Senior Principal Military Trainer – HICOM Facilitator
About The Position
Serco is seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Principal Military Trainer – HICOM Facilitator to join our team at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas . In this role, you will support the Mission Command Training Program (MCTP), which trains Army Corps, Divisions, and Brigades in Army Mission Command Systems and the Operations Process. This is accomplished through integrated simulations that replicate complex operating environments and enable realistic Large Scale Combat Operations training. In this role, you will: Conduct mission analysis of higher headquarters guidance (CSA, FORSCOM, CAC) Enable scenario development, planning, and orders development to stimulate specific exercise training needs and unit training objectives Ensure scenario understanding, battle rhythm events, and critical linkages. Integrate training audience objectives into a coherent scenario. Review training audience plans and orders Coordinate and synchronize warfighting functions in all plans and orders. Develop plans, orders, branches, and sequels Write Higher Command (HICOM) orders at the Corps and Land Component level for each respective Warfighter Exercise During the Exercise Life Cycle (ELC), collaborate with Exercise Control (EXCON) to plan, prepare, and serve as a conduit between Scenario Design/MCTP and the HICOM Integrate with the HICOM across warfighting functions during execution and directly engage with staff officers to operationally steer the exercise Enable HICOM understanding and execution to meet desired training conditions Coordinate with CUOPS and Operations Groups to ensure appropriate HICOM stimulus for training audiences
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of related experience
- Graduate of U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or equivalent (MEL4)
- Prior U.S. Military service as a Field Grade Officer or SGM/CSM (COL, LTC, MAJ, CSM/SGM)
- Familiarity with current Army and Joint doctrine
- Experience writing operational orders at the Division and above level
- Integrated all warfighting functions into planning
- Prepared scenario-based training
- Coordinated with stakeholders outside your assigned team
- Developed appropriate training for exercise support staff regarding designed scenarios
- Incorporated planning best practices into operational and/or training events
- Served in Current Operations (CUOPS) or Future Operations (FUOPS) at the Division or above level
- Must be willing to travel 25% of the time
- Active DoD Secret clearance required
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree with 15 years of experience
- Graduate of U.S. Army War College or service equivalent
- Mastery of Army and Joint doctrine
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate WFX HICOM and apply Army/Joint doctrine.
- Experience writing operational orders and annexes at the Corps , Joint Forces (JFC), and Land Component (LCC) level
- Ability to integrate all warfighting function personnel as needed
- Skill in preparing scenario-based stimulus and injects
- Proficiency in coordinating with divisions, MCTP operations groups, and external stakeholders
- Capability to develop and present appropriate training to inform exercise support staff (MCTP, HICOM, EXCON) about the scenario and orders
- Experience incorporating best practices into the planning process and products that provide training audiences an example to follow
- Prior experience as an OCT (Observer, Coach, Trainer) and WFX participant.
- Leadership experience within the Army CTC program, ideally MCTP
Responsibilities
- Conduct mission analysis of higher headquarters guidance (CSA, FORSCOM, CAC)
- Enable scenario development, planning, and orders development to stimulate specific exercise training needs and unit training objectives
- Ensure scenario understanding, battle rhythm events, and critical linkages.
- Integrate training audience objectives into a coherent scenario.
- Review training audience plans and orders
- Coordinate and synchronize warfighting functions in all plans and orders.
- Develop plans, orders, branches, and sequels
- Write Higher Command (HICOM) orders at the Corps and Land Component level for each respective Warfighter Exercise
- During the Exercise Life Cycle (ELC), collaborate with Exercise Control (EXCON) to plan, prepare, and serve as a conduit between Scenario Design/MCTP and the HICOM
- Integrate with the HICOM across warfighting functions during execution and directly engage with staff officers to operationally steer the exercise
- Enable HICOM understanding and execution to meet desired training conditions
- Coordinate with CUOPS and Operations Groups to ensure appropriate HICOM stimulus for training audiences
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Robust vacation and sick leave benefits, and flexible work arrangements where permitted by role or contract
- 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages you can buy, including pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
- Employee Assistance Plan that includes counseling conditions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
