PME (e.g., CGSC/ILE, USMC CSC, Naval/War College equivalents)
Prior experience with USINDOPACOM, MARFORPAC, HQMC, a combatant command, Service component, or MEF HQ
Doctoral degree in a relevant field
Skills & Competencies
Deep functional expertise in deliberate planning support and posture planning integration
Advanced analytic framing and problem-solving under ambiguity
Expert-level writing/editing and product coherence management
Influence without authority; credible advisory presence with senior stakeholders
Standards-setting, coaching, and quality assurance mindset
Physical Requirements
Willingness and ability to travel via locally provided aircraft, vehicles, and boats to remote locations.
Ability to work in challenging environments, including high-threat areas and adverse weather conditions. Travel: Medium 25%Ability to work in secure, fast-paced operational environments.
Must meet physical and medical standards for access to military facilities.
Able to travel as required within PACAF/USINDOPACOM AOR.
What We Offer
Comprehensive Benefits Package
401k option
Professional online learning opportunities and development
Collaborative and supportive work environment
Paid Time off (PTO)
11 Company Paid Holidays
Hui Huliau and its subsidiaries are participants of E-Verify.
Hui Huliau and its subsidiaries are drug free workplaces.
Key Responsibilities
Define planning-support standards (templates, quality gates, staffing checklists, traceability expectations, version-control conventions) for branch-wide use
Advise government leads on complex planning-support approaches (staffing strategy, integration paths, decision points, adjudication methods)
Perform senior technical review of high-visibility briefs, information papers, and final planning documents to ensure clarity, consistency, and decision-readiness
Resolve the hardest integration problems (conflicting guidance, misaligned assumptions, incomplete inputs) and recommend defensible tradeoffs and mitigation paths
Translate policy/guidance into actionable planning inputs and posture initiative implications (as directed by government leads)
Strengthen Operational Planning Team (OPT)/working group outcomes by shaping narratives, analytical framing, and decision-quality criteria (not meeting administration)
Coach Senior and junior staff on advanced staff writing, editorial judgment, and staffing discipline through targeted reviews
Assess systemic bottlenecks and recommend repeatable improvements to reduce rework and improve first-pass acceptance (without taking over daily execution)
Experience and Skills
Masters degree (or equivalent practical experience) in a relevant field
Career level and intermediate level military education (Expeditionary Warfare School, Marine Corps Command and Staff College (other service equivalents))
10+ years deep experience supporting joint/service planning and senior-leader decision support, including production and critical review of staff products
Demonstrated mastery of JPEC planning forums and staffing dynamics (e.g., OPTs, joint planning groups (JPGs))
Knowledge and application experience in the Marine Corps Planning Process (MCPP) and Joint Planning Process (JPP)
Expert capability drafting/editing planning products and enforcing consistency, traceability, and formatting discipline
Ability to comply with government workplace requirements and obtain/maintain any required access/eligibility
Strongly Preferred
Intermediate or top-level operational planning education (e.g., JAWS/SAMS/MAWS/SAASS/Service and Joint War Colleges or Fellowships
Senior PME (e.g., CGSC/ILE, USMC CSC, Naval/War College equivalents)
Prior experience with USINDOPACOM, MARFORPAC, HQMC, a combatant command, Service component, or MEF HQ
Doctoral degree in a relevant field
Skills & Competencies
Deep functional expertise in deliberate planning support and posture planning integration
Advanced analytic framing and problem-solving under ambiguity
Expert-level writing/editing and product coherence management
Influence without authority; credible advisory presence with senior stakeholders
Standards-setting, coaching, and quality assurance mindset
Physical Requirements
Willingness and ability to travel via locally provided aircraft, vehicles, and boats to remote locations.
Ability to work in challenging environments, including high-threat areas and adverse weather conditions. Travel: Medium 25%Ability to work in secure, fast-paced operational environments.
Must meet physical and medical standards for access to military facilities.
Able to travel as required within PACAF/USINDOPACOM AOR.
What We Offer
Comprehensive Benefits Package
401k option
Professional online learning opportunities and development
Collaborative and supportive work environment
Paid Time off (PTO)
11 Company Paid Holidays
Hui Huliau and its subsidiaries are participants of E-Verify.
Hui Huliau and its subsidiaries are drug free workplaces.
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