Land & Maritime Range Operations Manager

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Full Time Management MS, US

4 days ago Requisition

The Land & Maritime Range Operations Manager (ROM) provides comprehensive planning, coordination, scheduling, and execution support for all range-related activities supporting operations at Stennis Space Center. Serving as the central integrator for range utilization, the ROM coordinates closely with NASA Stennis range authorities, NSW-West range personnel, Government stakeholders, and participating units to ensure effective use of range resources in support of training, testing, exercises, demonstrations, and operational events.

• Develop, maintain, and manage long-range and near-term operational schedules for training, testing, demonstrations, and exercises.
• Ensure alignment of range utilization with mission priorities, operational requirements, and resource availability.
• Coordinate use of maritime zones, land training areas, and supporting facilities to support mission execution.
• Lead range support planning for exercises, demonstrations, testing activities, and operational events.
• Develop range support plans, operational timelines, coordination checklists, and execution schedules.
• Manage logistics and support requirements such as staging areas, launch and recovery sites, and coordination of support vessels.
• Ensure all participating units and organizations understand operational procedures, access requirements, safety standards, and range constraints.
• Provide real-time operational oversight during exercises and events to ensure adherence to schedules and rapid resolution of conflicts or operational issues.
• Maintain effective communication between participating organizations, Government representatives, and support personnel during operations.
• Coordinate risk assessments, safety planning, and hazard mitigation activities associated with range operations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, DoD, NASA, installation, environmental, safety, and contractual requirements.
• Coordinate with safety offices, security personnel, and operational stakeholders to support safe and compliant operations.
• Support incident reporting, corrective action tracking, and operational risk management processes.
• Support after‑action reviews (AARs) following exercises, testing events, and operational activities.
• Capture lessons learned, operational observations, and recommended improvements.
• Develop recommendations to improve scheduling efficiency, operational coordination, range utilization, and mission effectiveness.
• Maintain operational records, reports, schedules, and supporting documentation.
• Plan and implement range improvements, such as enhancements to maritime infrastructure, docking facilities, and land‑based training assets.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting military training ranges, test ranges, exercise operations, or complex operational coordination environments.
• Experience coordinating multi‑agency or multi‑unit operational activities involving maritime or land training environments.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills with the ability to manage multiple simultaneous activities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and government operational scheduling/tracking systems.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic operational environment.
• Active Secret security clearance required;
  Top Secret eligibility preferred.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain all required Government credentials and installation access authorizations.
• Up to 30% of travel is expected for this role, including overnight and out‑of‑state as required to support operations, customer engagements, or company initiatives.