Training and Deployment Manager

KBR, Inc. • Tampa, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security. KBR is seeking a training and deployment manager to support a Space Force Component Field Command and is critical to ensuring the effective deployment execution and training compliance of assigned personnel. The selected individual will serve in a combined Unit Deployment Manager (UDM) and Unit Training Manager (UTM) role, providing hands-on coordination and execution in support of commander-directed objectives. This role supports a mid-sized headquarters staff and emphasizes operational execution, coordination, and compliance rather than strategic-level policy development. The individual must be highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced operational environment.

Requirements

• Experience supporting unit deployment execution and/or unit training management functions within a military or joint environment.
• Strong understanding of military deployment processes and training compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate across multiple functional areas and organizations.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of briefings, presentations, and staff products for leadership.
• Ability to function independently and as part of a high-performing team.
• Active Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting joint, component, or combatant command-level staffs.
• Familiarity with Defense Reporting Readiness System (DRRS)
• Familiarity with Space Force organizational structure, missions, or operational constructs.
• Experience working in a geographic combatant command environment (e.g., CENTCOM).
• Prior experience administering onboarding or orientation programs.
• Master’s Degree in a relevant field of study.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary coordinator for unit deployment planning and execution, ensuring assigned personnel and equipment are prepared to deploy in accordance with commander’s intent and higher headquarters taskings.
• Maintain and update unit deployment preparation messages, rosters, and accountability products, ensuring all deployment requirements for personnel and cargo are accurately reflected and communicated.
• Track and manage individual deployment requirements, including medical, dental, administrative, training, and security prerequisites for deploying personnel.
• Coordinate deployment actions for assigned personnel and equipment in support of contingency, rotational, and exercise deployments.
• Ensure deploying personnel receive accurate reporting instructions, travel arrangements, and required deployment briefings.
• Coordinate with installation agencies, component staffs, and external organizations (e.g., personnel, logistics, medical, transportation, and security offices) to resolve deployment-related issues.
• Monitor deployment timelines, suspense dates, and taskings to ensure compliance with operational requirements.
• Maintain accountability of deploying personnel and equipment throughout the deployment lifecycle, including pre-deployment, deployment, and redeployment.
• Identify deployment-related risks, shortfalls, or constraints and provide timely recommendations to leadership to mitigate impacts to mission execution
• Serve as the primary coordinator for unit training administration and compliance in support of commander-directed training objectives and higher headquarters requirements.
• Administer and maintain the Commander’s Training Program and associated guidance, ensuring alignment with higher headquarters directives and the unit Mission Essential Task List (METL).
• Manage the unit training plan by scheduling required individual and collective training events.
• Track, monitor, and report completion of mandatory training requirements, including Total Force Awareness Training (TFAT), Operations Security (OPSEC), and Information Protection.
• Coordinate training requirements with internal staff and external organizations to ensure timely execution.
• Plan and execute headquarters staff orientation training for newly assigned personnel.
• Develop and maintain onboarding materials, checklists, and reference guides to support consistent integration of new personnel.
• Coordinate onboarding actions with supervisors and staff sections to ensure required in-processing and training actions are completed.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date training records for assigned personnel using designated learning management systems (e.g., Digital Training Management System – DTMS).
• Ensure training completions, qualifications, and certifications are properly documented and available for inspection or audit.
• Support training-related inspections, staff assistance visits, and readiness reviews by providing accurate training documentation and status updates.

Benefits

• KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule.
• We support career advancement through professional training and development.

What This Job Offers

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