Workstation Controller
About The Position
GDIT is seeking a Workstation Controller to support the U.S. Army Mission Command Training Program (MCTP) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The role supports Warfighter Exercises (WFXs) by training, coaching, and supervising work/response cell personnel who replicate subordinate, adjacent, and higher headquarters units. It helps create realistic simulation environments using Warfighter Simulation (WARSIM) and Joint Land Component Constructive Training Capability (JLCCTC), and supports operational plans aligned with current Army doctrine. The Workstation Controller assists with exercise planning, preparation, and execution; instructs Army personnel in warfighting simulations; and supports MCTP Exercise Control with exercise rules, workarounds, adjudication decisions, and combat power readjustments. The role also maintains simulation training programs and exercise guidance, checks unit databases against official Army manning, organization, and equipment tables, trains and certifies new contract personnel, and provides feedback to MCTP Observer/Trainers preparing unit After Action Reviews. The position is on-site at Fort Leavenworth, requires approximately 90 travel days per year, and may involve 12-hour shifts and work in austere environments.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Military Education Level (MEL) 4 CGSC, or Warrant Officer or Sergeant Major equivalent.
- At least 6 years of related experience.
- Proficiency in current Army Maneuver doctrine and synchronization processes.
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and SharePoint.
- Familiarity with current Army and Joint Doctrine.
- Secret security clearance required to start; U.S. citizenship required.
- Work on-site at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
- Ability to travel approximately 90 days per year.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds.
- Ability to work a 12-hour shift.
- Ability to work in austere environments.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree or graduate degree.
- Service as a Battalion/Brigade Operations Officer or Executive Officer.
- Brigade- or higher-level staff officer experience.
- Program Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Responsibilities
- Train, coach, and supervise work/response cell personnel tasked with replicating subordinate, adjacent, and higher headquarters units.
- Ensure realistic simulation environments using WARSIM and JLCCTC and support operational plans aligned with current Army doctrine.
- Become certified as an MCTP Simulation Instructor/Controller.
- Instruct Army personnel in the use of Army warfighting simulations.
- Assist MCTP Exercise Control with WFX rules, workarounds, adjudication decisions, and combat power readjustments.
- Mentor unit staff and simulation operators.
- Assist MCTP with warfighter exercise planning, preparation, and execution.
- Create and maintain MCTP Simulation training programs of instruction.
- Proof simulation unit databases for functionality, completeness, and correctness against official Army tables of manning, organization, and equipment.
- Participate in maintaining and updating MCTP exercise rules and workarounds.
- Train and certify new contract personnel as MCTP Simulation Instructor/Controllers.
- Provide performance feedback to MCTP Observer/Trainers as they prepare unit After Action Reviews.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Competitive pay.
- Paid time off.
- Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
- Dental plan options.
- Vision plan.
- Flexible work weeks where possible.
- Vacation, sick, personal, holiday, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Life insurance and other accident and critical illness insurance offerings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
