You will serve as a SUPERVISORY PROGRAM MANAGER in the Safety, Inspection and Material Management Branch (AD4150M), Aircraft Instrumentation Division (AD4100M), and Prototyping, Instrumentation and Experimentation Department (AD4000M) of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. You will serve as a Safety, Inspection and Material Management Branch Head at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division located at duty station Patuxent River, Maryland.

Duties

You will develop and implement the processes necessary to ensure that the design, fabrication, testing, documentation, and delivery of the data product meet NAVAIR safety standards. You will provide administrative and technical supervision of subordinate employees in the Branch. You will oversee all technical project work within the Safety, Inspection and Material Management Branch. You will develop and oversee the compliance with standard operating procedures, local operating procedures and processes, cognizance of current OPNAVINST 4790.2 specifications and other applicable instructions. You will work closely with project leads and Branch Heads, attend reviews, remain cognizant of ongoing project status, address issues, and determine acceptability of project proposals. You will hear and resolve employee concerns, initiate corrective actions as needed and engage senior leadership when the severity, impact or complexity of the issue warrants. You will incorporate customer requirements and AID goals in decisions affecting the Branch, while ensuring subordinate team leaders/branch members have tools and information needed to carry out their duties effectively and efficiently. You will demonstrate extensive practical and professionally seasoned expertise with regards to working on an aircraft environment. You will demonstrate cognizance of the OPNAVINST 4790.2 Instruction and the Naval Aviation Maintenance Program.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-9/11/12) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Supporting and providing services in the areas of quality assurance, quality control, configuration management, article inspection, workplace safety, process development, material management and the associated reporting and documentation; 2) Developing and overseeing the compliance with standard operating procedures, local operating procedures and processes, and other applicable instructions; 3) Utilizing assigned instructions and maintenance programs to efficiently complete a task; 4) Providing the resources necessary to plan, coordinate, and execute aircraft instrumentation quality assurance, quality control, workplace safety, and material management; 5) Demonstrating a thorough understanding of aircraft platforms; and 6) Using Tool Control and Foreign Object Debris/Damage (FOD) prevention principles effectively. 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.

Contacts

• Address NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV Naval Air Warfare Center Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]