Senior Operational Planner (TS/SCI)

Position Summary

Our Deloitte AI & Engineering team to transform technology platforms, drive innovation, and help make a significant impact on our clients' success. You'll work alongside talented professionals reimagining and reengineering operations and processes that are critical to businesses. Your contributions can help clients improve financial performance, accelerate new digital ventures, and fuel growth through innovation.

Work You'll Do

As a Project Delivery Manager on the project, you will:

• Lead planning, coordination, and evaluation of operational and strategic concepts that support theater-level campaign objectives and orders.
• Analyze force employment options and recommend approaches that improve survivability and combat effectiveness, including relevant concepts, technologies, and solutions.
• Assess long-range and contingency plans and produce analytical reports to drive continuous improvement of plans and orders.
• Identify planning and operational vulnerabilities and recommend mitigations to improve readiness and execution effectiveness.
• Produce concise written analyses and recommendations on specific operational issues to inform decision-making, resourcing, and joint/partner integration.
• Provide specialized operational planning support, including technical guidance, coordination of planning activities, and tailored support to joint/interagency/partner initiatives.
• Support partner force integration and capability development (e.g., secure command and control, operating in contested environments, amphibious planning, and joint training), and contribute to exercise design, execution, and assessment (including validation of concepts of operations and tactics, techniques, and procedures).

The Team

Deloitte's Government & Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes - is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our Industry Solutions clients seek verticalized solutions that transform how they sell products, deliver services, generate growth, and fulfill mission-critical operations. The Industry Solutions offering delivers integrated business expertise with repeatable scaled technology solutions that are specifically engineered for each sector's IndustryAdvantageTM.

The Project Delivery Talent Model is designed for professionals with specialized skills that align to a current client need. Team members focus on delivering services to clients, without additional expectations related to business development or promotion. Their employment is tied to their role on a project, and they are eligible for a benefits package that is competitive for project delivery-focused professionals.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in National Security, Public Policy, International Relations, Strategic Studies, or a related field.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
• 8 + years experience in operational planning, campaign assessments, joint/combined operations, or force integration.
• 3 + years of experience producing operational/strategic analytic reports and recommendations.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance required
• Ability to work onsite 100% of the time in Honolulu, HI.

Preferred:

• Masters degree preferred.
• PMP, Agile, or Lean Six Sigma certifications perferred.
• Proficiency in a Japanese, Korean, or Mandarin is strongly perferred.

Information for applicants with a need for accommodation: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/join-deloitte-assistance-for-disabled-applicants.html

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $113,300 to $188,900.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Deloitte is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the recruiting process, please direct your inquiries to the Global Call Center (GCC) at USTalentCICInbox@deloitte.com.

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Benefits

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Our people and culture

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Our purpose

Deloitte's purpose is to make an impact that matters for our people, clients, and communities. At Deloitte, purpose is synonymous with how we work every day. It defines who we are. Our purpose comes through in our work with clients that enables impact and value in their organizations, as well as through our own investments, commitments, and actions across areas that help drive positive outcomes for our communities. Learn more.

Professional development

From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there's always room to learn. We offer opportunities to build new skills, take on leadership opportunities and connect and grow through mentorship. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career.

As used in this posting, "Deloitte" means Deloitte Consulting LLP, a subsidiary of Deloitte LLP. Please see https://www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

Requisition code: 326847

Job ID 326847

Client-provided location(s): Honolulu, HI

Job ID: Deloitte-326847

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-03-13T19:16:29