About the Position: Announcement will be used to fill a Program Manager (Program Officer Acquisition), NH-0340-04, position with JPEO-CBRND. Selectee will be assigned to the Joint Project Lead for CBRN Integration (JPL CBRN INT). Position may be filled at APG, MD or San Diego, CA. The NH-04 pay band encompasses grades 14 and 15 under the General Schedule (GS) system.

Duties

Serves as an advisor to senior DoD officials with broader and higher responsibilities on status of project, progress made, projected future plans, and problems. Utilizes project management and acquisition principles to analyze situations, identify problems, probe causes, and select courses of action for technical and functional specialists to pursue. Projects major acquisition milestones and events necessary to meet the cost, schedule, and performance goals set by the Joint Project Leader. Interfaces with internal and external stakeholders such as representatives from OSD, Joint Staff, HQDA, TRADOC, ASA(ALT), JPEO HQ Staff, other commands/government agencies, and private industry on all matters effecting program execution. Applies a high degree of managerial and technical knowledge as well as a thorough understanding of the DoD acquisition process to manage assigned programs. Plans and conducts highly complex program reviews and briefs findings to the Joint Project Leader and other senior JPEO-CBRND leaders within the headquarters.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position.
• Selectees must meet position requirements for certification at the Practitioner level in the Acquisition Career Field Program Management within 60 months of entrance on duty.
• The duties of this position require submission of, on an annual basis, OGE 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
• Business travel required up to 25% of the time.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.

Qualifications

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for AcqDemo Business and Technical Management Career Path (NH) to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. This position is subject to a salary control point established in the JPEO-CBRND Acquisition Demo Business Rules. This control point limits salary to a max of the GS-14, step 10 rate. Who May Apply: US Citizens 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience is defined as: 1) Develop acquisition strategies across multiple programs utilizing knowledge of the entire DoD acquisition process; 2) Review acquisition regulations, policies, and directives to determine impact on assigned programs; 3) Provide status reports to senior leaders in order to identify programmatic issues and progress in issue resolution; 4) Manage the integration of multiple acquisition programs to accomplish the organization's mission. 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.

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-W6DZD0 JPEO FOR CHEM BIO RADLGL AND NUCLR DEF DO NOT MAIL Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk