Technical Operations Order (OPORD) Writer – Secret Clearance Required

GD Information Technology • New York City, NY

26d • $66,560 - $82,800 • Onsite

About The Position

XVIII ABC Hub and Spoke MTCs provide individual and collective training on Army Mission Command Systems, using a variety of tools and Army fielded systems. These systems are used to support Small Unit Training: Squads through Company, Medium Unit Training: Battalion through Brigade, and Large Unit Training: Divisions and Corps in training environments ranging from Stability and Support Operations (SSO) through Unified Land Operations (ULO). At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Technical OPORD Writer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Technical OPORD Writer joining our team to build and enable the readiness of our Nation's Army! Participate in special projects as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree, subject immaterial.
• Graduate of Command and General Staff College (CGSC), U.S. Army MEL IV qualified or service ILE equivalent required.
• Must have a minimum of twelve (12) years military experience; preponderance of experience should include serving at Battalion through Division level staffs; Joint military experience preferred
• Requires Secret clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret clearance.
• Exceptional technical writing/editing abilities in Battalion through Corps OPORD production to include Annexes for various War Fighting Functions (WFFs).
• Ability to lead a planning team to create a high fidelity, realistic training event in a live, virtual, and constructive environment.
• Strong understanding of the Operational Environment (OE) utilizing the US Army’s Decisive Action Training Environment (DATE).
• Ability to conduct ongoing research and maintain cutting edge visibility of new and emerging warfighting capabilities and trends.
• Expert knowledge of the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP).
• Expertise in the principles, methods, and techniques used in the development and delivery of Army training programs and Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC).
• Demonstrated proficiency and understanding of Mission Command (C2IS) systems; knowledge of, and experience with, emerging C2IS technologies.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills with great attention to detail, the ability to apply critical thinking to foresee issues, and proactively solve complex problems.
• Exceptional analytical and technical skills; a Team player with the ability to manage voluminous amounts of information quickly.
• Duties require exercising discretion, independent judgment, and decision-making.
• Participates in and performs additional duties, special projects, emerging responsibilities as required/directed.
• US Citizenship Required: Yes

Responsibilities

• Work independently under general supervision of the HUB and the Fort Drum NY Plans and Operations to develop, implement, and evaluate Operations Order (OPORD) packages.
• Collaborate with Technical OPORD Writers across XVIII Airborne Corps and other GDIT Mission Training Center (MTC) programs as required.
• Responsible for creating Battalion through Corps level Operation Orders (OPORD) products with all associated annexes.
• Create, evaluate, and refine Army and Joint Operations Plans and Orders for training or simulation driven exercises.
• Refine / update / synchronize OPORD Packages for specific training events.
• Review products created within the Technical OPORD Writer section for accuracy, content, grammar, substance, and format correctness.
• Lead and partner with a cross functional Team of both contract staff and government experts to plan, coordinate, and resource complex training exercises in the live, virtual, and constructive training domains.
• Develop engaging and complex scenarios that challenge the training audience.
• Manage complex tasks, track milestone accomplishment, adjust plans as required, and ensures successful completion of assigned tasks prior to suspense.
• Gather observations based on unit actions during training events and provide input to unit After Action Reviews (AARs).
• Perform as a member of the Exercise Control (EXCON) and Higher Command (HICOM) during exercises as required; provide direction as needed for training units.
• Develop training support packages and facilitate Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) coursework as requested by the customer.
• Maintain a comprehensive repository of relevant Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs).
• Develop processes and file structure to archive historically relevant OPORD materials.
• Work is predominantly intellectual in character and requires the employee to consistently exercise discretion and judgment.
• Perform limited manual and non-manual work directly related to the general business operations of the Mission Training Center (MTC).
• Maintain C2IS proficiency in Common Operational Picture (COP) of assigned Warfighting Function.
• Participates in special projects and perform other duties as required.

Benefits

• Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
• We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees