Location: Stone Bay, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Employment: Full-Time | On-Site
Position Status: Key Personnel | Contingent Upon Contract Award
Security Clearance: Active Secret Required
Compensation: $100,000-$120,000 annually
Travel: Occasional
Position Overview
ABSI Aerospace & Defense is seeking an experienced Special Operations professional to serve as a Direct Action High-Risk Training Instructor and On-Site Contractor Lead supporting the Marine Raider Training Center (MRTC), Marine Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC).
The selected candidate will deliver advanced tactical instruction and oversee the daily coordination of contractor instructor support for MRTC training programs. Instruction includes Close Quarters Battle (CQB), direct action tactics, combat marksmanship, breaching, and associated high-risk training activities.
This position combines hands-on instructional responsibilities with contractor leadership, personnel coordination, quality assurance, and Government liaison functions.
Primary Responsibilities
• Deliver classroom and practical instruction in CQB, direct action operations, combat marksmanship, breaching, and related Special Operations tactics, techniques, and procedures.
• Plan, prepare, execute, and evaluate live-fire and high-risk tactical training events.
• Support Marine Raider Course Phase II, Marine Raider training requirements, and other MRTC-directed instruction.
• Enforce weapons safety, range safety, laser safety, operational risk management, and approved training procedures.
• Assess student performance and provide instructional feedback.
• Coordinate instructor assignments, schedules, readiness, and daily training support.
• Serve as the primary on-site contractor point of contact for coordination with designated Government representatives.
• Maintain personnel accountability, training documentation, performance records, and required reports.
• Identify staffing, operational, and safety concerns and coordinate timely corrective actions.
• Perform all duties required of a Direct Action High-Risk Training Instructor while fulfilling additional lead responsibilities.
Minimum Qualifications
• Minimum 12 years of Special Operations experience, including at least 8 years of military service and 5 years within USSOCOM.
• Minimum 3 years as an instructor at a formal Special Operations CQB course.
• Graduate of a Special Operations CQB course.
• Graduate of a Special Operations Breachers course.
• Military Instructor Qualification Course (MIQC) completion or Government-accepted equivalent; MIQC completion is required for fully qualified status.
• Range Safety Officer (RSO) and Laser RSO certifications.
• Demonstrated proficiency in tactical instruction, weapons handling, live-fire operations, and operational risk management.
• Active Secret security clearance at the commencement of performance.
• Ability to work on-site and support physically demanding tactical training activities.
Preferred Qualifications
• Special Operations Combatives Level I and/or Level II.
• Prior instructor-team leadership or training-program coordination experience.
• Experience supporting MARSOC or comparable USSOCOM formal training programs.
• Experience coordinating training schedules, instructor qualifications, and Government-facing performance reporting.
Additional Information
This is one of three full-time Key Personnel positions supporting the MRTC Direct Action training requirement. The On-Site Contractor Lead is a dual-hatted instructor and leadership position.
Employment is contingent upon contract award, verification of qualifications, security eligibility, and satisfaction of applicable Government requirements.
Compensation and Benefits
Compensation within the posted range will be determined based on relevant Special Operations experience, formal instructor qualifications, required certifications, and demonstrated ability to perform the position's responsibilities.
Benefits, if applicable, are governed by ABSI eligibility requirements and applicable plan terms. Employment is contingent upon contract award and verification of qualifications, security eligibility, and applicable Government requirements.
