Military Planner I
HDR
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads, no experience needed · Bachelor's degree or Master's degree
- Must know
- OperationsStatistics
- Nice to have
- Excel
- Work
- On-site in Arlington
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Skill demand
- Operations72%Excel36%Statistics5%of 100 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 3, 2026 · still open
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Key Responsibilities
- Guided collection and analysis of existing conditions data.
- Development of facility requirements.
- Installation assessment of risk and capacity.
- Scenario and site planning.
- Workshop and field visit preparation.
- Data entry and report writing and review.
- Field data collection, which may include interviews with key uniformed or civilian operations leadership.
- Facility configuration and utilization assessments at U.S. DoD and allied country military installations.
- Writing data collection summary reports.
- Writing detailed planning workshop meeting minutes.
- Paraphrasing or citing applicable DoD guidelines.
- Asking questions and actively participating in project team discussions.
- Honing public speaking skills for further career progression.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Proficiency in college-level applied mathematics and statistical analysis.
- Familiarity with MS Excel, Access, ArcGIS, and SharePoint is preferred but not required.
- Ability to travel nationally and internationally as needed.
- Ability to pass a federal background check to obtain a DoD Common Access Card (CAC).
- US Citizenship per client contract requirements.
- Preparedness to pass a federal background check for entry to DoD facilities and access to electronic data at the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) level.
- Work environments can include outdoor locations for extended durations and require photographing existing conditions in both exterior locations and indoor spaces.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in urban, regional, or community planning; transportation, environmental, energy, or sustainable planning or design; Architecture; Landscape Architecture; economics; civil engineering, or similar.
- Master's degree in a relatable field (preferred).
- Experience with U.S. military installations, facilities, infrastructure, equipment and operating systems (preferred).