Drive Instructor

This Drive Instructor position supports the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Secure Transportation (OST / NA-15) in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The role involves demonstrating proper experience, qualifications, and certifications for tractor-trailer drive training. Instructors may also have secondary training duties like firearms instruction and must maintain a high degree of physical fitness to work in various training environments. The position requires a minimum of three years of CDL driving experience without preventable accidents.

Must Have

• Current DOE L or DoD Secret security clearance
• Three years minimum experience as a Drive Instructor
• Demonstrated knowledge of concepts, principles, techniques, and practices of the discipline
• Three years of experience driving with a CDL and no preventable accidents
• Valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)
• U.S. Citizenship
• HS Diploma/GED degree or higher

Good to Have

• BIT – Certification through DOE or FLETC
• Controller Training – OST-Specific Training
• Certification in First Aid
• Certification in CPR
• Certification in AED
• Preferably an Arkansas CDL

This position supports the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Office of Secure Transportation (OST / NA-15). NNSA is a semi-autonomous entity under the Department of Energy (DOE) that supports the Department of War’s nuclear weapon enterprise.

Primary Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas

Travel: Up to 20%

Security Clearance required: Current DOE L or DoD Secret.

Responsibilities:

Drive Instructors shall demonstrate and possess the proper experience, qualifications, and certifications. Instructors may be assigned both a primary and a secondary training duties to support training requirements as needed. For example, an instructor may be assigned primary duties as a Drive instructor and a secondary duty as firearms/marksmanship instructor. Instructors will also be subject to strenuous training activities that require a high degree of physical fitness that allows the individual to work in a broad range of training environments and conditions. The Contractor shall provide instructors to support OST’s Tractor Trailer Drive training with three years of experience driving with a CDL and no preventable accidents. Drive Instructors shall gain and maintain a CDL of the state where Drive Instructors’ duties are required.

Requirements:

Drive Instructor must have three years minimum experience in their respective areas and will have demonstrated knowledge of the concepts, principles, techniques, and practices of the disciplines in their respective areas. Will interface with federal supervisors and federal training staff.

Skills: Tractor Trailer Drive training with a minimum of three years of experience driving with a CDL and no preventable accidents.

Required Certification: Valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) (preferably Arkansas)

Desired Certifications:

• BIT – Certification through DOE or FLETC
• Controller Training – OST-Specific Training
• Certification in First Aid
• Certification in CPR
• Certification in AED

Minimum Education: HS Diploma+