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 position is assigned to the Program Executive Officer, Intelligence Electronic Warfare & Sensors, Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.

Duties

Serve as a Lead Program Analyst and expert advisor to Product/Project Management for assigned Army acquisition programs with specific emphasis on the cost, scheduling, funding, and program analysis. Demonstrate knowledge of DoD Acquisition and Lifecycle management policies, procedure and practices. Evaluate new or established programs to include program objectives, policies, work operations and progress, resource requirements and utilization, and division of resources between and within programs. Prepares program planning and budget justification related documents for Headquarter Department of Army (HQDA) and OSD, and assures that documents present balanced, executable programs. Represent the organization at meetings and briefings regarding assigned programs and projects.

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 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.
• Selectees must meet position requirements for certification at Practitioner Level II in the Acquisition Career Field Business Financial Management and Cost Estimating within 60 months of entrance on duty.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
• This is a DoD Financial Management Level 2 certified position and incumbent must be able to obtain certification within 24 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.

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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Advising on program cost analysis, annual/multi-year and long-range fiscal/program planning, contractual, and/or commercial issues for key agency programs. 2) Performs analysis, evaluation and oversight of all aspects of the planning, programming, budgeting and execution of major Project Management (PM) programs; and 3) Initiates action to insure that cost and schedule procedures and policies are current and implemented. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-02 or GS-11).

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-W6DPAA PEO IEW AND S ABERDEEN DO NOT MAIL Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk