You will serve as the Deputy Program Executive Officer For Strike Weapons Programs, within the Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons (PEO(U&W), which has acquisition responsibility and management accountability for all assigned major (ACAT I/II) programs and those non-major programs integrally related and critical to the performance of the assigned major programs.

Duties

You will oversee personnel, processes, and facilities for several hundred military, civilian, and contractor staff and manage a $17.6B annual operating budget, influencing billions more in Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cases annually. You will exercise authority for all Department of the Navy ACAT (I/II) Strike Weapons Programs and ensure individual programs are managed in consonance with current program management and acquisition management policies and procedures. You will serve as the principal technical and managerial advisor to subordinate program managers for development and promulgation of concepts, objectives, meetings and procedures required for management of Strike Weapons Acquisition Programs. You will facilitate the review and approval of acquisition strategies for assigned programs through DON, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and the United States Congress. You will remain current on all programs, advise the Navy Acquisition Executive (NAE) of program status and ensure imminent actual breaches of OSD/Secretary of the Navy decisions/established program baselines are reported to the NAE with alternatives. You will represent the PEO at press releases, media events and conferences. Represent the PEO in meetings with senior Pentagon officials, industry executives, Congressional staff, and other U.S. Services and foreign governments. You will maintain control over civilian payroll, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDTE) and procurement funds allocated by the Navy Comptroller including reprogramming approval within established Congressional, OSD and DON thresholds.

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
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-278e within 30 days of appointment.
• You will be required to sign the Reassignment Rights and Obligations Agreement as a condition of appointment into the SES in accordance with DoD Directive 1403.03.
• 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.
• May be required to successfully complete a 1-year SES probationary period.
• 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 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 a designated Critical Acquisition Position (CAP). You must sign a three-year tenure agreement prior to assuming the position unless a tenure waiver is approved.
• 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 is considered Key Position. You will be required to provide immediate and continuing support to ensure the success of combat operations or the availability of combat-essential systems.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS: Applicants will be assessed against qualifications which fall into two areas: Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs). Failure to provide a separate narrative statement which describes fully and concisely how your experience meets the competencies described in the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications will eliminate you from consideration. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS: You will be assessed against the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).They are designed to assess executive experience and potential - not technical expertise. They measure whether you have the broad executive skills needed in a variety of senior executive positions. Failure to meet a qualification requirement will disqualify an applicant. (Each must be addressed separately in your Supplemental Narrative Statement. The ECQs must not exceed 10 pages.) More information on these core qualifications are available at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp The ECQs describe the leadership skills needed to succeed as an SES; they also reinforce the concept of an "SES corporate culture." Refer to the OPM Guide to SES Qualifications for specific information and guidance on the ECQ requirements, the C-C-A-R model, and examples of good qualifications statements at the website: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/reference-materials/guidetosesquals_2012.pdf (Note: Current career Senior Executive Service (SES); former career Senior Executive Service (SES) who are reinstatement-eligible; and graduates of OPM-certified Candidate Development Programs are not required to address the ECQs, but must address the Mandatory Technical Qualifications.) 1) Leading Change: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. 2) Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent in this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. 3) Results Driven: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent in the ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high- quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. 4) Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. 5) Building Coalitions: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: (Each must be addressed separately in your Supplemental Narrative Statement. Each MTQ must not exceed 2 pages.) 1. Ability to plan and direct the technical and business aspects of complex major weapons systems acquisition programs. 2. Knowledge of budget and execution processes for strategic planning, program development, and resource allocation (e.g., the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of the Navy (DON) planning, programming, and budgeting and execution process). 3. Knowledge of major systems acquisition process and ability to integrate DoD and DON systems acquisition policy and operations. 4. Knowledge of business and financial management systems and principles and ability to apply leadership techniques. 5. Knowledge of engineering, physics, engineering management or a related field or equivalent experience. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/tabs/group-standards/ 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 PEO CM and UAV JNT 47123 Buse Road Patuxent River, MD 20670 US
• Name: Dept of the Navy Executive Hiring
• Email: usn.seattle-wa.ochrsvdopscenwa.mbx.don-executive-hiring@us.navy.mil