Coastal Maritime High-Risk Training Instructors

DMS International (DMS) is a professional services firm headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, with work locations throughout the continental United States. We prepare managers and executives to lead their workforce through customized learning solutions that drive the standards of an ever-changing world. We build creative, unique, and engaging learning experiences for commercial, civilian, and defense organizations. Our high-caliber talent, delivery methodology and innovative solutions contribute to preparing a workforce that is ready for the future. You can join us on this journey to bring efficiency and creativity to our customers.

At DMS, we are the catalyst for effective workforce transformation. To achieve this, we hire professionals who take pride in doing quality work and who are excited about contributing to the professional development of tomorrow's leaders.

DMS seeks candidates that possess and display the attributes that reflect our Core Values of:

• Quality in delivering solutions,
• Leadership,
• Innovation,
• Teamwork,
• Integrity in conduct
• Responsiveness to our customer’s mission

DMS International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Job Description

DMS is seeking Coastal Maritime High-Risk Training Instructors. The Coastal Maritime High-Risk Training Instructor provides the Maritime Expeditionary Security Group TWO Training and Evaluation Unit (TEU) specialized Maritime Expeditionary Security Force skills to execute day and night high-risk training for their companies, platoons, patrol boat crews, and other special purpose maritime security teams. The instructor’s expertise facilitates coastal maritime operations, high value unit protection, ground and underway combat shooting techniques, tactical vehicle and convey operations, and unmanned aircraft systems operations.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide classroom and practical individual skills training and boat team training for multiple boat crews conducting patrolling, port-harbor security defense, and high-value unit/asset tactics, techniques, and procedures in a dynamic maritime environment. The instruction will include dynamic, live-fire crew-served weapons training events in both day and night operations.
• Perform and observe the safe operations of weapons systems, patrol boats, and associated technical equipment.
• Perform cleaning, maintenance, and repairs of weapon systems.
• Perform course preparation and maintenance of curricula.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a certified Navy Instructor Training Course with Navy Enlisted Classification codes 9502, 9501, or 9518 with at least one year of documented instructional experience. Civilian/commercial equivalents may be accepted. Favorable consideration may be granted for documented experience as a Crew-Served Weapons Instructor, Small Arms Marksmanship Instructor, and/or Expeditionary Small Arms Marksmanship Instructor, or similar military instructor qualification.
• Navy or civilian industry standard equivalent Range Safety Officer for small arms and crew-served weapons static and dynamic live-fire ranges.
• Current qualifications for the M9 Pistol or designated replacement, M4/M16 (or variants) Rifle, and M500 Shotgun.
• USN Naval Coastal Warfare, Maritime Expeditionary Security, Riverine, Coastal Riverine or Special Operations experience.
• Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Automated External Defibrillator certification.
• Current first aid certification or Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Crew-Served Weapons Instructor, Small Arms Marksmanship Instructor, Expeditionary Designated Marksman Instructor and/or Expeditionary Small Arms Marksmanship Instructor, highly desired.
• Current qualification on M14 Enhanced Battle Rifle, M240 Machine Gun, M2HB .50 caliber Machine Gun, M203 Grenade Launcher, MK38 Mod 2 25mm Machine Gun, MK50 Remote Weapon Station, highly desired.
• Graduate of Blackwater, Mid-South Shooting Institute, Gryphon or Special Forces/Marine Corps Advanced Urban Combat small arms weapons training, highly desired.
• Current Coastal Maritime tactics, techniques, and procedures experience with documented maritime platform watch station qualification, highly desired.
• Content Planning Module/Learning Objective Module experience developing training curriculum in the past five years, highly desired.
• Unmanned Aircraft System employment experience from a maritime platform, highly desired.
• Instructional Systems Design experience in the past five years, highly desired.
• Documented high-risk training instructor experience in the past five years, per fleet/Naval Special Warfare/Navy Expeditionary Combat Commander 1500 (series) instructions, highly desired.

Location

• Virginia Beach, VA

Worksite:

• Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story/Little Creek

Position Type:

• Full-Time

Clearance: 

• Secret