Operations Integration Specialist
USA-VA-Quantico
- Hospitality
- Full-time
- operations integration
- event coordination
- military events
The Operations Integration Specialist plans, coordinates, and executes complex events, meetings, and operational engagements within military and government environments, focusing on wargaming, experimentation, and science & technology domains. They serve as the primary on-site contact responsible for logistics, security, vendor management, and cross-division communication, ensuring smooth event execution and adherence to protocols. The role requires strong organizational and leadership skills, experience with classified settings, and the ability to manage post-event reporting and continuous improvement processes.
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’ experience. Without a degree candidate must have at least 8 years’ 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 an active current 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.




