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Military Trainer (Exercise Support Planner) - Fort Leavenworth, KS

Serco North America
Kansas City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 Dec 2025

About the role

Position Description

Serco is seeking a Military Trainer (Exercise Support Planner) to join our growing team of diverse professionals at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.  The selected candidate will join our Mission Command Training Program (MCTP), which trains Army Corps, Divisions, and Brigades in the Army Mission Command Systems and Operations Process.  The Exercise Support Planner leverages specialized expertise in planning and executing some or all phases of military training exercises, including doctrinal development, scenario development, and after-action review (AAR) and analysis.

 

This position is contingent upon your ability to obtain/transfer/maintain your Secret clearance.

 

In this role, you will: 

 

  • Acts as primary Exercise Support Division (ESD) Exercise Support Planner Contractor Point of Contact (CONPOC) and provides guidance to the Principal Military Exercise Planner.
  • Supports U.S. Army and Army Civilians in planning, coordination, and execution of Warfighter Exercises focused on Corps and Division echelons.
  •  Ensures timely writing, publishing, and delivery of Exercise Life Cycle Event contract deliverables (CDRL).
  • Understands and can provide guidance to the Exercise Support Manning and Equipment Document (ESMED) Manager.
  • Ensures the initial manning requirements for the initial Exercise Planning Travel Management System (EPTMS) are met.
  • Maintain habitual relationship with other Operations Groups Planners, Analysts, and POCs.
  • Serves as the Headquarters Support Team (HST) lead in Simulation Control Plan (SCP) and coordinates with the SCP Lead in the development of CDRLs.
  • Work with other Divisions within HST to develop room builds and determine equipment and personnel needs for each exercise.
  • Additional duty includes training as an Archiving and Enhanced Retrieval (ARCHER) Analyst.

 

Meet your Recruiter:

 

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will have: 

 

  • This position is contingent upon your ability to obtain/transfer/maintain your Secret clearance.
  • One of the following:
    • High school diploma/GED with a minimum of 10 years of professional and/or military leadership experience.
    • Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of professional and/or military leadership experience.
    • Master’s degree with a minimum of 4 years of professional and/or military leadership experience.
  • The ability to work on-site at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas 5 days a week.
  • The ability to write at a college level, with experience in military writing style.
  • The ability to travel as needed (up to 25% of the time).
  • The ability to deploy to various countries, as required, in support of U.S. military operations.
  • To be proficient with MS Office suite of software (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access).

 

Additional desired experience and skills: 

  • An active U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance.
  • U. S. Army Command and General Staff Officer Course, or Military Education Level 4 (MEL 4) equivalent Intermediate Level Education (ILE).
  • Experience in Operational Staff.

 

If you are interested in supporting and working with our dedicated Serco team, then submit your application now for immediate consideration.  It only takes a few minutes!

 

Military Veterans and Spouses encouraged to apply.

Company Overview

Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters.

 

To review Serco benefits please visit: https://www.serco.com/na/careers/benefits-of-choosing-serco. If you require an accommodation with the application process please email: careers@serco-na.com or call the HR Service Desk at 800-628-6458, option 1. Please note, due to EEOC/OFCCP compliance, Serco is unable to accept resumes by email.

 

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