Role description
hackajob is collaborating with MANTECH to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented OPERATIONS INTEGRATION SPECIALIST to join our team in QUANTICO, VA. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Plan, coordinate, and execute MCWL-hosted events, meetings, experiments, wargames, and operational engagements across Wargaming, Experimentation, and Science & Technology (S&T) domains. Serve as the primary on-site point of contact during events and engagements, managing logistics, access coordination, security requirements, materials, vendors (as applicable), and time-sensitive operational requests. Facilitate cross-staff communication and integration across all MCWL divisions, coordinating visit authorizations, access control, facility scheduling, and security integration for classified and unclassified engagements. Oversee on-site staff and event execution activities, including task assignment, protocol adherence, real-time issue resolution, and setup and breakdown of event and meeting spaces. Support post-event and post-engagement reporting, documentation, and stakeholder coordination to capture lessons learned, ensure institutional continuity, and maintain clear information flow between internal and external participants. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of experience coordinating or managing complex events, meetings, or operational engagements, preferably with military or government clients. Demonstrated success leading the on-the-ground execution of large-scale or high-profile events, meetings, or mission-critical operational engagements. Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in dynamic, time-sensitive environments. Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interface effectively with senior leadership and external stakeholders. Ability to lead and coordinate small teams during time-sensitive operations. Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Event Management, Hospitality, Communications, Business Administration, Security Management, or a related field, or equivalent operational experience Experience with DoD event, meeting, and engagement protocol and coordination requirements Demonstrated experience operating in classified (SCI/SAP) environments and supporting security-driven operational requirements Ability to develop standard operating procedures (SOPs), reporting templates, and repeatable execution frameworks for events and engagements Clearance Requirements: Must have a current/active TS/SCI clearance. Physical Requirements: Must be able and willing to perform occasional manual labor and warehouse duties, with the ability to lift up to 50 pounds. Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
