Summary You will serve as an EXERCISE PLANS OFFICER in the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group (MCTOG) Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC) of OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL. Responsibilities You will serve as as a ground combat element exercise planner and developer in support of this organization's formal learning program: Marine Corps Live, Virtual, and Constructive Training Environment (LVC-TE). You will serve as Supervisor of the Exercise Control Section providing direction Io one Captain, one MSgt, one GySgt, GS-12 and GS-09 employees, in addition to providing oversight to 25 contracted employees. You will balance workload among staff and functional areas based on priorities, consideration of difficult requirements of assignments, and competing requirements for organizational resources to increase effectiveness of operations. You will be responsible for planning, coordinating, managing, executing, and conducting pre and post-exercise actions for advanced individual and advanced collective training events. You will attend coordination meetings, conferences and Working Groups in order to support exercise design, execution, and furth the ground combat element's training requirements and objectives with senior decision makers. You will develop performance plans and assess civilian and military subordinate performance. You will author awards for personnel deserving recognition for their actions, serve on selection panels for vacant positions; proposing discipline, approving leave. You will inform and advise the Officer In Charge (OIC) on all aspects of Exercise Training preparation, coordination, changes, execution, Major Scenario Event List (MSEL) and After Action Review (AAR). You will be responsible for furthering the goals of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) by taking positive steps to assure the accomplishment of affirmative action objectives and by adhering to nondiscriminatory employment practices. You will manage each exercise through its preparation and execution employing careful analysis of continuing changes training objectives and exercise requirements while accounting for the constraints of the Marine Corps exercise program. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Supervising or leading military, civilian, and contractor personnel in planning, designing, coordinating, and executing large-scale, pre- and post-exercise actions for advanced collective training events. This includes applying comprehensive knowledge of joint/combined military operations, utilizing Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training systems to build master scenarios, and managing project resources, risks, and multi-million dollar budgets to achieve strategic readiness objectives. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education Additional Information Relocation and Recruitment incentives may or may not be authorized. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
