Senior Fleet Training Lead

About the role

The Army Navy Business Group is seeking a senior fleet training team lead to support Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) in Norfolk, VA.

Responsibilities

• Provide Fleet deployment training exercise support leadership to Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC).
• Master Scenario Event List (MSEL) development and execution processes.
• Tactical/operational planning, synthetic/live training exercises/event execution, lessons learned and after-action reporting.
• 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 duties include assisting in the planning, execution, assessment, and oversight of exercises, providing subject matter expertise on planning issues across the full spectrum of an exercise lifecycle, supporting, analyzing, coordinating, and providing administrative responses to formal, informal, emergent, and routine tasks concerning planning and execution of exercises, providing recommendations and advice to USFF N7 government representatives in a variety of forums, meetings, conferences and working groups, providing 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.), assisting in coordinating and updating USFF N7 government representatives on the day-to-day execution of ongoing exercise lifecycle events, assisting in researching, developing and/or coordinating various exercise event “hot wash” documents, AAR, and post-event analysis.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizen with Bachelor of Arts or Science degree and Top Secret clearance.
• 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. (19 years 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.
• Proven written and verbal communication skills at the senior executive level, ability 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.

Pay

Target salary range $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.