Job opening: OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION PROGRAM MANAGER
Salary: $103 409 - 134 435 per year
Published at: Apr 16 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the USAF Operational Test & Evaluation Weapons System Evaluation Program Manager for Logistics & Maintenance evaluating all USAF CAF Fighter, Bomber and RPA Combat units.
Duty Title: WSEP Logistics & Maintenance Program Manager
Duties
Serve as the Maintenance and Logistics Operational Test and Evaluation Program Manager.
Design, develop, and direct the operational evaluation plans for all CAF fighter, bomber and RPA units.
Responsible for the final report that will be submitted to Commander, Air Combat Command who will, in turn, present it to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
Execute, chair, and/or attend test & evaluations events, integrated test planning meetings, Joint Reliability and Maintainability Evaluation Team (JRMET) meetings, deficiency report boards (DRB), core teams, and any other meetings necessary to plan and execute WSEP Evaluations.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
- A security clearance may be required
- This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
- Relocation costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organization.
- This position may require travel.
- This position may require drug testing and the candidate may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection
- Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position.
- Selectee may be required to serve a probationary or trial period.
- Incumbent must be able to acquire and retain a Top Secret clearance based on a single scope background investigation and remain eligible for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information.
- The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
- Work is primarily sedentary in nature. Incumbent may be required to travel by commercial aircraft and work irregular hours. Walking, standing, bending, stooping, and climbing stairs are often required.
- The work is usually performed in adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated office setting and includes an array of risks and discomforts normally found in offices and conference rooms.
- Travel may be required to observe OT-Es in the field which may involve moderate risks or discomforts.
Qualifications
Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions. Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-12, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes : Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative statistical methods and concepts; skill in planning, organizing, and developing studies or projects; negotiating effectively with management to accept and implement recommendations where proposals involve substantial resources and require extensive changes in established concepts and procedures NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.
FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, applicants within 120-days of completion of TIG requirements are encouraged to apply. Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-¬grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 level, or will have within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
Knowledge of airpower plans and procedures for conducting major operations such as war, military operations other than war, mobilization, and deployment to evaluate mission readiness of new or modified weapon systems to include military rated aviator (pilot/navigator) expertise as it applies to assigned programs.
Knowledge of airpower program goals, objectives, and operational missions while planning, coordinating, and budgeting OT&E test activities, the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones, and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of planning actions as related to actual events.
Knowledge sufficient to analyze and draw conclusions regarding test mission results and write technical reports appropriate for senior AF, DoD, and joint service executive and technical level reviews.
Knowledge of a wide range of analytical methods for the planning and assessment of operational tests for highly complex weapon systems and subsystems.
Ability to research, analyze, and interpret high-level guidelines including general, DoD, Joint Service, and military service directives and instructions requiring considerable adaptation and/or interpretation for application to issues or problems.
Air Force maintenance, weapons or logistics experience required and first-hand knowledge of air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions and their employment is critical to the successful performance of the work. Experience in operational test and evaluation is highly desirable.
This position has been designated as an acquisition position and is covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP). Employee must obtain required level (as coded on UMD) in Test and Evaluation. Must meet, or be capable of meeting Defense Acquisition Work Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position. Employee is expected to meet Continuing Acquisition
Education requirements.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address Hill AFB
7437 6th Street
Bldg 430, Rm 119
Hill AFB, UT 84056
US
- Name: Hill AFB DP2YHS
- Phone: (801) 586-4684
- Email: [email protected]
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