Field Operations Specialist I

Company Profile

JT4, LLC provides engineering and technical support to multiple western test ranges for the U.S. Air Force, Space Force, and Navy under the Joint Range Technical Services Contract, better known as J-Tech II. JT4 develops and maintains realistic, integrated test and training environments and prepares our nation's war-fighting aircraft, weapons systems, and aircrews for today's missions and tomorrow's global challenges.

Job Summary -- Essential Functions/Duties

Performing as a technical advisor and/or group leader, a Field Operations Specialist I provides field operations control, coordination, and direction to current and future customer base, contributes to meeting program objectives in a variety of unique and conventional methods, and performs complex assignments in austere remote areas with widely varying duties.

Employee will be responsible for the following functions/duties:

• Independently perform a range of field operational tasks involving designing, locating, and developing remote areas for testing and training applications
• Methodically determine causes/effects, reach conclusions, and recommend solutions in real-time
• Contribute to development of the design specifications, analyses, or design reviews for complex projects
• Coordinate and work closely with logistics, financial, and project management to meet customer requirements
• Verify and comply with the test plan and customer test/training objectives within the parameters of safety and security
• Prepare, deliver, and submit technical papers and perform operational studies
• Support development of customer testing/training proposals and provide comments on the technical/operational level of effort of the proposed scope of work
• Conduct testing/training objectives with project director for each test
• Direct interface and liaison with customers at all levels to comply with requirements and specifications, from inception to final test activities
• Conduct site visits and experimental investigations and analyze problems, propose solutions and alternatives, and provide recommendations
• Maintain program schedules, status reports, budgets, plans, and other administrative tasks
• Perform other job-related duties, as required.

Desired Qualifications 

• Current Top Secret Clearance and the ability to maintain various Special Access Programs with experience in DoW logistic and security protocol. 
• Must have the ability to travel routinely to various contractor and government facilities that are geographically separated.  

Requirements -- Education, Technical, and Work Experience

A bachelor's degree or completion of equivalent academic, military, or vocational technical training and four years of directly related experience in a similar operational environment are required for this position.

In addition, a Field Operations Specialist I must possess the following qualifications:

• Provides field operations control, coordination, and assistance to current and future customer base.
• Work performance contributes to meeting program objectives in a variety of unique and conventional methods.
• Performs complex assignments in austere remote areas with widely varying duties. As a technical advisor and/or group leader, methodically determines cause/effect, reaches conclusions, and recommends a solution in real-time.
• Must have the ability to conduct a multitude of functions under stressful conditions in a constantly changing environment
• Familiarity with the government organization, structure, and supply (mandatory)
• Intimate familiarity with the area in which operations are conducted
• Extensive knowledge of special equipment locations and capabilities, areas of population, Military Operating Areas (MOA), Explosive Ordnance Disposal, and Range operations
• Knowledge of the Sandia Corporation, rules for the use of restricted air and ground space, Range utilization periods of foreign national military agencies, and Red/Green Flag operations
• Knowledge of local area procedures including incident/accident procedures, unauthorized personnel entry contingency plans, and other local operat