Military Simulation Training Exercise Planner

Military Simulation Training Exercise Planner

• Full-time
• Compensation: CAD 110,000 - CAD 124,000 - yearly

ADGA Group is a proudly Canadian-owned and operated defence and security technology company specializing in purpose-built solutions for government and industry. We deliver mission-critical solutions in systems engineering, simulation and training, and program management as well as in cyber, infrastructure, and operational domains. Through embedded teams, advisory services, and integrated project delivery, we apply deep expertise and innovative thinking to strengthen Canada’s national security.

For nearly 60 years, we’ve recruited veterans and citizens whose leadership, technical expertise, and operational experience align with the work we do for clients such as the Department of National Defence, Public Safety Canada, and other federal agencies. Guided by a social mandate, we create meaningful employment opportunities for veterans of the CAF and RCMP, their families, and citizens who share a passion for the safety and security of Canadians.

We bring together people who share a passion for purpose, growth, and contributing to Canada’s safety and security. We prioritize your success by fostering internal growth in a safe, inclusive, and agile workplace. Our employees have access to a wide variety of developmental opportunities, including the chance to work on different projects and technologies, on-the-job training, cross-training, online courses, and formal education subsidies.

ADGA is hiring a “Military Simulation Training E
xercise Planner” to join our growing team!

If you have retired from the Royal Canadian Air Force (or other branch) at the rank of Sergeant to Captain, or in any type of military leadership role where you coordinated movements and logistics for personnel on a training exercise, you might be interested in this role!!

It’s part of a multi-year contract that ADGA holds with DND, in the Ottawa area in support of Distributed Synthetic Training (DST) exercises. There could be some occasional travel.

Tasks will include, but not limited to:

• Coordinate updates to exercise planning milestone materials on the Dashboard
• Coordinate technical requirements and scheduling required for assigned exercises with the Exercise and Simulation Branch
• Collaborate on a continual basis with the CAF and RCAF participants in addition to the Exercise Hosting units and Directors
• Organize and coordinate the hotel accommodations and rental car bookings as required
• Support staff‑checking of Requests for Information
• Deliver support at exercise event as needed
• Briefing leadership, participants and other stakeholders assigned to the Exercises
• Provide feedback and advice to scenario developers or computer‑generated forces technical team members
• Predict implications of network architecture issues (managed by others) to anticipate and mitigate impact on training audience and other training partners
• Support Lead Planners where required, particularly for Canadian hosted DST exercises and activities, which entail a higher degree of effort for the ’Exercise and Simulation” branch
  • Experience using at least one of the common synthetic environment / computer general forces software applications such as JSAF, VBS, VR Forces, AWSIM in a military training environment
  • 3+ years of experience in one of the following:
    • Coordinating military combat operations or exercises for the Canadian Armed Forces or for an allied military
    • Coordinating simulated combat operations or exercise for the Canadian Armed Forces or for an allied military
  • 5+ years of experience: planning, leading, briefing and or debriefing operational military teams or preparing communication plans, or doing operations analysis
  • Experience in exercise planning, developing, conducting of DMT (Distributed Mission Training) collective training exercises
  • Experience participating in coalition (joint or combined) military DMT (Distributed Mission Training) exercises
  • A strong asset – to come with any type of military leadership experience and experience coordinating movements/logistics for personnel on an exercise
    • Must be available for on-site full-time work (and flexible to work at various…