You will serve as a COLUMBIA CLASS PROJECT DESIGN DIVISION MANAGER in the Design Construction Division, Columbia Project Department of SUPSHIP Groton. You will manage the project's responsibilities for engineering contract administration of Columbia Class design and construction support interface and Trident Planning Yard contracts, including SUPSHIP Groton responsibilities for specification development/coordination and the coordination of design/construction for the SSBN Class.

Duties

You will assist the technical and contract management office established to administer procurement contracts for the design, construction, conversion, modernization, and repair of nuclear submarines. You will provide technical and administrative contract management for design and construction support of Columbia Class submarines performed by the Electric Boat Corporation (EB) of General Dynamics. You will provide administrative and technical supervision to the Columbia Class Project staff and design/construction support division, including coordination of individuals having matrix responsibilities. You will give advice, counsel or instruction to assigned employees on both work and administrative matters. You will represent SUPSHIP effectively and authoritatively to top management level of the Navy and provide oversight of private industry teams. You will support the Command's EEO program. You will formulate SSBN unique policies and approaches. You will coordinate and host meetings and negotiations with PEO-SUBS/NAVSEA, EB and other industry officials to develop joint programmatic technical approaches to various program elements. You will review and assessment of technological advances to determine potential impact upon SUPSHIP and/or EB SSBN efforts.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final SECRET security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the pay band NH-02 (GS-11 equivalent) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: providing administrative and technical support for ship or submarine design or construction projects. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address SUPERVISOR OF SHIPBUILDING GROTON 73 Eastern Point Road Groton, CT 06340-4990 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]