About the Position: The Chemical Biological Center (CBC) is the nation's principal research and development resource for non-medical chemical and biological defense. As a critical national asset, CBC supports all phases of the acquisition life-cycle from basic and applied research through technology development, engineering design, equipment evaluation, product support sustainment, field operations and demilitarization. Visit us at https://www.cbc.ccdc.army.mil/.

Duties

Serve as a Team Lead conducting complex series of duties in connection with toxic agent monitoring, testing, operation, and maintenance of equipment to produce, handle, and detoxify chemical and biological agents and agent related components. Lead and monitor project group to execute procedures and report completed status. Communicate and train personnel to support organization mission safely. Coordinate receipt and inventory of the Branch assets while following guidelines of approved Organization property management. Formulate and present findings, briefings, papers, and status reports.

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 Security Clearance.
• Performs duties that require the individual to obtain and hold Biological and/or Chemical Personnel Reliability Program (BPRP/CPRP) enrollment pursuant to the requirements of the Army Biological/Chemical Surety Program.
• Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel may be up to 50%.
• Employee is subject to travel on short notice (i.e., less than 24 hours notice).
• The incumbent must observe all State/Federal regulations relating to hazardous waste management.
• The incumbent must follow all safety regulations and use proper protective gear or equipment.
• Work is often performed outdoors, exposing the incumbent to all types of weather conditions.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter to ensure the continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• Pre-employment and random drug testing is required.

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. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesPriority 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 Eligible 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. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Planning day-to-day tasks associated with the recovery, handing and detoxification of chemical and biological agents/items; 2) Communicating with and coaching lower level personnel to support the organization's mission safely; 3) Producing and analyzing output from instrumentation and detectors to determine equipment readiness and recommend corrective actions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (DE-02/GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: LeadershipOral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical 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-11/DE-02).

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 FN-W6JRAA US ARMY COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEV CMD DO NOT MAIL Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk