Senior Fleet Training Lead

SAIC•Norfolk, VA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Army Navy Business Group currently has a career opportunity for a senior fleet training team lead to provide Fleet deployment training exercise support leadership to Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) in Norfolk, VA. The ideal candidate for this position is an experienced manager and training SME in Navy exercise program task requirements. In addition, he/she will have excellent public speaking, presentation, and time management skills, and a minimum of fifteen (15) years of applicable experience.

Requirements

U.S. citizen with Bachelor of Arts or Science degree and TS/SCI.
Active military duty experience including recent fleet and Joint training experience, as well as operational experience at a major command / staff at the mid- or senior-grade officer level.
Fifteen (15) years of technical, functional area management, and training analyst experience. (4 additional years of experience in lieu of degree will be considered); see detailed tasks above.
Ten (10) years of experience in Naval Operations.
Two (2) years of experience in Naval exercise planning; four (4) years desired.
Must possess proven written and verbal communication skills at the senior executive level, be able to act independently and effectively manage multiple priorities and interruptions with minimal impact on productivity and deliverables.
Experience in use of MS Office (e.g., Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) products.

Nice To Haves

Experience as an Echelon III (or higher) staff action officer.
Comprehensive understanding of all phases of the OFRP / FRTP.
Familiarity with the OFRP, FRTP and Fleet Training policy documents, including the Fleet Training Continuum (FTC).
Understanding of the Fleet training Command and Control (C2) structure.

Responsibilities

Technical Lead, Program Lead, or Project Lead and subject matter expert for respective task requirements
Master Scenario Event List (MSEL) development and execution processes
Tactical/ operational planning, synthetic /live training exercises/ event execution, lessons learned and after-action reporting
Conducting fleet training analysis/assessment to identify gaps, training needs and solutions
Developing exercise/event timelines with required deliverables
Engaging Senior Staff at the Flag Officer/Director/Manager level in both written and oral formats
Adapting to a fast-paced, team-based environment and managing team performance
Managing and prioritizing large, complex projects/deliverables involving numerous stakeholders
Navy and/or Defense training operations, policy, doctrine, systems, and staff procedures, including an understanding of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP), Fleet Response Training Plan (FRTP), Fleet Training Continuum (FTC) and other Navy training policies
Public speaking and presentation skills
Handling multiple priorities and interruptions with minimal impact on productivity/deliverables
Team and/or project leader
Assist in the planning, execution, assessment, and oversight of exercises.
Provide subject matter expertise on planning issues across the full spectrum of an exercise lifecycle.
Support, analyze, coordinate, and provide administrative responses to formal, informal, emergent, and routine tasks concerning planning and execution of exercises.
Provide recommendations and advice to USFF N7 government representatives in a variety of forums, meetings, conferences and working groups.
Provide subject matter expertise during planning, execution, and assessment events covering a broad range of planning topics (e.g., exercise control, opposing force (OPFOR), manpower, etc.).
Assist in coordinating and updating USFF N7 government representatives on the day-to-day execution of ongoing exercise lifecycle events.
Assist in researching, developing and/or coordinating various exercise event “hot wash” documents, AAR, and post-event analysis.