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Duties

As the Assistant Deputy Administrator for Pit Production Modernization, you will have the following duties: Provides leadership, program management direction, policy oversight, and production knowledge to plutonium pit missions, an exceptionally complicated and important program. Ensures the development and sustainment of key capabilities necessary to support current and future work on plutonium sustainment and manufacturing. Identifies and balances risks across the pit production modernization portfolio, including making risk-based funding allocation decisions. Advises NA-19, NA-10, and NNSA leadership on nuclear stockpile material related inputs, requirements, analysis, and evaluations and develops options to resolve conflicts impacting pit production modernization programs. Coordinates with the Offices of Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (NA-11) and Stockpile Management (NA-12) and other NNSA supporting organizations to identify requirements and execute its mission successfully. Leads teams composed of other experts to conduct extensive, complex, and sensitive engineering audits, reviews, evaluations, studies, and other efforts related to pit production modernization. Establishes consistent expectations for the planning, execution, evaluation, and oversight of sophisticated integrated and technologically advanced programs/projects requiring professional knowledge of various engineering disciplines. Communicates status of assigned projects to the NNSA Administrator, DOE officials, and external stakeholders, including the Department of Defense, the Office of Management and Budget, Congress, state and local officials, and non-governmental organizations. Manages all modernization projects associated with sustaining and/or refurbishing production, processing, manufacturing, and sustainment capabilities related to plutonium pit production.

Requirements

Qualifications

The application process used to recruit for this position is the RESUME BASED method. Applicants must show possession of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and any technical qualifications via resume. Your resume presented will reflect that you possess the ECQs and give a synopsis of your accomplishments. Although applicants cannot address the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) separately, evidence of each must be clearly demonstrated in the five (5) page resume and throughout the entire application package. Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) listed later in this section below must be addressed in a separate narrative. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): The five (5) ECQs described below were designed to asses executive-level experiences and potential not technical expertise. They measure whether an individual has the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions. ECQ 1: LEADING CHANGE: Ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals and establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. ECQ 2: LEADING PEOPLE: Ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals and provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. ECQ 3: RESULTS DRIVEN: Ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations, and make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. ECQ 4: BUSINESS ACUMEN: Ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. ECQ 5: BUILDING COALITIONS: Ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is required by law to review the executive core qualifications of each new career appointee to the Senior Executive Service (SES) prior to appointment. Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs): A supplemental narrative must be uploaded and attached to your application addressing each MTQ listed below. No more than one (1) page per MTQ is allowed; additional informational information will not be considered. MTQs must provide specific examples that address relevant experience and accomplishments. Applicants must reflect superior technical qualifications demonstrated through leadership and management in the following MTQs: MTQ 1: Professional knowledge of weapon materials, technologies, systems, and production methods related to the Defense Programs mission in order to effectively advise the Deputy Administrator on a wide variety of programmatic options, opportunities, risks, and requirements. MTQ 2: Experience or ability to effectively communicate technical information (identify, listen, negotiate, clarify, and/or respond) orally and in writing; present facts and information to support mission needs; work and/or collaborate with entities such as the Department of Defense, U.S. Congressional staff, external oversight organizations, high-level agency heads and managers, international partners, and other key stakeholders. MTQ 3: Demonstrated experience in DoD/DOE policies, laws, regulations, and procedures, as well as associated basic understanding of nuclear fundamentals, general manufacturing, and research and development processes. Failure to submit a narrative statement addressing each of the MTQs will cause your application to be deemed incomplete and not be considered.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement.

Contacts

• Address NNSA - Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs 24600 20th St SE Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5507 US
• Name: Morgan Williams
• Phone: 202-586-0038
• Email: [email protected]