Fleet/Joint Training Program Manager

United States Fleet Forces Command • Norfolk, VA

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About The Position

You will serve as a Fleet/Joint Training Program Manager in the Fleet/Joint Training Division of Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command. The role supports Fleet and Joint training policy, strategic planning, program management, and combat readiness across Navy and joint forces. It involves working with geographically dispersed commands and Navy-wide stakeholders, and regularly engaging senior military and civilian leaders.

The position provides leadership and analytical expertise for theater-level training programs, including training across the Fleet Training Continuum and phases of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan and Fleet Response Training Plan. It also addresses tactical training range advancements, Live, Virtual, and Constructive training environments, synthetic training architectures, modeling and simulation, and complex weapon-system and strike mission planning portfolios. The role includes strategic resource planning and workforce leadership, and may require travel to domestic and overseas locations, including remote or isolated sites.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen and determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in direct deposit and successfully pass the required E-Verify employment verification check.
• Current federal employees applying for GS jobs must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.
• Must obtain and maintain a current valid U.S. driver's license and an interim and/or final security clearance before entering on duty; failure to maintain the required clearance may result in withdrawal of the offer or removal.
• Must successfully complete a pre-employment drug test, including marijuana, and is subject to random testing.
• Must obtain and maintain a U.S. passport and be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods.
• Must complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-450) within 30 days of appointment; must review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct.
• Must be able to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and may be required to work overtime, night differential, or unusual duty hours.
• At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in federal service, or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
• Experience formulating, translating, and aligning training policies and strategic program plans with national defense directives, including the National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy, and CNO Warfighting Concepts, to prepare forces across multidomain environments against peer and near-peer adversaries.
• Mastery of the design, planning, management, monitoring, evaluation, and assessment of complex theater-level Navy and Joint training programs throughout the Optimized Fleet Response Plan and Fleet Response Training Plan for Carrier Strike Groups, Expeditionary Strike Groups, and Surface Action Groups.
• Authoritative experience directing or executing high-visibility enterprise programs involving Live, Virtual, and Constructive training environments, synthetic training architectures, range advancements, Live Fire with a Purpose, and modeling and simulation technologies.
• Experience providing leadership, policy direction, or operational oversight for complex weapon systems and strike mission planning portfolios, such as the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile program.
• Experience developing international training initiatives and operational frameworks to advance bilateral and allied interoperability, including bilateral accords such as the U.S./UK Statement of Intent regarding aircraft carrier operations, strike integration, and maritime cooperation.
• Experience formulating, justifying, and defending multiyear Program Objective Memorandum submissions across the Future Years Defense Program; planning contract requirements; and allocating strategic resources for multimillion-dollar training portfolios.
• Experience chairing chartered working groups, translating technical and operational concepts into executive narratives, and negotiating solutions with Flag/General Officers up to four-star level, Senior Executive Service members, OPNAV, Combatant Commands, Type Commanders, and defense industry executives.
• Executive leadership and supervisory proficiency directing, mentoring, and evaluating a diverse workforce that includes GS-14/15 civilians, military officers up to O-6, enlisted personnel, and specialized defense technical contractors.

Responsibilities

• Interpret existing Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet policies to support current or planned projects, and collaborate with Navy-wide stakeholders to recommend revisions to Fleet-wide training requirements.
• Assign goals and objectives to commands geographically dispersed around the world and interact routinely with Flag-level senior officers and civilians from all services.
• Provide high-level analytical expertise for broad Fleet and Joint training requirements included in the Fleet Training Continuum and directed by U.S. Fleet Forces Command missions, functions, and tasks.
• Lead the establishment and maintenance of effective management processes and a work environment that supports the effective use and integration of budget, personnel, and equipment.
• Provide expertise and solutions for tactical training range advancements, lead-turn advanced threat capabilities, and enable the Live Fire with a Purpose program.
• Formulate, translate, and align training policies and strategic program plans with higher-level national defense directives to prepare combat forces across multidomain environments.
• Design, plan, manage, monitor, evaluate, and assess complex theater-level Navy and Joint training programs through all phases of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan and Fleet Response Training Plan.
• Direct or execute enterprise-level programs involving Live, Virtual, and Constructive training environments, synthetic training architectures, range advancements, and modeling and simulation technologies.
• Provide program leadership, policy direction, or operational oversight for complex weapon systems and strike mission planning portfolios, such as the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile program.
• Develop international training initiatives and operational frameworks to advance bilateral and allied interoperability.
• Formulate, justify, and defend multiyear Program Objective Memorandum submissions across the Future Years Defense Program; plan contract requirements and allocate resources for multimillion-dollar training portfolios.
• Chair chartered working groups, translate technical and operational concepts into executive narratives, and negotiate solutions with senior military and civilian leaders, commands, and defense industry executives.
• Direct, mentor, and evaluate a diverse workforce of senior civilian personnel, senior military officers, enlisted personnel, and defense technical contractors.
• Travel from the normal duty station to locations in the continental United States and overseas, potentially including remote or isolated sites, and travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods.
• Obtain and maintain a current valid U.S. driver's license, required security clearance, and U.S. passport; complete ethics orientation and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report as required.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package, with benefits available to employees and their families subject to position type and eligibility.
• Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or recruitment incentives, depending on funding and policy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed