Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: Serves as the lead compliance chemist for surety and dilute laboratory oversight and operations support for chemical weapons stockpile and disposal facilities. This position is located in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

Duties

Implement the Department of Defense/Department of Army program requirements IAW DoDI 5210.65, Security Standards for Safeguarding Chemical Agents, AR 50-6. Conduct oversight of non-Department of Defense laboratories authorized to perform Department of Defense and non- Department of Defense chemical agent work. Ensure Department of Defense chemical agent is maintained under a system of records that provides a verifiable audit trail that is traceable from acquisition through use or destruction. Ensure inventory reporting for accountable materials at all non- Department of Defense facilities IAW guidance issued by the Department of Defense. Ensure Department of Defense/Department of Army program requirements are maintained at chemical agent laboratories through procedures at each lab. Ensure personnel with access to agent are assigned to the chemical personnel reliability program and are technically proficient. Ensure state-of-the-art methods are incorporated in all aspects of the Army Materiel Command Surety Program and subordinate facilities. Revise the Army Materiel Command program guidance and ensure implementation. Analyze and evaluate operations, safety data, and reports, and use results to enhance the program. Review program documents to ensure consistency of Army Materiel Command, Department of Army, and Department of Defense policy. Oversee a multi-functional laboratory oversight team of peers through the GS-14 level. Serve as the compliance lead responsible for annual inspection schedules, preparations of transmittals, preparation of briefs, and preparation of deports. Provide chemical surety assistance to Department of Defense, Department of Army, other Army Commands, and other government agencies. Establish and coordinate policy and guidance for the implementation and management of the Department of Defense/Department of Army/ Army Materiel Command, Chemical Agent Accountability program.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• 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.
• This position requires pre-employment financial disclosure and annually thereafter in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 40% of the 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 EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic 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.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority 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: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher) in the physical science, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours in physics. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: Course work equivalent to a major in the physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the specialized experience requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Providing advice to leadership on impacts, possible mitigation actions, and long-term strategy to maintain an effective chemical program; (2) Serving as the lead chemical agent program analyst and point of contact for chemical agent operations in support of research and technical oversight for an organization; AND (3) Developing plans, policies, agreements and procedures implementing command specified tasks. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: AccountabilityDecision MakingTechnical 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 GT-W0GWAA HQ US ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk