This position serves as the Business Manager within the Software, Robotics and Simulation Division, providing definition for division plans and processes for business agreements, performing surveillance of contractor performance, standardizing products and services templates, monitoring and reporting project reviews/baselines, reviewing products and reports for customer delivery orders/task orders, and developing management structures to track and maintain cost, technical, and schedule metrics.

Duties

Duties described below are at the highest grade advertised. Duties assigned at lower grade levels will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee. Manage the development of business models and practices that support a healthy division infrastructure, labs and facilities and personnel resources. Oversee the establishment of tactical and strategic business plans and establish processes and metrics that track progress toward completion of division business initiatives, branch projects and organizational strategic goals. Lead division business integration activities including Technical, Cost, and Schedule Reviews; Program Operating Plan responses; Planning, Programming, Budgeting/Execution tasks; Internal Task Agreements; and civil servant charge code activities. Define, manage, integrate, and monitor division specific contracts and tasks within external contracts to support successful program and project activities. Provide expert analysis for customer cost performance, contractor performance, FTE performance, financial risk highlights to division chief on a periodic and as requested basis. Manage monthly business meetings/reviews with each branch chief and ITA owners to review cost performance data. Oversee integration of all budget request submits including CMO, JSC projects, and NASA programs while ensuring request are aligned with division plans, goals and objectives. Initiate and oversee any process improvements to the business management function of the division. 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 selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement.
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

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-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Leading a team of resource analysts to maintain a division's budget processes; Performing budget preparation, monthly and annual budget/cost reporting, and NASA budget processes such as Technical/Cost/Schedule Review (TCSR) and Planning/Programming/Budgeting and Execution (PPBE); Communicating in writing and orally budgetary/resource needs or challenges to management and providing recommendations to fulfill division budgetary responsibilities. To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: Performing workforce planning, budget formulation or budget execution, to include, analyzing and resolving financial control problems and issues; Providing advice and guidance to program/project managers on budget preparation, formulation, development, and/or execution; Leading a team or effort to coordinate, monitor, and analyze cost performance, contractor performance, FTE performance, or financial risk highlights. 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 Johnson Space Center 2101 NASA Parkway Houston, TX 77058 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]