The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center (AC) serves as the Army's technology leader for armament systems. DEVCOM AC ensures dominance of Army capabilities by researching, developing, integrating and delivering technology-enabled armament solutions to our Warfighters. Armaments Center has a long tradition as the primary research and development center for new and existing armament systems which are in use by U.S. service members around the world.

Duties

Manage objectives for complex research and development programs. Knowledge of the organization’s mission and functions including programs, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations. Provide assessment of organizational operations for management decision making. Reviews program schedules and budgets and manages variances as program execution is underway. Assists senior technical personnel in the preparing program plans and proposals. Determine requirements for additional monetary, human and/or physical resources or change in program emphasis. Supports the technical project leader to include preparing cost estimates, work execution schedules and tracking, program plans and proposals and providing guidance on plan structuring and documentation. Analyze program process problems to suggest appropriate corrective action. Utilizes Earned Value Management reporting techniques. Develop, utilizes and maintains MS Project schedules and MS Excel spreadsheets Expresses information to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of information. Makes clear and convincing oral presentations Listens to others, attends nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 15% of the time.
• Three-year trial/probationary period may be required.

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 Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as meeting all the following experience: 1) Experience serving as a program analyst, assessing and improving program effectiveness through the reporting and assessment of program budgetary and scheduled metrics; 2) Experience providing project leaders with program status, estimates and recommendations based on statement of work and funding levels utilizing earned value management principles; 3) Experience working in formal and informal meeting environments with representatives of other functional areas, managers, and representatives of other/higher commands; 4) Experience presenting program metrics in an effective manner. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to DetailInformation ManagementOral CommunicationOrganizational AwarenessPlanning and Evaluating

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address FN-W4MK03 US ARMY COMBAT CAPABILITIES DEV CMD DO NOT MAIL Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk