Exercise Planning SME

CLEARANCE: Active DoD SECRET required (must be active at time of application and maintained throughout performance)
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-time contingent upon contract award (anticipated start 01 September 2026)
LOCATION:Imperial Beach CA

Telum is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Southern Pines North Carolina next to Fort Bragg. Founded in 2008 Telum specializes in Logistics Support Operational Support Training and Readiness Support and Professional Support Services for the Department of War.

Position Summary: The Exercise Planning SME provides expertise in planning designing and executing integrated training exercises and operational scenarios supporting MESF readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate basic and advanced phase training exercises.
• Develop exercise scenarios (MSELs) evaluation criteria and after-action reviews.
• Support Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC) processes.
• Provide analytical support for exercise execution and readiness validation.
• Integrate intelligence cycle and IV&V processes into exercises.

Qualifications

• 8 years of operational training and readiness experience with warfare qualification preferably within expeditionary communities.
• 5 years of experience in Planning/Exercise planning; NECC experience desired.
• 3 years of recent NECC experience as a uniformed service member or a government contractor Recent is defined as within the past 5 years; MESF experience highly desired.
• 5 years of Navy expeditionary relevant operational training and readiness experience.
• Must have served as a Senior Enlisted/Department Head (Maritime Staff Operator Course or equivalent Graduate desired).
• Must have experience with oral briefings and writing skills to engage with leadership within MESF and organizations within the community of interest and personnel.
• MS Office Suite proficiency.
• PMP-RMP Certification desired.
• Must have active SECERT clearance at time of proposal submission and ability to receive and maintain a TS/SCI Clearance.

Telum is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race color sex religion sexual orientation national origin disability genetic information pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization including hiring recruiting promotion termination layoff recall leave of absence compensation benefits training and apprenticeship. Telum makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications merit and business needs at the time.