You will serve as a PROGRAM MANAGER in the NWS ACQUISITION & OPERATIONS BRANCH (SP32) of STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS.

Duties

You will lead Nuclear Weapons Surety efforts as the Counter-Uncrewed Aerial Systems (C-UAS) Program Manager supporting system acquisition and sustainment of urgent and emerging capability needs for the Integrated Nuclear Weapons Security System. You will collaborate with Science and Technology forums, organizations, and entities to assess advanced C-UAS technologies available to close INWSS capability gaps. You will provide oversight of acquisition programmatic elements to include; concept design and prototyping; budget and schedule management; and systems engineering. You will perform assessments and evaluations of C-UAS for potential integration into the Integrated Nuclear Weapon Security System. You will develop unique supporting justification and provides direct interface to defend research and development funding through the entire Navy and DOD planning, programming and budgeting review process. You will develop necessary acquisition documentation required to provide authorized use of needed capabilities. You will assist with design and conduct of comprehensive studies related to protection of SWS/NWS assets. You will evaluate rapid insertion/emerging capability policy to ensure SSP and locally generated policies and protocols are effective. You will provide oversight of acquisition programmatic elements to include; developing and executing test and evaluation events; supporting the transition and sustainment of advanced technology C-UAS programs into INWSS.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NH-03 (GS-13 equivalent) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: developing actions to address vulnerabilities or risks associated with engineering systems programs. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS 1250 10th Street SE Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]