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CLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation’s history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they’re making history.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) sector is seeking a Mission Command Doctrinal Training Team (DTT) Manager 1 to join our growing team of diverse professionals at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa. The selected candidate will lead the team providing units with training before their exercise, training center rotation, and deployments at the Camp Dodge Mission Training Complex (MTC-Dodge).

This position is contingent upon contract award, budget, and customer approval.

Responsibilities:

• Manages DTT of six warfighting functions (WFF) supported simultaneously and independently, deployable as a WFF-specific DTT or multi-function team based on specific unit-type training needs

• Supports live and constructive Mission Command training

• Maintains currency with doctrine published by United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and ensures Training Unit Commanders (TUCs) are provided with the latest training Operations Orders (OPORDs) and Scenarios

• Maintains DTT flexibility in team member composition to provide modular training support requirements to low-density branches such as chemical, sustainment, aviation, engineers, fires, etc.

• Works cooperatively with the TUCs to manipulate the OPORD or scenario to meet the unit’s needs and provide a realistic training event

• Maintains familiarity with site-wide operations and acts as the deputy site lead when the site lead is not present or available

Basic Qualifications:

• One of the following:

  • Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 12 years of military or U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) experience

  • Master’s degree with a minimum of 10 years of military or U.S. DoD experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in exercise planning using the Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) process

• Served as a staff primary at the Brigade or Division levels

• Previous senior Army leadership experience with a training management background

• Served as a Combat Arms, Combat Support, or Combat Service Support Officer with primary staff experience in at least one War Fighting Function at Battalion or higher.

  • Specific functional areas include

    • 04/MAJ,

    • E8/MSG,

    • CW2/Warrant Officer with battalion-level experience

• One of the following:

  • Minimum of 6 years of combined staff experience within the specific Warfighting Function (or similar)

  • Minimum of 8 years of specialized MCTSP experience in this type of duty position

• Recent experience working within the Army National Guard training support system, or a similar system.

• Minimum of 2 years working with Warfighting Function area Army MISSION Command Information Systems

• Must have an active U.S. DoD Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a U.S. DoD Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance

• Outstanding communication skills and ability to correspond and communicate with senior military leaders

• Must be able to work on-site at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa

• Must be able to travel as needed (up to 10% of the time)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Combat Training Center (CTC) experience

• Previous Battalion or higher commander (or similar)

Salary Range: $74,600.00 - $112,000.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate’s experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.