Scheduling Support Assistant

Nisga'a TEK, LLC; Barksdale Air Force Base (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Nisga'a Tek, LLC seeks a Scheduling Support Assistant at the United States Air Force Base to coordinate with training officers and leadership to arrange schedules for aircrew, instructors, and support staff, ensuring currency and progression targets are met under DO priorities.

The role requires proficiency with scheduling systems (PEX) and MS Office, strong communication, and detailed planning capability to handle changing conditions, leaves, and last-minute mission changes while maintaining

Qualifications

• Proficiency in scheduling software and systems.
• Strong MS Office skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Strong attention to detail with multitasking ability.
• Ability to think critically and decide quickly in time-sensitive situations.

Responsibilities

• Build long and short-range schedules to cover aircrew, instructors, evaluator, support personnel, and supervisor positions.
• Coordinate with senior leadership on a daily/weekly basis to facilitate flying operations.
• Track leave, temporary duty, medical appointments, and other commitments; deconflict schedules with flight leadership.
• Monitor daily training requirements and update scheduling accordingly.
• Update data in Patriot Excalibur (PEX) and related systems as needed.
• Schedule aircrews to mitigate Operational Risk Management.
• Report scheduling updates to leadership.
• Facilitate last-minute changes to ensure full coverage with the current mission commander and flight supervisor.
• Obtain aircraft and equipment availability data from maintenance for training and exercises.
• Publish scheduling data for all training events in PEX or similar systems.
• Follow locally-developed guidance when building the schedule.
• Determine schedule requirements based on syllabus, weather, and availability.
• Perform daily updates to scheduling data to reflect changing conditions.
• Coordinate with Wing Scheduling and higher HQ for exercises and special events.
• Attend Weekly Special Use Airspace Scheduling meetings for coordination and deconfliction.
• Attend Weekly Planning/Coordinating Airspace Restrictions meetings.
• Attend Monthly Range Scheduling meetings for coordination and deconfliction.

Skills

Scheduling software & systems

Microsoft Office

Verbal and written communication

Attention to detail

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

PEX scheduling system

Job description

Overview

Please note that this position is contingent upon the successful award of a contract currently under bid.

Global in service but local in approach, Nisga'a Tek is committed to high-quality service to those who defend us. Nisga'a Tek ensures mission assurance and execution for customers and warfighters. Providing intelligence, IT, cyber security, training, logistics, administrative, acquisition, and background investigation services.

Summary

The Scheduling Support Assistant will coordinate with training officers, Aviation Resource Management offices, Unit Deployment Manager, and Operations Officer (DO) to arrange a schedule to facilitate operations, qualification, upgrade, test, exercise, and continuation training accomplishment to meet required currency and progression standards, in accordance with DO priorities.

Responsibilities

• Build long and short-range schedules to ensure full coverage of all aircrew, instructor, evaluator, support personnel, and supervisor positions.


• Coordinate with senior squadron, group, and/or wing leadership on a daily and weekly basis to facilitate flying operations.


• Keep track when crewmembers will be on leave, temporary duty, have scheduled medical appointments, or other scheduling commitments, and deconflict crewmember schedules and work with flight leadership to ensure crews are available to meet assigned sortie taskings.


• Track daily flight/ground/academic training requirements and accomplishments to facilitate accurate flight scheduling as directed by the DO and/or shop chiefs.


• Update data in Patriot Excalibur (PEX) (or future equivalent systems to PEX) and locally developed database systems as required.


• To the maximum extent possible, schedule aircrews based on experience to mitigate Operational Risk Management.


• Report updates to squadron, group, and wing leadership.


• Facilitate last-minute schedule changes to ensure full coverage by working with the current mission commander/operations supervisor (or equivalent) and flight responsible for the shift that is not fully manned.


• Obtain aircraft and equipment availability data from maintenance and schedule crewmembers for training, exercises, simulators, and operations, as required.


• Publish/post scheduling data for unit long/short-range ground/academic, flying, and simulator training event schedules on PEX, or other computer database systems.


• Comply with operations group and scheduling chiefs' locally-developed guidance when building the schedule.


• Determine flight, ground, and simulator schedule requirements for upgrade, initial qualification, requalification, transition, currency, and continuation training based on syllabus requirements, student progression, weather, and daily equipment/training range availability.


• Perform daily updates of scheduling data to compensate for changing conditions and training completion rates.


• Coordinate with Wing Scheduling, outside agencies, exercise participants, and higher headquarters (i.e., RED FLAG, GREEN FLAG, Weapons School support) for reporting and to facilitate exercise and special event schedule coordination.


• Provide inputs to Wing Scheduling and update daily Supervisor of Flying, Top 3, and schedules.


• Correlate sortie length and airspace requirements with syllabus requirements.


• Attend meetings, as required, including but not limited to:
  
  
  
  • Weekly Special Use Airspace Scheduling meeting for schedule coordination and deconfliction
  
  
  • Weekly Planning/Coordinating Airspace Restrictions meeting for schedule coordination and deconfliction
  
  
  • Monthly Range Scheduling meetings for schedule coordination and deconfliction
  
  
  
  

Qualifications

Necessary Skills and Knowledge

• Proficiency in scheduling software and systems.


• Strong Microsoft Office skills


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.


• Strong attention to detail and ability to multitask in a dynamic, high-pressure environment.


• Ability to think critically and make decisions quickly, especially in time-sensitive situations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must possess a Secret Clearance or previously held Secret Clearance which has expired (not revoked).


• Must possess a minimum of two (2) years of experience working as a squadron aircrew scheduler.


• Must possess a minimum of two (2) years of experience working with PEX or similar proprietary scheduling program.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.

Pay and Benefits

At Goldbelt, we value and reward our team's dedication and hard work.

We provide a competitive base salary commensurate with your qualifications and experience.

• As an employee, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company matching, tax-deferred savings options, supplementary benefits, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.