- Completes self-pace comprehensive study and team mentoring by mastering all training topics covering at least 35 days of course materials. The duration of each topic may vary.
- Successfully completes instructor qualification training to include technical proficiency of security topic(s) and demonstrates knowledge and skills of instructional techniques on the basis of the Principles of Andragogy (adult learning).
- Presents hands-on training instructions by informing, demonstrating, facilitating practice, and evaluating student's comprehension through written exams and lab exercises.
- Prepares training classroom and labs for instruction by accounting for training materials, setting-up audio-visual equipment, and testing training equipment.
- Performs closeout activities by completing training records, reordering materials, submitting repair requests, and ensuring classroom and labs are operational for the next course.
Team/Curriculum Development
- Co-chairs and collaborates with the curriculum designers and other stakeholders to define and update course structure and content to enrich the learning experience and produce high quality training materials.
- Supports outreach to the greater technical and operational communities to integrate relevant capabilities, lessons learned, insights from the field, and technology/procedural evolutions into the training program.
- Leads the content development for training curriculum reviews and ensures team contributes by identifying course objectives, developing course content, determining appropriate instruction strategies, and creating course materials and training activities including identifying course objectives
- Collaborates and provides guidance to designated instructor team to ensure all training materials are accurate and continuously updated to enhance instructional delivery.
- Mentor instructors and leads cross training efforts to increase team's performance through competency identification and assessment.
Work will be hybrid in nature, except when training is being conducted onsite.
QualificationsQualifications
- Secret Clearance
- Master of Science or related degree from an accrediting institution to be credited towards qualifications or equivalent technical training. Years of experience may be substituted for formal education
- 8+ years of construction security experience with any of the following methods and equipment used in the field of construction security:
o Guard Force Operations
o Physical Security Systems
o Technical Security
o Site Safety
o Material Inspection
o Record Keeping
o Surveillance Techniques
o Blueprint Reading
o Budgets and Schedules
o Emergency Medical
o Technical Espionage
- 4+ years in public speaking, delivering briefings, or instructions.
- Expert knowledge in the site security construction operations pertaining to USG construction projects abroad.
- 4+years of experience as an instructor, adult educator or consultant in a professional work environment is preferred
- Knowledge of Adult Learning Methodologies and other training/instructional design best practices.
- Experience with instructional design and scenario scripting/development to plan, coordinate, and develop components of instructional design, establish criteria for training aids, measure effectiveness of the total instructional program to provide documentation.
- Expert knowledge of the Department of State, Bureau of Overseas Building Operations and the Bureau of Diplomatic Security organizational structure and operational policy is preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with proven ability to explain technical concepts to audiences with varying degrees of technical knowledge and ability.
- Strong interpersonal skills that include the ability to work effectively with all levels of technical and non-technical staff.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
COVID Policy: Prospective and/or new employees will be required to adhere with OBXtek's COVID-19 policy. Employees working onsite at a customer location must comply with customer COVID-19 policy which may include any or all the following: social distancing, masks, vaccination, mandatory statements regarding one's vaccination status and mandatory testing .
Headquartered in McLean, Virginia and founded in 2009, OBXtek is a fast-growing leader in the government contracting field. Our mission is Our People…Our Reputation. Our people are trained professionals who enhance our customers' knowledge and innovation using technology, collaboration, and education.
We offer a robust suite of benefits including comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, matching 401K, paid time off, tuition reimbursement plans and much more.
As a prime contractor for 93% of our current work, OBXtek pairs lessons learned across disciplines with industry standard quality practices such as CMMI-Dev Level III, ITIL, 6Sigma, PMI, and ISO. Our rapid growth has been recognized by INC500, the Washington Business Journal, and Washington Technology magazine.
OBXtek is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, gender identity, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law.