Employment in this role is conditional upon successful execution of the contract by the client.

The Work

The Operations Center Watch Officer II will help provide a safe and secure training environment for the staff, students, and visitors by providing daily operations, coordination, and communications to all programs utilizing the client's training spaces. The position is responsible for coordination, de-confliction, and safety considerations of training areas used by the client's training programs

This position aligns with Cayuse’s core values of Innovation, Excellence, Collaboration, Adaptability, and Integrity by fostering technical solutions that meet customer needs, promoting teamwork, and prioritizing quality in deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for supporting coordination, de-confliction, and safety considerations of training areas used by the client's training programs in order to provide a safe and secure environment for the staff, students, and visitors.
• Directs facility-wide notifications using a variety of communications media
• As the subject matter expert in operations coordination, assists in the development and instruction for the client's course curriculum.
• Conducts administrative functions associated within the training operations center to include training requests processing, training coordination, training tracking logs, and emergency operations procedures.
• Operates integrated wave communications systems and terminate radio traffic to the operations center utilizing multiple networks, frequencies, communications security, and proper radio procedures.
• Maintains technical and tactical proficiency on topics that include Wave communication, Personal Tracking Locators, Mobile Video Systems, Unmanned Arial Vehicles, Security Management Systems, Electric Counter Measures, Tactical Operations Center planning and procedures, route planning techniques, emergency operations procedures, convoy operations, tactical communications protocols, surveillance detection, navigation, High Threat Tactical protective security procedures and communications.
• Serves as an expert for the client's specialized hard skills programs, force continuum procedures, anti-terrorism topics, domestic and overseas high threat dignitary protection, improvised explosive device (IED) recognition, room entry tactics (Close Quarters Battle-CQB), defensive tactics, advanced firearms tactics, and physical fitness.
• Gathers and monitors data from sources such as surface or upper stations, satellites, weather bureaus, or radar for risk management purposes as it relates to training operations.
• Provides assistance in conducting practical exercises.
• Presents security awareness briefings to a wide range of audiences.
• Maintains requisite levels of proficiency in current techniques, methods, policies and procedures for security operations.
• Assists with equipment inventory and maintenance for assigned programs.
• Performs as a training safety officer.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications – Here’s What You Need

The qualifications and skills listed below are intended to provide a general overview of the requirements for this position. However, due to the anticipated nature of the contract and the absence of a finalized task order from the client, this list should not be considered all-encompassing. Additional qualifications, certifications, skills, or experience specific to the client’s requirements may be identified and requested upon award of the task order. Candidates should demonstrate flexibility and a willingness to adapt to evolving responsibilities as outlined by the client.

• Must possess a high school diploma.
• Two (2) years’ experience in a tactical operations center, plus five (5) years of relevant hard skills tactics experience.
• Associate’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• Instructor experience preferred.
• Completion of a recognized instructor development training course preferred.
• Secret Clearance is required.
• Due to the nature of work at the client’s site, U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be able to pass a background check. May require additional background checks as required by projects and/or clients at any time during employment.

Minimum Skills:

• Must have excellent people and organizational skills
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Knowledge of terrorist operations, surveillance detection, motorcade operations, communications
• Knowledge of law enforcement/military training programs to ensure training is conducted safely
• Knowledge of security programs, operations, and techniques, including terrorism and anti-terrorism operations, use of force, civil liability, and appropriate techniques, tactics, and procedures
• Knowledge of security concepts, principles, and practices to provide basic and advanced training in the application of protective security methods
• Knowledge of current protective security methods to provide instruction that is consistent with currently accepted methods and practices
• Familiarity with the functions, responsibilities, and duties of foreign service personnel preferred
• Basic knowledge of adult learning principles, course development, classroom and practical instructional presentation methods, and methods for evaluating training effectiveness
• Basic knowledge in the development and revision of training curriculum
• Ability to immediately analyze, predict, and preclude situations to ensure training is conducted in a safe manner
• Ability to establish and maintain liaison with personnel at all levels to plan and coordinate assigned responsibilities
• Skill in oral and written communication to present training to a variety of audiences

Our Commitment to you / overview of benefits 

• SCA Health & Welfare fringe benefits.
• Telemedicine
• Dental & Vision
• EAP
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)
• Voluntary Life and AD&D options
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with matching after one year
• Paid Time Off

 Reports to: Program Manager

Working Conditions

• Ability to complete work requiring regular and recurring physical and mental exertion, long periods of standing and irregular hours
• Ability to work in unpleasant or adverse environmental conditions, such as extreme hot and cold
• Ability to lift and carry equipment and materials demonstrating physical challenging practical exercises
• Ability to work effectively in an environment that consists of numerous personnel, use of non-lethal projectiles (firearms), air assets (helicopters), pyrotechnics, and fast-moving vehicles.
• Must be able to work on-site in Blackstone, VA.
• Must be physically and mentally able to perform duties extended periods of time.
• Ability to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed to meet the demands of this position.
• Must be able to sit for long periods of time looking at computer screen.
• Must be able to establish a productive and professional workspace.
• May be asked to work a flexible schedule which may include holidays.
• May be asked to travel for business or professional development purposes.
• May be asked to work hours outside of normal business hours.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Cayuse is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, skills, and abilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment in accordance with any applicable federal, state, or local law.