As the Associate Director for Business Operations in the Center Operations Directorate, you will be supporting the Director to manage and integrate across the cost, schedule, and risk management aspects of programs, projects, and initiatives which span across the organization. You will lead the analyses of business operations in the areas of facilities, logistics, environmental management, and aviation operations, and implement new practices and strategies to effectively manage the organization.

Duties

Perform business and/or management operations to resolve technical and programmatic issues involving facilities, logistics, and environmental management across organizational boundaries within Ames Research Center. Supervise the work of the organization. Foster the development of others, facilitate cooperation and teamwork, and support constructive resolution of conflicts. Develop, implement, and monitor the business operation status of organizational responsibilities and actions to ensure efficiency and timely completion. Develop risk assessment and mitigation strategies for the Center Operations Directorate covering facilities, logistics, environmental management, and aviation operations. Support all Center Operations Directorate budget formulation activities, including preparation of external budget materials and internal deliberations. Support the director and deputy director for the Center Operations Directorate and represent Ames Research Center among key stakeholders such as HQ OSI and Missions Directorates. Lead teams into deep dives analyses resulting in new initiatives that require end-to-end assessment of complex issues affecting multiple organizations and assimilation of administrative, technical, and fiscal data. Provide support and recommendations through team participation to major agency initiatives such as NASA 2040, Center and Agency Master Plans as well as Construction of Facilities, Consolidation and Demolition plans. Perform a full range of supervisory duties which includes assigning and evaluating work; recommending personnel actions; taking disciplinary actions; and identifying training needs and developing employees. 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

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation.
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement.
• A one-year supervisory probationary period may be required.

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: Leading teams to analyze and manage resources for programs and projects, including the formulation and justification of budget requests; Collecting and analyzing data and using this analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of programs/projects and recommending improvements to leadership; Leading assessments of complex projects, integrating the technical, cost, schedule and risk parameters and presenting assessment findings to stakeholders. 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]