PSAB Community Planner

Title:

Title: PSAB: Community Planner

• Location: Al Kharj Saudi Arabia
• Citizenship Required: United States Citizenship
• Clearance Type: Secret

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POSITION SUMMARY:  The Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB) Base Community Planner is provide community planning and for managing activities related to human as well as physical aspects of community, regional, urban, comprehensive, and land use plans in support of an installation.

These functions are to ensure the delivery of  BASE OPERATING SUPPORT-INSTALLATION (BOS-I) services to the 378 Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), mission partners, and tenant units, including transient, temporary duty (TDY), permanent party, and rotational personnel as well as five (5) remote Army sites at PSAB, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

Responsibilities:

• Facilitates the development and maintenance of the Installation Development Plan (IDP) and other comprehensive planning studies used as the basis for installation planning, land use development, and installation investment planning decisions.
• Ensures compatible use planning between on and off installation facility and infrastructure development and land use and develops a regional and local vicinity perspective of conditions off the installation
• Plans, programs, budgets, and executes required projects in support of assigned programs. Uses cost estimating tools to produce government estimates, and program projects.
• Collects data and evaluates factors which affect the physical development, maintenance, and management of installation infrastructure assets.
• Prepares planning studies, applies tools, and analyzes quantitative and qualitative data.
• This position shall function as an integral team member, cooperating with and supporting U.S. deployed forces, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and shall share information with other integral team members as required.
• Ensure all contractual performance objectives are met and contractual submittals are provided to the government.
• Work with a diverse, international, and multi-skill workforce
• As required, be available within two (2) hours of notification to meet on the installation with Government personnel.
• Ensure the successful delivery of services to 4,000 personnel, plus or minus 10%, at all times.  
• Responsible for proper utilization, accounting, and safeguarding of all government and contractor provided property (e.g., to include government facilities, equipment tools, information and Data).
• Ensure compliance with all US laws, Saudi Labor Law, Final Governing Standards (FGS), Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document (OEBGD), Air Force Instruction (AFI) and local standards
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MATERIAL & EQUIPMENT DIRECTLY USED:

• May be exposed to potentially hazardous conditions that require wear of hard hats, gloves, steel toed boots, hearing protection, safety glasses and other personal protection equipment (PPE); may be required to push, pull and lift heavy equipment.
• Use of Land Mobile Radios, cell phones, laptop, and other devices to maintain contact and accountability of work activities.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

• Work will be indoors and outdoors.
• Exposure to heat, cold, dust, noise, chemicals may occur.
• Overtime and shift work may be required depending on contractual needs as well as occasional to frequent travel. 
• Employee must comply with all Federal, State and Local regulations and published Company work rules as well as written instructions.
• Task specific work environment training maybe provided.
• Must be prepared to function in a wartime or contingency environment to support U.S. interests.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES:

• Physical requirements include lifting up to 35lb, team lifting up to 50lbs, climbing, extended sitting, or standing, stooping, stretching, and bending
• Work may require using and wearing personal protective equipment such as, hearing and eye protection, hard hat and steel-toed boots as well as Individual Protective Equipment (IPE) which may include but not limited to Level III plus/IV Individual Body Armor with both front and back ballistic plates, ACH helmet, clothing (undergarments, shirts and pants and/or coveralls), reflective vests/belts, sound suppression devices, etc.
• Day-to-day physical requirements may involve standard office activities including sitting/standing for extended periods of time, attending meetings, use of keyboard and mouse repetitively, lifting and carrying less than 20 lbs. frequently, etc.
• Work requires moderate physical exertion including walking to operating areas and walking up stairs

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Specific contract requirements regarding education and experience will prevail.

Education/Certifications:

• Bachelorâs Degree in Community Planning, Architecture, or Engineering
• Note:  Community Planning Experience above minimum may waive requirement for a Bachelorâs Degree
• Attendance at the AFIT WENG 519, Air Force Installation Planning Principles course, highly desired
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with a current U. S. Driver's License.
• Must possess passport book (not passport card) with at least 13 months of remaining validity AND 6 blank visa/stamp pages remaining
• Must have and maintain a valid U. S. SECRET Security Clearance
• Must be able to read, write, speak and understand English fluently
• Candidate must also meet CENTCOM MOD-15 theater requirements. 

Experience:

• Minimum 4 yearsâ work experience with similar projects
• Experience setting up DOD/USAF Bare Bases as well as performing change and growth management. 

Skills:

• Professional knowledge of community planning concepts, principles, theories, regulations, and methods necessary to identify and inform investment strategies for the repair, maintenance, sustainment, and development           of installation facilities and infrastructure.
• Knowledge to gather, assemble, and analyze facts; draw conclusions; devise solutions to complex Planning problems that require interpretation or extension of policy guides and substantial modification of techniques and procedures.
• Knowledge of automated tools, systems, and programs such as SMS Builder, CPP, CADD, GIS, project tracking, and other software programs as well as Microsoft Office products and other software used in an office environment.
• Skill in communicating orally and in writing with clarity, conciseness, and persuasiveness and the ability to relate the effect of community planning decisions on the mission and goals of an installation
• Ability to organize, divide, and distribute portions of work to other professional and expert personnel in order to complete large and complex planning projects and resolve complex planning issues.
• Ability to plan, budget, and execute required projects in support of program asset management activities based on relative priorities and available funds.
• Able and willing to work periods of long hours to meet mission requirements.
• Experience in contingency environments as well as knowledge & experience working with government contracts.
• Candidate must also meet all CENTCOM mobilization and training requirements.