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The Operations Training Scheduler & Planner shall provide scheduling support and resources to the operational units in support of approximately 54,000 scheduled events annually. Be able to schedule approximately 100-300 people while working in close concert with deployed operations personnel. Resources include academic, simulator, static aircraft, flight line and range support requirements. Personnel shall be proficient and have direct experience in aircraft scheduling tools utilized by the supported units including, but not limited to, Patriot Excalibur (PEX), Britannica Fox, Graduate Training Integration Management System (GTIMS) and Puck board (i.e. a digital scheduling application to manage aircrew and mission scheduling). The contractor shall develop efficient solutions to meet site or MAJCOM specified changes to scheduling requirements, systems, and integration requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Required to schedule training events on a daily, weekly, or as needed basis utilizing available resources to support academic classroom, flightline, flight training sorties/missions, simulator, ground, and non-training resource requirements.
- Assist forecasting, developing, and coordinating with various wing level internal and external organizations for the execution of local training requirements to ensure aircrews are scheduled for simulators to meet required currencies, defined as mandatory flying training to meet qualifications for combat operations, as referenced in AFI or AFMAN 11-2MDS, or AFSOCI 11-2 series, Volume 1, or the Combined Ready Aircrew Program (RAP) Taking Memo.
- Schedule contract/active duty/reserve personnel for training programs at their respective locations. Must ensure 100% mission requirements are filled with no gaps in mission coverage which could entail solving complex problems and addressing last-minute changes.
- Generate and disseminate daily and weekly schedules and make required changes (to include pushing schedules to EFBs if applicable). Schedulers must be able to work in a dynamic training environment. Maintain a file of instructor qualifications to permit backup of each instructional position so that normal leave, sickness, and other emergencies will have a minimum impact on unit training and operations.
Clearance Required: Top Secret/ SCI
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years' experience using aviation IT systems to plan, schedule and execute SOF operations and exercises and demonstrated capability to conduct current operations scheduling and training (to include range/airspace scheduling)
Desired Qualifications
- Recent (within 3 years) hands on experience using Patriot Excalibur (PEX), Britannica Fox and Graduate Training Integration Management System (GTIMS), Puck board, DECAPES, SOF Ready, and/or DRRS
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