You will serve as a PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM MANAGER (PAPM) in the Program Executive Officer for STRATEGIC Submarines (PEO SSBN), in the In-Service Strategic Submarines Program Office (PMS 396) of PEO SSBN. PEO SSBN is within the Team Submarine organization and as such you will be part of the organization that eliminates traditional "stovepipe" structures and processes that created impediments and inefficiencies in the submarine research, development, acquisition, and maintenance communities.

Duties

You will be responsible for the configuration, testing, certification, maintenance, and life cycle support for the United States (US) OHIO Class SSBN platform. You will serve as the primary liaison between the Submarine Fleet stakeholders and NAVSEA technical and engineers to resolve complex engineering challenges. You will support on-going maintenance availabilities and provide day-to-day management as well as drive strategic long-term efforts. You will serve as the Principal Assistant Program Manager, supervising and managing a team of NH-IV and NH-III personnel to support the In-Service SSBN platform. You will oversee the supply programs that support OHIO Class submarines such as TRIPER and others that involves the major technical supply functions such as inventory management, supply cataloging. You will also oversee the procurement, budget management, customer service, contractor liaison, classified material control and logistics support of the OHIO Class submarines. You will serve as advisor to the Program Manager in designing acquisition strategy and program baseline and directing acquisition life cycle activities with the program office or functional area through subordinate managers and teams. You will also advise on daily management of functions related to the large contracts such as the OHIO Class Planning Yard contract. You will apply management and business principles to analyze situations, identify problems, probe causes and select courses of action for subordinate managers to pursue. You will provide goals, objectives, program and general guidance for operations consistent with higher level framework/guidance. You will establish work assignments to be accomplished by the employees in the program, setting priorities, preparing schedules for work completion, and ensuring the timely performance of satisfactory work efforts. You will be aware of and sensitive to the objectives and goals of EEO and cognizant of responsibilities as outlined in the NAVSEA Affirmative Action Plan.

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.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final SECRET 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 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.
• 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 pay band NH-03 (GS-13 equivalent in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: analyzing long range planning objectives to develop strategies (e.g., financial, contractual, programmatic) to support execution of submarine or ship acquisition, in-service support or modernization programs. 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 0340 Classification Standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/classifying-general-schedule-positions/standards/0300/gs0340.pdf 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 SSBN Columbia Class Submarines Program Washington, DC 20350 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]