About the Position: Serve as a subject matter expert while performing cost and/or economic analyses for difficult to define, controversial, new or novel systems or services provided by installations world-wide. Sometimes precedents are lacking. Provides ideas and alternative measures to improve financial and operational performance measures and metrics for Army programs performed at installations.

Duties

Serve as an Operations Research Analyst conducting studies and other major analytical efforts to generates ideas for new programs, policies, studies and approaches focused on Base Operations requirements generation systems and models. Evaluate impacts of new technologies, delivery methods, or structures on current systems and policies. Coordinate study plans and establishes priorities. Select equations or algorithms relevant to real world environments. Provide guidance to lower-level analysts.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Secret Clearance.
• This position may require temporary duty (TDY) travel up to 5% of this position's time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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. Basic Requirement Have successfully completed all of the requirements for a Operations Research Analyst. The basic requirements include a Degree in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts). In addition to meeting the basic requirement above applicants must also meet the specialized experience below: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience at the GS-13 which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience: Analyzing complex data sets in order to present recommendations to Senior Leadership; and advising senior managers on advantages and/or disadvantages of different mathematical approaches to analyzing organizational problem sets. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: CommunicationsResearchTechnical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address HT-APF-W089AA HQDA, ACS FOR INSTALLATION MGMT DO NOT MAIL Arlington, VA 22202 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk