text: Engineer Planning
  * Planning and coordinating the procurement and distribution of Class IV construction materiel
  based on established priorities. Service components are responsible for the procurement and
  distribution of its Class IV requirements.
  * Coordinating with DOD and department of state construction agents and other engineer support
  agencies.
  * Participating in joint engineering boards and engineer-related working groups, as required.
  Key joint engineer staff functions are as follows:
  * Develops and coordinates combat, general, and geospatial engineering requirements for the joint
  force.
  * Acts as the intermediary, facilitator, and coordinator between JTF elements (including nonmilitary
  elements) requesting engineering services. Receives guidance and reports actions to the joint civil-
  military engineering board, if established.
  * Develops and coordinates tasks for component engineer forces.
  * Coordinates and facilitates the joint facilities utilization board, joint civil-military engineering
  board, and joint environmental management board. Integrates actions from these boards, assigns
  taskings based on board recommendations, and monitors the completion of tasks.
  * Screens, validates, and prioritizes all engineering projects and mission assignments. Participates
  in the management of the logistics civil augmentation program, when used, to validate operations
  and maintenance services and construction requirements.
  * Plans, programs, and controls facility utilization. Receives guidance and reports actions to the joint
  facilities utilization board, if established.
  * Prepares logistic reports on engineer resources using the Joint Operation Planning and Execution
  System (JOPES).
  * Develops the ESP.
  * Plans and coordinates the distribution of construction and barrier materials and engineer munitions
  based on established priorities. Participates on the joint acquisition review board to validate
  requests for construction equipment leases and purchases.
  * Functions as the primary interface between the joint force, HN, and other theater construction
  organizations.
  * Establishes lead Service engineer contract support requiring activity responsibilities, to include
  writing the statement of work, writing the contracting officer representative nomination, and
  managing tasks.
  * Plans and provides guidance for environmental considerations that impact joint operations (to
  include the impact of international and HN environmental legal requirements on operations,
  required environmental surveys and documentation, and planning and reporting for spill
  response).
  * Serves as the program manager for all engineer-related functions.
  Engineer forces, units, and individual augmentees must be requested through the request for forces
  process to meet force projection requirements. Engineer staffs at the GCC and theater army headquarters are
  primary points of contact to initiate a request for engineering forces as part of force tailoring. Subordinate
  commanders may forward requests to the theater army echelon. Once validated, the request is forwarded to
  the CCDR and then to the joint staff for sourcing after final validation. For further information on the request
  for forces process, see JP 1-0.
  PLANS AND ORDERS
  Plans and orders are key tools used by commanders (with staff assistance) in directing operations,
  including engineer operations. Engineer operations typically require direction expressed both within the plans
  and orders of the supported combined arms headquarters and in the plans and orders of controlling engineer
  unit headquarters. The engineer staff assists combined arms commanders with input to the mission orders
  that direct supporting engineer operations. Engineer staff planners collaborate with mission-tailored engineer
  headquarters commanders and staffs to enable their use of plans and orders to direct engineer unit operations.