Regional Planner Jobs
Regional Planner jobs are open across local government, transportation agencies, environmental consulting firms, and urban development organizations, at every level from entry-level analyst to senior and principal planner, with specializations in land use, transportation, and environmental planning. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Job ID: 2618557
Location: Camp Smith, HI, US
Date Posted: 2026-10-30
Category: Logistics
Subcategory: Logistics
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking a Regional Sustainment Framework (RSF) Program Analyst!
This role provides critical logistics planning, operational coordination, and strategic analysis support to the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) Logistics and Engineering Directorate (j4), in operationalizing the Department of Defense Regional Sustainment Framework (RSF). The role is assigned to the Multinational Logistics Branch, Plans & Exercise Division (J45) focuses on optimizing theater-level maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capabilities, strengthening bilateral/multilateral logistics partnerships, and integrating logistics posture into the broader Theater Campaign Plan (TCP), Theater Posture Plan (TPP) and Theater Security Cooperation Program (TSCP).
The role is highly dynamic and adaptive to command, Office of the Under Secretary of War, Acquisition and Sustainment OUSW(A&S), and Joint Staff priorities, requiring an experienced strategic planner who can operate independently with minimal guidance in a fast-paced joint environment. The RSF Program Analyst serves as a key contractor supporting USPACOM sustainment resiliency objectives. Primary requirements include the ability to conduct high-level logistics capability assessments, facilitate partner engagements, draft bilateral agreements, and integrate regional MRO initiatives into major joint operations, security cooperation activities, and respective theater defense plans. Exceptional written and oral communication skills, along with the ability to collaborate across multi-echelon Joint Logistics Enterprise (JLEnt) organizations and foreign military counterparts, are mandatory for success.
- Understanding of the Department of Defense Regional Sustainment Framework (RSF) and efforts to build resilient regional maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) networks with allies and partners.
- Familiarity with Security Cooperation programs, processes, and authorities supporting partner capacity building and defense collaboration.
- Knowledge of Security Assistance programs, including Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and related guidance.
- Experience supporting or managing Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreements (ACSAs) and other international logistics agreements.
- Understanding of DoD sustainment, logistics, product support, and defense industrial base policies.
- Familiarity with global defense posture planning and host-nation logistics support requirements.
- Experience developing or coordinating support agreements across military services, government agencies, and international partners.
- Knowledge of interoperability and standardization initiatives that improve logistics integration with allies and coalition partners.
- Understanding of joint and multinational logistics operations and the principles of the Joint Logistics Enterprise (JLEnt).
- Familiarity with the Joint Planning Process (JPP) and integrating sustainment considerations into operational and theater campaign planning. Ability to interpret and apply DoD policies, directives, instructions, and joint doctrine in support of logistics, sustainment, and security cooperation objectives.
Qualifications
- Bachelors and six (6) years or more of related experience; Masters and four (4) years or more experience
- Security Clearance: Active Secret clearance is required; TS/SCI eligibility is highly desired.
- Communication Mastery: Exceptional written and oral communication is a strict requirement. The candidate must be skilled at drafting formal staff packages (action memos, bilateral agreements, background papers) and presenting complex sustainment concepts to USPACOM leadership and international defense officials.
- Combatant Command & Component Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience operating within a Geographic Combatant Command (GCC) environment (preferably USPACOM) or at a sub-unified/Service Component headquarters level.
- Bilateral & Security Cooperation Experience: Demonstrated experience managing bilateral logistics portfolios, participating in bilateral military staff talks, or executing Security Cooperation/Security Assistance programs (e.g., ACSA, FMS, or Cooperative Logistics Supply Support Arrangements).
- RSF & Industrial Base Familiarity: Demonstrated understanding of the defense industrial base, product support strategies, depot-level maintenance processes, and global commercial MRO networks.
- Systems Knowledge: Proficiency with and ability to apply security cooperation management tools (e.g., Global Theater Security Cooperation Management Information System (G-TSCMIS) / Socium) and logistics databases (e.g., ACSA Global Automated Tracking and Reporting System (AGATRS). This also includes the use of Tasker Management Systems (e.g. ETMS2), LOGCOP and AI tools (e.g. Claude, Maven Smart System) and other essential IT systems to perform work.
- Travel Requirements: Must be able to travel internationally within the USPACOM AOR (e.g. Japan, South Korea, Australia, Philippines, and Singapore) and domestically, 6-8 times a year, not to exceed 20% of the time.
Target salary range: $100,001 - $140,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
Job ID: 2618557
Location: Camp Smith, HI, US
Date Posted: 2026-10-30
Category: Logistics
Subcategory: Logistics
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking a Regional Sustainment Framework (RSF) Program Analyst!
This role provides critical logistics planning, operational coordination, and strategic analysis support to the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) Logistics and Engineering Directorate (j4), in operationalizing the Department of Defense Regional Sustainment Framework (RSF). The role is assigned to the Multinational Logistics Branch, Plans & Exercise Division (J45) focuses on optimizing theater-level maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capabilities, strengthening bilateral/multilateral logistics partnerships, and integrating logistics posture into the broader Theater Campaign Plan (TCP), Theater Posture Plan (TPP) and Theater Security Cooperation Program (TSCP).
The role is highly dynamic and adaptive to command, Office of the Under Secretary of War, Acquisition and Sustainment OUSW(A&S), and Joint Staff priorities, requiring an experienced strategic planner who can operate independently with minimal guidance in a fast-paced joint environment. The RSF Program Analyst serves as a key contractor supporting USPACOM sustainment resiliency objectives. Primary requirements include the ability to conduct high-level logistics capability assessments, facilitate partner engagements, draft bilateral agreements, and integrate regional MRO initiatives into major joint operations, security cooperation activities, and respective theater defense plans. Exceptional written and oral communication skills, along with the ability to collaborate across multi-echelon Joint Logistics Enterprise (JLEnt) organizations and foreign military counterparts, are mandatory for success.
- Understanding of the Department of Defense Regional Sustainment Framework (RSF) and efforts to build resilient regional maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) networks with allies and partners.
- Familiarity with Security Cooperation programs, processes, and authorities supporting partner capacity building and defense collaboration.
- Knowledge of Security Assistance programs, including Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and related guidance.
- Experience supporting or managing Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreements (ACSAs) and other international logistics agreements.
- Understanding of DoD sustainment, logistics, product support, and defense industrial base policies.
- Familiarity with global defense posture planning and host-nation logistics support requirements.
- Experience developing or coordinating support agreements across military services, government agencies, and international partners.
- Knowledge of interoperability and standardization initiatives that improve logistics integration with allies and coalition partners.
- Understanding of joint and multinational logistics operations and the principles of the Joint Logistics Enterprise (JLEnt).
- Familiarity with the Joint Planning Process (JPP) and integrating sustainment considerations into operational and theater campaign planning. Ability to interpret and apply DoD policies, directives, instructions, and joint doctrine in support of logistics, sustainment, and security cooperation objectives.
Qualifications
- Bachelors and six (6) years or more of related experience; Masters and four (4) years or more experience
- Security Clearance: Active Secret clearance is required; TS/SCI eligibility is highly desired.
- Communication Mastery: Exceptional written and oral communication is a strict requirement. The candidate must be skilled at drafting formal staff packages (action memos, bilateral agreements, background papers) and presenting complex sustainment concepts to USPACOM leadership and international defense officials.
- Combatant Command & Component Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience operating within a Geographic Combatant Command (GCC) environment (preferably USPACOM) or at a sub-unified/Service Component headquarters level.
- Bilateral & Security Cooperation Experience: Demonstrated experience managing bilateral logistics portfolios, participating in bilateral military staff talks, or executing Security Cooperation/Security Assistance programs (e.g., ACSA, FMS, or Cooperative Logistics Supply Support Arrangements).
- RSF & Industrial Base Familiarity: Demonstrated understanding of the defense industrial base, product support strategies, depot-level maintenance processes, and global commercial MRO networks.
- Systems Knowledge: Proficiency with and ability to apply security cooperation management tools (e.g., Global Theater Security Cooperation Management Information System (G-TSCMIS) / Socium) and logistics databases (e.g., ACSA Global Automated Tracking and Reporting System (AGATRS). This also includes the use of Tasker Management Systems (e.g. ETMS2), LOGCOP and AI tools (e.g. Claude, Maven Smart System) and other essential IT systems to perform work.
- Travel Requirements: Must be able to travel internationally within the USPACOM AOR (e.g. Japan, South Korea, Australia, Philippines, and Singapore) and domestically, 6-8 times a year, not to exceed 20% of the time.
Target salary range: $100,001 - $140,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in regional planner jobs.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in urban planning, geography, or a closely related field
- Proficiency in GIS software such as ArcGIS or QGIS for spatial analysis and mapping
- AICP certification or active progress toward certification preferred for mid-level roles
- Experience interpreting and applying zoning codes, general plans, or comprehensive plans
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for public presentations and staff reports
- Familiarity with environmental review processes including NEPA or state equivalents
Tips for Your Regional Planner Job Search
Tailor your resume to planning codes
Hiring managers scan for specific regulatory fluency, so name the zoning codes, comprehensive plans, and land use frameworks you've worked with directly. A resume that lists 'CEQA experience' or 'Title VI compliance' signals readiness faster than generic planning language.
Highlight your GIS project work
Most regional planner postings require GIS proficiency, but vague claims won't stand out. Describe a specific analysis you ran, the datasets you used, and what the output informed. Quantify the scope of the study area or the number of stakeholders the work affected.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists regional planner openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter openings by planning specialty
Land use, transportation, housing, and environmental planning each have distinct required skills and hiring agencies. Narrow your search to your specialty so your application materials stay tightly aligned with what the employer actually needs, rather than sending a generalist resume everywhere.
Prepare a portfolio of public-facing work
Many regional planner interviews include a work sample review. Bring a concise portfolio that shows a plan, study, or report you contributed to, and be ready to walk the panel through your analytical process and how you incorporated public or stakeholder input.
Negotiate based on classification level
Government and agency employers post regional planner roles with step-based salary schedules tied to a classification level. Before negotiating, confirm which step you qualify for based on your years of direct planning experience so your ask is grounded in the agency's own pay framework.
Regional Planner Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most regional planners?
Einride, North Central Texas Council of Governments, and CBRE are hiring the most regional planners right now, with openings concentrated in Texas, Florida, and Georgia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Municipal governments, regional planning commissions, and environmental consulting firms consistently account for the largest share of active postings.
How many regional planner jobs are remote?
About 38% of regional planner openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though the role skews more in-person than many professional fields given its reliance on site visits, public meetings, and local stakeholder engagement. Research, policy analysis, and report-writing functions are the sub-areas most likely to be performed remotely.
How do you become a regional planner?
Most regional planner positions require at minimum a bachelor's degree in urban planning, public policy, geography, or a related field, though a master's degree opens more mid-level and senior roles at government agencies and consulting firms. Build GIS skills early, complete an internship with a planning department or metropolitan planning organization, and pursue AICP certification once you accumulate the required professional experience hours.
How do you get hired as a regional planner with little experience?
Entry-level regional planner roles often accept candidates with internship experience, strong GIS skills, and a relevant degree in lieu of full-time work history. Focus on openings titled planning technician, planning analyst, or assistant planner at county or municipal agencies, which typically have more structured onboarding. A thesis, capstone project, or academic research paper that demonstrates applied planning analysis can substitute for job experience in your application materials.
What does the regional planner interview process look like?
Most regional planner hiring processes include an initial screening with HR, followed by a panel interview with planning staff and sometimes department leadership. Panels typically use structured, competency-based questions covering regulatory knowledge, community engagement experience, and analytical problem-solving. Some agencies request a writing sample, a work sample presentation, or a take-home exercise involving a planning scenario or GIS task before or after the panel stage.
Where can I find and apply to regional planner jobs?
You can find and apply to regional planner jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search for roles that match your planning specialty and experience level, then apply directly to each listing that fits your background.
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