We are STS Systems Defense, LLC (SSD), a government contracting and consulting firm supporting several military installations and federal agencies across the nation.
SSD is seeking a Inspector General who shall provide support to the Wing program by complying with applicable and mandatory directives. . This position is 100% on site at Lackland AFB and requires a TS/SCI clearance level.
What You'll Do:
- The contractor shall manage the Wing IG Program in accordance with Federal and DoD guidelines. The contractor shall provide IG support to execute tasks of the wing and host installation exercise program, wing leadership, commanders/directors, and managers of assigned organizations. Specific tasks include the following:
- The contractor shall develop exercise objectives in support of long and short-range goals, correlating the requirements of interdependent functional areas, and providing comprehensive and timely guidance for all units.
- The contractor shall review the adequacy and currency of installation exercise policy guidance and instructions and update as necessary to incorporate program changes or to address areas where improvement is required.
- The contractor shall periodically evaluate and revise local plans and checklists to ensure sufficient guidelines on processes, procedures, evaluation areas, report formats, and grading criteria for exercises; ensures exercise evaluators are trained in requirements and assigns technical projects/tasks to team members.
- The contractor shall coordinate the actions of exercise evaluators, providing appropriate guidance and control over exercise planning, conduct, execution, and critique processes; develop exercise scenarios to ensure unit emergency action and war plans are current, supportable, coordinated, and non- conflicting.
- The contractor shall participate in tabletop or full-scale readiness and disaster exercises to test plans and ensure they are realistic and meet objectives; identify resources (i.e., personnel, financial, and material) required to accomplish exercise goals; apply qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques that frequently require modification to fit a wide range of variables; and refine existing work methods and techniques for application to the analysis of specific issues or resolution of problems. As required, develop new procedures that can furnish information concerning inadequacies; monitor program milestones, accomplishments, resource requirements, and progress; participate in the development of plans designed to systematically educate leadership in the exercise process; and lead preparation of reports on the progress of the exercise process and provide briefings to leadership and senior staff.
- The contractor shall formulate and execute exercise scenarios relevant to the primary mission of the 67 CW, the host base wing (502 ABW), and the supporting Geographically Separated Units (GSUs) as required, as well as in conjunction with Numbered Air Force exercise planners to meet MAJCOM and combatant command force-wide exercise requirements; apply an extensive knowledge of installation operations to direct complex strategic planning efforts and utilizes qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques that frequently require modification to fit a wide range of variables; analyze exercise objectives and assess installation and wing responsibilities to provide input to the preparation and maintenance of operational, contingency, and mobilization plans; perform thorough analysis of unit capabilities versus mission requirements to determine the most efficient exercise scenarios that minimize costs and maximize unit readiness; conduct comprehensive in-depth review of fluctuating operations plans and incorporate continuing changes into the exercise concept; coordinate and work closely with leadership and subordinate units to develop exercise-training objectives that correspond to mission requirements; ensure the development of realistic, integrated, large-scale training exercises to fully evaluate contingency and wartime readiness; formulate exercise schedules and scenarios; weighs cost, resources, and feedback to develop exercise strategies; and ensures adherence to agency, MAJCOM, and NAF directives; manage complex programs/projects, plans, and identify difficult issues requiring modification to existing policies or processes; perform analysis for potential mission impact; develop alternatives and/or resolutions to deficiencies; and negotiate conflicting positions to ensure consensus from senior leaders. Execute Readiness exercises (RE). REVs are Wing/Garrison/Delta-level evaluations of a unit’s capability tied directly to Operational Plans (OPLANS), Concept Plans (CONPLANs), Time Phased Force Deployment Data (TPFDD) taskings, Unit Type Codes (UTCs), Mission Directives, Mission Essential Tasks (METs), Mission Essential Task Listing (METL), and/or Command guidance. The contractor shall develop and execute REVs in close coordination and input from 67 CW Operations, Logistics and Engineering, and commanders should consider the results of recent Readiness Exercises when preparing updates to the Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS). Readiness Exercises should be customized to the structure and mission of the organization at a scope and scale approved by the MAJCOM/FIELDCOM Commander or designee. Applicable units (to include local agencies and supporting organizations) should incorporate and evaluate the unit’s ability to meet readiness criteria as established in OPLANS, CONPLANs, TPFDD taskings, UTCs, Mission Directives, METs, METL, and/or Command guidance. Upon completion of REs, Wing/Garrison IGs and Deltas will use the Readiness Reporting Guide and the Classified Readiness Assessment Reporting to capture the results of the RE. DRRS reporting will be reviewed for all Wing/Garrison/Delta DRRS-reporting units on behalf of the Wing/Garrison/Delta Commander to verify that DRRS reporting is consistent with Readiness Exercise event results. MAJCOM/FIELDCOM IGs should validate that DRRS reporting is consistent with readiness execution events, as defined in published guidance.
- The contractor shall work with organizations to identify specific requirements for funds, manpower, material, facilities, and services to support diverse exercises, and implement strategies to support future exercise plans and projects. The contractor will also work with wing SMEs to study and recommend resolutions for wide-ranging problems, which may impact the overall mission of the 67 CW; facilitate scheduling, planning, inspecting, report writing and provide support to 67 CW IG in administering the inspection of system of records; work in conjunction with A3 (operational exercises), A4 (Emergency Management), A9 (trends and analysis); review classified readiness assessments (CRA); formulate and execute readiness exercise validations (REV); frame continuous process improvements aligned to readiness and inspections; manages gatekeeper to manage centralized unit inspections; and draft annual exercise plan/schedule and risk-based strategy based to incorporate into the Wing’s overall Annual Inspection Plan.
- The contractor shall establish, develop, and maintain effective working relationships with DoD/IG, SAF/IG, MAJCOM staffs, and installation leadership at all levels on matters concerning 67 CW exercises, and represents the IG at conferences, meetings, seminars, briefings, and other official functions. The contractor shall provide advice to the 67 CW/CC and IG on exercise policy matters; develop, coordinate, and brief exercise results via After Action Report within 3 days after the conclusion of the exercise or at the availability of senior leadership. They will meet with internal/external key customers and coordinating officials to assess customer satisfaction, explain organization policy and procedures, and recommend solutions for any significant problems that arise; participate in special projects, initiatives, and perform special assignments; identify the need for special projects and initiate milestones and goals; determine appropriate recommendations for unresolved or questionable problems and perform follow-up. The contractor will research and determine or recommend appropriate actions or interpretation of issues that impact organization, installation, command, or agency.
What We Offer:
SSD offers a competitive benefits package to include: paid holidays, paid time off including sick and vacation leave, medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, short and long term disability, company paid life insurance, 401(k) with a company match and discretionary profit sharing and tuition reimbursement
