You will serve as an OPERATIONS & PLANS SPECIALIST in the SURFACE WARFARE TECHNICAL DIVISION of NSMWDC DET DAHLGREN. Incumbent will provide ship crews, warfare commander, task forces, numbered fleet commander (NFC), naval component commander (NCC), and combatant commander (COCOM) staffs with tactical and operational employment recommendations for U.S. Navy surface units in combat/non-combat operations, and provide time-critical operational analysis and research on combat capabilities.

Duties

You will develop products supporting employment operational capabilities in combat and noncombat environments across the range of military operations, influence operational/strategic policy and future capabilities of U.S. Navy surface combatants. You will negotiate and authorize statements of work including execution timelines and deliverables. You will coordinate/collaborate with other government acquisition organizations in order to leverage their analytic capabilities to reduce cost of command efforts. You will forecast future analysis needs based upon capability delivery and changes in operational environments to include adversary tactical and operational changes. You will interpret capabilities and limitations of U.S. Navy surface units’ against adversary capabilities and inform commanders of employment recommendations. You will establish and maintain personal working contacts with resources sponsors, officers, and other acquisition offices to monitor wholeness and readiness issues with U.S. Navy surface units. You will embark on surface ships or afloat staffs to provide direct advisement on employment of U.S. Navy surface combat capabilities in both non-combat and combat environments. You will validate assumptions and modeling used for analysis and translates stakeholder needs and expectations into technical statements and assessment requirements.

Requirements

• MSP/PPP applicants must currently hold the required security clearance.
• 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 a current valid United States driver’s license.
• 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.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• 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.
• This position requires the ability to work onboard ships.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector analyzing tactical strategies and developing operational guidance for U.S. Navy surface units to make recommendations regarding fleet capabilities in support of combat and non-combat military operations. 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 NSMWDC DET DAHLGREN 5280 Fourth St Dahlgren, VA 22448-5300 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]