Project Control Specialist - Journeyman

Nationwide IT Services; Bellevue Second IV Precinct (NE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

Paid holidays and PTO

Educational reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Nationwide IT Services seeks a Project Control Specialist - Journeyman to support the NAOC Training Office at Offutt AFB, NE. The role emphasizes training, event planning, and delivery-control in a classified environment, leveraging E-4B Battle Staff experience.

The ideal candidate coordinates interrelated training activities, maintains documentation, and supports NPES scenarios with contractors while ensuring timely progress and reports in a secure setting.

Qualifications

• Three years NAOC Battle Staff experience, including last five years, with USSTRATCOM/NMCS exposure.
• United States citizenship and current Top-Secret clearance with NC2/ESI, SCI, SAP access eligibility.
• On-site availability at Offutt AFB, 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, with mission/exercise adjustments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate training milestones, prep tasks, and materials under the NAOC Annual Training Plan.
• Support external coordination for USSTRATCOM, Joint Staff, interagency, and SAP exercises.
• Assist scenario development and maintain role-player scripts, timelines, and training packages.

Skills

Training coordination

Event planning

Documentation

Strategic operations support

Security-conscious reporting

Tools

NPES

FAB-T

Job description

Project Control Specialist - Journeyman

Full Time

Top Secret Clearance with NC2/ESI, SCI, and SAP Eligibility

Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska (On-Site)

The Project Control Specialist - Journeyman provides training, event planning, coordination, and delivery-control support to the USSTRATCOM National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC) Training Office.

This position applies E-4B Battle Staff experience to exercise preparation, schedules, scenarios, and documentation.

The ideal candidate coordinates interrelated training activities and produces accurate documentation in a classified environment.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate assigned training, certification, and exercise milestones, preparation tasks, and materials under the NAOC Annual Training Plan.
• Support external coordination for USSTRATCOM, Joint Staff, interagency, national-level, and authorized SAP exercises as directed.
• Assist scenario development and maintain assigned role-player scripts, timelines, playbooks, and training packages.
• Coordinate Nuclear Planning and Execution System (NPES) scenario requirements with the on-site NPES contractors, who retain their maintenance, account-creation, configuration, and scenario-file-operation responsibilities.
• Prepare assigned progress, schedule, man-hour, and funds inputs; track training-product readiness, changes, and corrective actions.
• Support meeting and trip reports and presentation submissions within the required timeframes, including trip reports within five working days after travel.
• Assist all training functions and certification/evaluation preparation; Government personnel retain performance evaluation and assessment responsibility.
• Coordinate exercise schedule adjustments within approved effort; perform trained classified-material courier duties during designated events.

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of three years of NAOC Battle Staff experience, including at least three years within the last five calendar years, plus an additional five years of demonstrated relevant experience within USSTRATCOM or the National Military Command System (NMCS).
• Required recency may be demonstrated through Operational Team service, or a former NAOC Battle Staff member training Operational Team members.
• Prior operational NAOC Battle Staff service on the E-4B platform.
• United States citizenship and a current Top-Secret clearance with NC2/ESI, SCI, and SAP access eligibility.
• On-site availability, 7:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, with coordinated mission or exercise adjustments.
• Ability to provide mission-essential support, travel within CONUS, and complete required security, courier, in-processing, and annual training.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Skills to plan and prepare Watch Officer and Emergency Actions training, including Survivable Mobile Command Center Central Manager and Federal Emergency Management Agency support operations.
• Training-support skills for Communications, Strategic Operations/Presidential Strike Advisor, and Current Operations/Surveillance Officer, Section Head, and Residual Capabilities Assessment.
• Skills to support Intelligence and Team Chief training, executive-level familiarization with other Battle Staff responsibilities, and collective onboard voice, data, video, and NPES training.
• Ability to apply Instructional System Design principles and NAOC Joint Mission Essential Task standards to training products.
• Ability to safeguard classified information, perform authorized courier duties, and deliver accurate training and reporting products.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous SAP access experience relating to the NC3 community.
• Depth contributing to mandatory team coverage in ISD/training, NPES/Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment, Watch Officer, Strategic Operations, Current Operations, Emergency Actions, Intelligence, and NMCS.
• NAOC communications expertise contributing to collective coverage, or user-approved equivalents: FAB-T, LF/VLF, SHF, LOS RF, terrestrial networks, WGS, Single Channel Transponder, INMARSAT, AFSATCOM, AEHF familiarity, and Ka/Ku/X bands.

About Nationwide IT Services

Nationwide IT Services is a trusted government contractor supporting Department of Defense customers. Join us to work on high-impact cybersecurity missions with experienced professionals in a collaborative, growth-focused environment.

Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability insurance; a 401(k) plan with employer match; paid holidays; PTO (sick/vacation); commuter benefits; an employee assistance program (EAP); educational reimbursement; and Pet Insurance.

Salary range $120,000 to $155,000 annually
Salary range is a general guideline. We consider several factors when determining base salary offers, including the position's scope and responsibilities, the candidate's experience, education, and skills, and current market conditions.