Operational Planning & Posture Subject Matter Expert (SME)

MARFORPAC G-5 Plans
Location: Camp Smith HI (Honolulu Area)
Clearance: Active DoD TS/SCI (or eligible)
Company: JMark Services Inc.

Position Overview

JMark Services is seeking an Operational Planning & Posture Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the U.S. Marine Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC) G-5 Plans Directorate at Camp Smith.

This role serves as the technical authority for deliberate planning support and posture integration ensuring that high-visibility planning products are coherent defensible and aligned across the Joint Planning and Execution Community (JPEC).

Unlike execution-focused roles this position is designed for a senior expert who steps in where complexity ambiguity and risk threaten mission outcomesproviding structure clarity and authoritative guidance without owning daily task tracking.

What Youll Do

You are the standard-setter. The quality gate. The person who makes sure nothing leaves the room half-baked.

• Establish and maintain planning-support standards including templates quality gates staffing checklists and version-control protocols
• Advise government leadership on complex planning strategies integration approaches and decision frameworks
• Conduct senior-level technical reviews of high-visibility briefings information papers and planning documents
• Resolve complex integration challenges including conflicting guidance misaligned assumptions and incomplete inputs
• Translate strategic guidance and policy into actionable planning inputs and posture implications
• Shape Operational Planning Team (OPT) and working group outcomes through narrative alignment and analytical rigor
• Coach senior and junior staff on advanced writing editorial judgment and staffing discipline
• Identify systemic inefficiencies and recommend scalable improvements to increase first-pass acceptance and reduce rework

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

• Masters degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant field
• Completion of Professional Military Education (PME) including:
  • Career-level school (e.g. Expeditionary Warfare School or equivalent)
  • Intermediate Level School (ILS) (e.g. Command and Staff College or equivalent)
• 10 years of deep experience in joint/service planning and senior leader decision support
• Demonstrated expertise in JPEC processes and planning forums (e.g. OPTs JPGs)
• Proven mastery of:
  • Marine Corps Planning Process (MCPP)
  • Joint Planning Process (JPP)
• Advanced capability in drafting editing and enforcing consistency across planning products
• Ability to meet government workplace requirements and maintain required access

Strongly Preferred

• Advanced operational planning education (e.g. SAMS SAASS JAWS MAWS War College equivalents)
• Senior PME (e.g. CGSC/ILE USMC Command and Staff College Naval War College)
• Prior experience supporting U.S. Indo-Pacific Command MARFORPAC HQMC MEF HQ or other Combatant Commands
• Doctoral degree in a relevant field

Core Competencies

This role is less about doing moreand more about making everything better.

• Deep expertise in deliberate planning and posture integration
• Advanced problem-solving in ambiguous high-stakes environments
• Expert-level writing editing and product coherence management
• Ability to influence without authority and advise senior leaders with credibility
• Strong quality assurance mindset with a focus on standards and repeatability

Authority Autonomy & Impact

You dont own the calendaryou own the standard.

• Define and enforce technical standards for planning-support quality
• Determine when products require additional review cycles due to risk or visibility
• Elevate issues that could impact alignment credibility or decision quality
• Drive measurable improvements in product quality and first-pass acceptance rates

Why JMark

At JMark Services we place experts where they matter mostat the intersection of strategy execution and decision-making.

This role isnt about volume. Its about precision influence and impact. If youre the person others rely on to fix whats unclear sharpen whats weak and guide whats complexyoull thrive here.