LinQuest is seeking a Military Trip Planner to support the HQ Space Training and Readiness Command located in Colorado Springs, CO.
An active TS//SCI clearance is required; however, a Secret clearance may be considered.
The HQ STARCOM prepares the USSF to prevail in competition and conflict through innovative education, training, doctrine, and test.
A strong candidate has deep experience planning and executing trips for senior Government officials. In this position, you will:
- Conduct trip planning and associated administrative support tasks.
- Create official trip itineraries, to include securing travel arrangements, identifying specific dress requirements, creating an escort plan, a communication plan, and gathering POC information.
- Coordinate with internal and external protocol, public affairs, Commanders Action Group, security, and other special staff offices to ensure efficiency and mission accomplishment.
- Arrange for ground and air transportation, lodging, luggage handling, meals, and other logistics.
- Assist with creating official travel orders.
- Ensure read-aheads are sent in advance to applicable offices.
- Propose agenda items to reflect the topics/issues/information to maximize trip outcomes.
- Schedule trip meetings and engagements.
- Assist with calendar management tasks.
Required Skills/Experience:
- An active TS//SCI clearance is required; however, a Secret clearance may be considered.
- 3+ years of trip planning experience supporting DoD customers
- Experience with the Defense Travel System and Joint Travel Regulations
- Experience providing direct support to General Officers and/or Senior Civilians in a Headquarters (i.e., US Space Force, US Air Force, Combatant Command, Field Command, or equivalent)
- Accustomed to professionally working with internal and external senior leaders, offices, directorates, and action officers.
- Ability to multi-task and produce high-quality products in a high-tempo, collaborative environment
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (i.e., Word, Excel), SharePoint, and Windows
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferred Skills/Experience:
Compensation:
- The salary for this position ranges from approximately $70,000 to $80,000 depending on relevant experience and qualifications.
Why LinQuest?
LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers’ portfolios. Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers. LinQuest’s corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence. Our employees’ creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.
Benefits:
LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, company paid life insurance, and more! For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefits
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