A successful candidate will serve as a General Engineer/Physical Scientist in the NNSA's Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs responsible for professional Program Management and Technical duties that accomplish the NNSA mission for the Nuclear Security Enterprise.

Duties

Note: Positions will be filled at the level NN-03 or NN-04. There will be no career ladder promotions from the NN-03 to the NN-04. Please apply to all levels you are interested in being considered for. Salary Range by Location: Albuquerque, NM NN-03- $87,878-$135,851 Albuquerque, NM NN-04- $123,485-$188,821 Germantown, MD & Washington DC NN-03- $99,200-$153,354 Germantown, MD & Washington DC NN-04- $139,395-$191,900 As a General Engineer/Physical Scientist you will perform the following duties for the following grades: NN-03: Formulate, execute, advise on and explain recommendations or solutions to modify NNSA standard practices, equipment, devices, processes, and techniques to resolve a wide variety of complex problems. Adapt precedents or existing strategies to meet unusual needs or special demands. Provide technical oversight and direction, act as a principal contributor, or organize and accomplish program segments and/or team projects. Coordinate and oversee engineering and scientific aspects of operations related projects and/or program segments. Design, analyze, build and test weapons, machines, systems, structures, components, equipment and materials to fulfill Nuclear Security Enterprise objectives and requirements. Technically direct, oversee, organize, or act as principal contributors for program segments, on team-based projects and prepare, present and evaluate plans, designs, reports and correspondence. NN-04: Accomplish program and project management, establishing program objectives and performance measures. Develop detailed plans, tasks, milestone dates and schedules to ensure proper sequencing of events and tracking of processes and costs throughout the life cycle of programs; review program, operation, plan, schedule, direction accomplishment and execution. Draft program management and reporting guidance and directions, plan and initiate comprehensive evaluation systems for review and analysis of proposed costs, program development, and performance. Participate in meetings with internal staff and representatives from staff agencies and industry to determine program status, major milestones, and coordination of each to detect in advance potential slippage or increased costs; and determine appropriate actions required to maintain or improve program schedules. Monitor day to day performance to ensure contract requirement compliance; and cost and schedule performance against plans based on contractor-provided data. Review contractor-provided management indicators and metrics as well as those a government's project office generates. Provide expert oversight of engineering and scientific aspects of operations related projects and/or program segments. Provide technical direction as the principal contributor to accomplish program objectives and/or team projects. Maintain technical capabilities and knowledge of site and activities to make informed decisions about security, safety, hazards, risks, and resource allocation. Evaluate programs, management, site assurance systems, compliance with requirements using written plans, schedules and planned assessment. Serve as managers of broad programs to modernize the full range of nuclear weapons. Plan and coordinate the orderly delivery of weapons, components, and documentation with labs, plants, sites and the Department of Defense. Direct the work of a staff of project managers at various levels. Develop recommendations and makes decisions impacting NNSA's programs and the policies and operations of other government and private organizations.

Requirements

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements listed under the Education section, you must possess the following specialized experience depending on the grade you're applying for: NN-03: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA pay band level or GS grade level (NN-02 or GS-11) in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Applying professional engineering or physical sciences concepts, theories, and practices. Examples of this type of experience include: 1. Assisting in the evaluation of programs and researching applicable guidance for formulating revisions to higher management. 2. Assisting with composing and presenting complex, technical, sensitive information and concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. 3. Reviewing technical reports, publications, and matter that contain advanced and highly complex concepts, data, and design information to inform program investment recommendations. 4. Working on projects that complement program strategies and plans within the same work element. NN-04: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA pay band level or GS grade level (NN-03 or GS-13) in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Applying professional engineering or physical sciences concepts, theories, and practices. Examples of this type of experience include: 1. Evaluating and analyzing programs and applicable guidance for adequacy and formulating revisions to higher management. 2. Composing and presenting complex, technical, sensitive information and concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. 3. Analyzing technical reports, publications, and matter that contain advanced and highly complex concepts, data, and design information to inform program investment recommendations. 4. Managing projects that complement program strategies and plans within the same work element. Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the KSAs identified below. Cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write "see resume" in your application! General EngineeringPartneringProject ManagementStrategic ThinkingTechnical Competence "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

All applicants must meet the basic requirements of the General Engineer/Physical Science occupational series.

Transcripts or other proof of required education MUST be included in application package.

801 - Degree: professional engineering. The curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

OR

Combination of education and experience: college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. There are alternate methods to meeting the engineering educational requirement (e.g., holding current professional engineering registration, having passed the EIT examination, or having completed specified academic courses or a related degree). Please refer to the OPM Qualification Standards at Professional Engineering Positions.

1301- Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics OR Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Please refer to the OPM Qualification Standards at Physical Science Positions.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

EDUCATION: Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants who have completed part or all of their education outside of the U.S. must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. A written evaluation of any foreign education must be provided with your application in response to this vacancy announcement or be received by the closing date of this announcement. Failure to provide this evaluation will result in you being found unqualified for the position. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education, see the Department of Education website, and for a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, visit The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
**If you are selected, official transcripts will be required.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Applicants who have completed part or all of their education outside of the U.S. must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. A written evaluation of any foreign education must be provided with your application in response to this vacancy announcement or be received by the closing date of this announcement. Failure to provide this evaluation will result in you being found unqualified for the position. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education, see the Department of Education website, and for a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, visit The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. Please Note: If your foreign education has already been accepted by an accredited U.S. educational institution as part of a degree program with that institution, you do not need to provide an evaluation of foreign education but must submit a copy of the transcripts listing the degree from the U.S. accredited institution that accepted your foreign education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Contacts

• Address Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs 24600 20th St SE Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5507 US
• Name: Anne Burghardt
• Phone: 202-586-5075
• Email: [email protected]