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 http://www.cbc.army.mil.

Duties

Foster communication, relationships and planning between DEVCOM CBC, associated customers within the Chemical Biological Defense Program (CBDP) Community, and specified Command, Staff and Senior Leadership. Apply technical and procedural knowledge of the responsibilities, efforts and authorities of DEVCOM CBC, and associated customers with respect to the research, development and acquisition of mission-peculiar equipment. Identifies issues and weaknesses and recommends solutions for projects, proposals, and schedules which may be divergent or contentious in nature. Represents DEVCOM CBC, and associated customers within the CBDP Community in multiple inter and intra-agency working groups across the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security and broader Joint CBDP organizational landscape.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Position is Critical-Sensitive (3) requiring a Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Access (SCI).
• TDY travel up to 25% of the time.
• This position is covered by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program. The incumbent must pass urinalysis testing as required prior to appointment and periodically thereafter.

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 Chemical Biological Center (CBC) employees with competitive status within the local commuting area. 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Integrating Chemical, Biological, Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) research initiatives to address operational gaps identified within Army and associated customers within the Chemical Biological Defense Program (CBDP) Community; 2) Coordinating and assessing user feedback for research and development projects; and 3) Participating in program development and decision briefings, review boards, technology transition planning and program alignment meetings to facilitate wider capability migration across DoD. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). 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

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