Assistant Site Operations Manager

**CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD**

Position Summary

The role is responsible for ensuring all flight and ground operations are properly supported daily to maintain mission flight status. Principal duties of this position will include management of life support for all site personnel, tracking and transport synchronization of personnel rotations, proper onboarding of new personnel to site, development of personnel scheduling to support flight operations, and administrative actions to support flight compliance based on company policies and local operation procedures. This position will report directly to the Site Lead and will be prepared to assist in any supplementary duties as required to support operational requirements.

Business Unit Overview

Metrea Special Aerospace (MSA) provides a full range of aerospace solutions from integrated C4ISR operational services and tailored aviation services to advanced tactical helicopter training. MSA is a leader in commercial intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) with superior platforms and a constantly evolving set of capabilities across all levels of services. We also offer custom, discreet, convenient, and reliable options to meet our partners’ mission needs in the air and on the ground and expert instructors well-versed in special mission aviation tasks and integrated air-ground-maritime planning and execution.

MSA designs, prototypes, engineers, and tests commercial, military, and government special mission applications for our US government and international defense customers, OEM partners, and private aircraft owners. We have recovered, serviced, and delivered aircraft globally throughout North, Central, and South America, as well as Europe, Asia, Africa, and along the Pacific Rim. Our integrated solutions are the product of our deep stack of aviation capabilities and related design, acquisition, engineering, training, operations, and evaluation services offered to our customers in either integrated packages or as standalone services. Our organizational culture prioritizes safety, innovation, quality, and efficiency with responsive and flexible support.

Metrea Enterprise Overview

Metrea is a defense company dedicated to translating commercial innovation into solutions for the hardest problems in national security. With deep mission expertise, Metrea focuses on delivering effects as-a-service across a spectrum of domains including Air, Space, Electromagnetic & Cyber, and Simulation. Metrea Management provides central services to 12 global business units via Operations, Solutions, Strategy, Legal, and Finance teams.

Essential Functions and Competency Statements

• Deliver effective sustainment management including transportation, housing life support, and any local access requirements, to allow personnel to focus on assigned duties
• Establish local support relationships to facilitate timely operations and rapidly respond to emergency situations.
• Provide daily personnel scheduling support for flight and ground operations.
• Administer compliance records tracking management to provide concise organization to Site Lead.
• Maintain continuous tracking and execution of t for personnel rotations.
• Facilitate open communication between site, headquarters, and respective personnel regarding rotational requirements and ensure timely execution thereof.
• Deliver a supportive onboarding function to all personnel to enhance the operational environment.
• Execute secondary audit oversight for all policy and procedures compliance to support Site Lead and provide enhancement recommendations accordingly.
• Completes all administratively required forms and documents on schedule.
• Ensure site compliance with all Operations Security (OPSEC) and Communications Security (COMSEC) requirements.
• Must have the faculty to thoroughly understand and ensure adherence to policies and procedures.
• Advanced level of personnel management experience through previous leadership roles.
• Possess experience in delivering sustainment support to personnel and operations.
• Ability to operate independently under limited supervision in a remote environment.
• Excellent communication and relation development skills, with effective verbal and written delivery.
• Commitment to detail and desire to uphold all to standard.
• Ability to fulfill leadership duties for short durations as operationally required.

Supervisory Responsibility
This role may have supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment
During deployment, employees will be living under field conditions and must be able to work with little supervision in austere or arduous environments. Work environment varies widely based on geographic location of contract operations.

Physical Demands
This position has the following physical ability requirements.

Expected Hours of Work
The daily working hours for this position vary Monday through Sunday. Hours and work shifts may vary in accordance with business needs. You will be scheduled to forward deploy/work approximately 60-75 days OCONUS followed by rotation off-site for approximately 60-75 days. Rotation schedule might be adjusted to meet program requirements.

Facility Location

Various Locations - OCONUS

Travel
Travel requirements are 50% - OCONUS deployment.

Required Education, Experience and Certificates

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Management, Aviation, or 8+ years of related work experience.
• Experience: 10+ years of aviation management experience.

Certificates and Licenses:

• Valid Driver’s License

• Must have a current US Passport

Computer Skills:

• Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred Education, Experience and Certificates

• Education: Master’s degree in Management, Aviation, or 12+ years of related work experience.
• Experience:
  1. 4+ years of prior overseas rotation experience.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Must be able to accomplish all duties with little or no assistance.
• Must have good command of the English language; oral and written.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

• Employee must be a US citizen.
• Employee must be able to hold and maintain a Top Secret (or higher) Clearance Level

AAP/EEO Statement
Metrea Special Management LLC (MAM) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty listed below satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.