This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This is a Program Manager (Assistant Program Manager Acquisition) for Program Executive Office, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense.

Duties

Establishes acquisition program priorities, monitors progress, and takes action to ensure that all milestones are met or workarounds are in place to mitigate potential issues. Maintains liaison with appropriate internal and external stakeholders from DoD, DA, supporting organizations, and industry partners to ensure the program is on track to meet cost, schedule and performance goals. Reviews technical resources, acquisition policies, and directives from higher echelons to initiate, plan, and direct a variety of activities critical to mission accomplishment. Analyzes budget revisions, schedule adjustments, legislative/policy changes, and economic trends to determine their impact on assigned programs and take necessary action to minimize adverse effects.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectees must meet position requirement for Career Category "Program Management" by obtaining Practitioner certification within 60 months of appointment.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• Financial Disclosure (OGE-450) required prior to appointment and annually thereafter.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience at NH-02 (GS-11) which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as performing ALL of the following duties; 1) Executing cost, schedule, and performance activities within the acquisition lifecycle framework 2) Coordinating acquisition support activities necessary to meet program objectives and 3) Supporting the development of complex acquisition strategy planning/documentation to manage the program portfolio.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address AD-APF-W6DZAA JPEO CHEM BIO DEF DO NOT MAIL Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk