As the Assistant Director for the Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Directorate you will be responsible for driving efficiency and effectiveness into a vast majority of Directorate-level operations. You will lead the Directorate's risk management activities and oversee the development of major enhancements to existing SMA management systems to enable data integration across multiple platforms for greater awareness of hazards, non-compliances, waivers, and risks.

Duties

Maintain and improve Directorate processes for managing workload and activities such timely preparation for upcoming milestones, monthly Directorate all-hands, center level action submission, and responding to agency data calls. Serve as Code Q Risk Manager and Directorate representative to the Ames Quality Management System (AQMS)/Ames Risk Management System (ARMS). Lead implementation of changes to the Problem Reporting and Corrective Action (PRACA) system to enable integration with the AQMS. Lead definition and development, or acquisition, of a next generation system for tracking and reporting safety and health data. Support and lead efforts to address technical and programmatic actions and issues within the Directorate or across organization boundaries. Foster a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

Requirements

• Current Federal employees must meet qualifications, time in grade, and 90 days after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• If the individual selected is currently at the GS-15 grade level, they will be detailed at their current grade and step. If the individual is a current GS-14 they will be temporarily promoted to the GS-15 level.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: Performing business or management operations to resolve technical and programmatic issues across organizational boundaries; Developing risk assessment and mitigation strategies for a project or organization; Developing, implementing, and monitoring the business operation statuses of organizational responsibilities and actions to ensure efficiency and timely completion. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Ames Research Center Moffett Blvd Mountain View, CA 94035 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]