About the Position: Joint Program Executive Office Armaments & Ammunition leads and manages the research, development, production, procurement and equipping of lethal armament and protective systems to provide Joint Warfighters with overmatch capabilities to defeat current and future threats world-wide.

Duties

Serves as an Assistant Product Manager for a Product Manager/Director, providing advice to higher-level management on all matters relating to assigned systems and/or related mission equipment. Responsible for overseeing the total life cycle of acquisition of non- standard ammunition and weapon systems with focus in areas such as contract development and management production and planning for delivery. Plans work to be accomplished, sets priorities, and assigns deadlines. Evaluates work of team members, gives advice/counsel, and provides instruction on both technical and administrative matters. Leads a team of technical personnel by ensuring compliance with office policies and standards, and quality of technical work such as technical data packages (TDPs), engineering change proposals (ECPs), request for variances (RFV’s), and lot acceptance test reports. Review program documentation and makes decisions concerning long-range plans, policies and schedules to improve the programmatic and technical effectiveness of the management team. Maintains communications with numerous non-standard customers to combine requirements for efficiencies and economies of scale. Develops budget forecasts to support labor and travel for programs within the organization.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Selectee must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Advanced certification within 48 months of entrance on duty.
• Must file a confidential Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450 upon entering the position and annually, in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R, Joint Ethics Regulation, dated 17-Nov-2011.
• One year 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 EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic 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 performing duties which include: 1) Overseeing the total life cycle of acquisition of non-standard ammunition and weapon systems with a focus in areas such as contract development and management, production and planning for delivery; 2) Providing leadership to personnel by ensuring compliance with office policies and standards, and quality of technical work such as technical data packages(TDPs), engineering change proposals (ECP's), request for variances (RFV's), and lot acceptance test reports; and, 3) Leading a team of acquisition professionals in areas such as prioritizing/assigning work, assessing performance, and developing subordinates. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-03/GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Acquisition StrategyCommunicationsLeadershipProblem Solving

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 AD-W6DTAA US ARMY ACQUISITION SUPPORT CENTER DO NOT MAIL Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk