1781 - Unit Deployment Manager

Sigma Defense is seeking a Unit Deployment Manager to join our team at Grand Forks Air Force Base in ND.

Requirements

• 2-3 years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency in Air Force Instructions (AFI 10-401, AFI 10-403) and combat readiness tracking frameworks.
• Strong communication and organizational skills under tight deployment execution windows.
• Strong experience using Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• 2-5 years of experience with military & deployments.
• Ability to manage and prioritize tasks to ensure optimum productivity.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing with managers, supervisors, peers, and customers.
• Ability to work collaboratively, independently, and to take initiative.
• Ability to quickly grasp and implement technical concepts.
• An understanding of OPSEC and COMSEC.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Personnel Clearance Level: Candidate must possess or have the ability to obtain an active TS/SCI security clearance or higher.
• Clearance may be sponsored for the right candidate.
• Education Requirements: Some College Coursework from an accredited college or university in an Administrative field of study.
• Essential Job Duties (not all-inclusive): Prepare, coordinate, and deploy personnel and/or equipment to specified locations as required.
• Assist FOLs as needed for Deployment/Readiness process.
• Monitor training and medical requirements of tasked personnel.
• Report status of unit readiness monthly.
• Track and brief deployed personnel and units readiness status to group leadership.
• Monitor and report squadron personnel readiness across medical, training, and equipment metrics via LOGMOD, ART, and DRRS.
• Coordinate with squadron flight leadership to track Pilot, Sensor Operator, and Mission Intelligence crew availability.
• Manage Unit Tasking Codes (UTCs) and Deployment Requirement Lines (DRLs) within DCAPES.
• Process deployment orders, waivers, and reclama actions in coordination with the Installation Deployment Readiness Cell (IDRC).
• Oversee squadron deployment baggage, weapons, classified COMSEC, and specialized Ground Control Station (GCS) flyaway kits.
• Coordinate hazardous material (HAZMAT) inspections and aircraft load plan validation with Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS).
• Conduct squadron deployment Concept of Operations (CONOPS) briefings, pre-deployment briefings, and staging operations.
• Run the Squadron Deployment Control Center (DCC) during real-world deployments, contingencies, and exercises.
• Securely manage sensitive flight schedules, deployed location identifiers, and operational rotation data.
• Liaise with the Squadron Security Manager (SSM) to ensure deploying personnel meet site-specific SCI/SAP access requirements.
• Coordinate, conduct, and update Physical Fitness Assessments of assigned personnel.
• Initiate and maintain fitness program case file when a member scores Unsatisfactory on a Fitness Assessment.
• Brief unit status of personnel fitness and any changes monthly to group leadership.
• Attend quarterly Combined Functional Team (CFT) meetings.
• Advise work area supervisors on any Environmental Management System policies and Monitor requirements for the unit.
• Counsel between the installation environmental function and the unit leadership regarding spills, storage tanks, and air quality related issues/standards as per EPA, AFCEC, and State regulations.

Salary Range: $60,000 - $65,000 annually.