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SUPERVISORY PLANS AND OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

U.S. Marine Corps

Department of the Navy

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$111,119 - $144,457

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GS-12 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team in planning and overseeing military operations for the U.S.

Marine Corps in the Pacific region, focusing on personnel readiness, contingency responses, and supporting global exercises and training.

A good fit would be someone with military or defense experience in operations planning, strong leadership skills, and the ability to analyze and advise on complex strategic issues in a high-stakes environment.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent in coordinating operational plans for a combatant command
  • Expertise in assessing and updating personnel readiness for war plans and contingency operations
  • Ability to review and coordinate operations plans, concept plans, and joint doctrine
  • Experience providing qualified personnel for global exercises, training, and testing in support of U.S. Pacific Command
  • Supervisory skills as Deputy Branch Head, including advising senior staff and recommending solutions for operational problems
  • Familiarity with Department of Defense (DOD) policies, joint monthly readiness reviews, and command relationships

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Supervisory Plans and Operations Specialist in the G-1 Plans & Operations Office of U. S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Coordinating operational and concept of plans of the Combatant Commander, U. S.

Pacific Command; Assessing the readiness of COMMARFORPAC forces assigned to various supporting operational plans; Reviewing and updating the personnel readiness assessment war plans and Providing qualified individual arguments to support contingency operations, exercises, training and testing throughout the world in direct support of the Combatant Commander, U.

S.

Pacific Command Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

  • You will serve in the Plans and Operations Branch, G-1 Division, on the staff of Commander, U. S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, Camp H. M. Smith, HI>
  • You will assist the Branch Head, G-1 Plans and Operations Branch and be the princi0pal source of expertise and continuity for all matter related to origination, command relationships, joint and service doctrine, DOD.
  • You will serve as the Deputy Branch Head, G-1 Plans and Operations Branch and act as the primary assistant.
  • You will advise and assist the Assistant Chief of Staff G-1.
  • You will conduct detailed reviews and coordination of operational and contingency response matters involving COMMARFORPAC Forces.
  • You will review operations plans and concept plans.
  • You will be responsible for reviewing and updating the personnel readiness assessment of war plans.
  • You will prepare the personnel readiness portion of the Joint Monthly Readiness Review (JMRR) for evaluation by the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( JCS).
  • You will be responsible for providing qualified individual augments to support contingency operations, exercises, training and testing throughout the world in direct support of the Combatant Commander, U.S. Pacific Command.
  • You will recommend to service headquarter and adjacent commands new approaches or alternatives for the solution of anticipate4d problems that are likely to occur within G-1 Division plans and operations throughout the Pacific Theater.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/10/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/10/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12905808-26-RJM