Chemical Security Elimination Training SME

Missile Defense Agency•Reston, VA

6d•$58 - $105

About The Position

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Chemical Security Elimination Training SME to join our team! In this role you will get to provide overall leadership and guidance for the development and execution of Chemical Security Elimination (CSE) training events under a large, complex international program in challenging and dynamic environments. This role will be Part-Time, On-Call and will require some international travel.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or related engineering field, chemistry, biochemistry, or related technical/business field and typically 10+ years of related work experience, with at least 7 years conducting CSE training events for international projects for US Government customers.
Experience from the Military in divisions such as Chemical Materials Activity (CMA) or Recovered Chemical Materiel Directorate (RCMD)
General technical background in chemical security elimination projects
Candidate shall have experience preparing for and conducting training courses
Must be willing to travel internationally
Must be willing to work on a part-time-on-call basis.

Nice To Haves

Proven ability to perform in a training environment.
International Project delivery experience.
International training experience.
Chemical incident first responder and incident management experience
Experience working on Chemical Security Elimination Projects
Experience working on chemical weapons destruction projects.
Excellent written and oral communications skills.
Thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations are also required.
In addition, must be knowledgeable of current technology and how it can be effectively utilized on the project.
Requires the ability to communicate clearly, conduct presentations to the field team and interface effectively with a diverse group of foreign officials, US government client, engineers, scientists, and subcontractors.
Strong interpersonal skills to work with field personnel in a tactful and effective manner.
Computer proficiency with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Products, including Word, Excel, Power Point, Access and Visio.
Project Planning skills are essential.
Strong attention to detail.
Ability to direct and manage team members with day-to-day activities as well as special projects to assure timely completion.
Ability to manage distributed teams located in foreign countries.

Responsibilities

Responsible for planning, developing, and executing training events in international environments to train partner nation stakeholders in the detection, management and destruction of chemical weapons and first responder incident management in the chemical weapons arena.
Supports planning training events and developing event curriculum.
Acts as a Senior Instructor or Instructor and teaches events (courses, workshops, exercises) in the chemical security elimination arena.
Establishes relationships with host country stakeholders and participates in meetings and training events in support of U.S. Government client.
Prepares and calibrates chemical weapons detection equipment that will be used during the training events.
Prepares After Action Reports after the training events are completed to collect lessons learned that are used to make changes to the event curriculum for continuous improvement.
Works with Project Managers and Training Managers and logistics personnel to plan training events, prepare curriculum, prepare training equipment and conducting the training events in international environments.
Ensures that training events meet or exceed the goals and objectives set by the Government.
Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate