Work Where it Matters RiverTech, an Akima company, is not just another federal professional solutions contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska. At RiverTech, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States. For our shareholders, RiverTech provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years. For our government customers, RiverTech provides innovative solutions to complex engineering and operational challenges and delivers wide-ranging services for mission support, systems engineering, and IT. As a RiverTech employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options. Job Summary: Work will be a hybrid of REMOTE and commit to an orientation on-site at the NMC in Martinsburg, WV with a requirement to travel to the NMC in Martinsburg, WV a minimum of every 90 days. The NMC Course Approval SME will be supporting the National Maritime Center (NMC) Martinsburg, WV. The Mariner Training & Assessment Branch NMC-2 evaluates Courses/Programs and their associated Sites, Instructors, Assessors and Proctors for approval. In addition, the Branch also evaluates Designated Examiner and Qualified Assessor requests. The NMC is the implementation body of the Mariner Credentialing Program (MCP) and receives and processes all applications for U.S. Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMC’s). The program mission has a significant national and economic impact affecting $5.4 trillion in annual maritime activity. The NMC Course Approval SME will need to be an experienced maritime subject matter expert (SME), qualified in the evaluation of curricula, sites and instructors for the Coast Guard. They will need to make recommendations to the Coast Guard and draft appropriate responses regarding the conformance of the following mariner training courses: Job Responsibilities: - Basic Training and its component courses of Basic Fire Fighting, Elementary First Aid, Personal Safety and Social Responsibility, and Personal Survival Techniques. - First Aid and CPR. . - Advanced Fire Fighting. - Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels. - Auxiliary Sail. - Assistance Towing. - Master 100. - Master/Mate 200. - Able Seaman, Rating Forming Part of a Navigation Watch, and Able Seafarer Deck. - Radar and Automatic Radar plotting aids. - Maritime Security Awareness, Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties, Vessel Security Officer, Company Security Officer, and Facility Security Officer. - Rules of the Road.