This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for AcqDemo Business & Technical Management Professional Career Path (NH) to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This IT PROJECT MANAGER (PLCYPLN/SYSANALYSIS) position is assigned to the PEO C3N PMO TACTICAL NETWORK (6KK) PDL AIT FORT, located in FORT BELVOIR, VA.

Duties

Provides overall systems engineering and technical integration guidance for the planning, design, development, acquisition, and implementation of major complex, critical systems in support of the Army Security Assistance Enterprise (ASAE) mission. Establishes and enforces engineering best practices throughout the organization. Identifies and reviews specific U.S. partner nation user IT requirements. Conducts analysis in the IT Marketplace to determine the appropriateness of current and planned vendor solutions. Assists project officers and IT specialists with formulating PWSs, SOWs, and/or SOOs for products and services. Provides technical oversight and assists in project initiation and execution. Planning and developing project cost estimates. Developing technical and contractual requirements; and overseeing the engineering, test and acceptance, and life cycle management of foreign military sales (FMS) cases. Provides training and mentoring in all technical or engineering work performed by IT specialists. Supports development and execution of Letters of Requirement (LOR), Letters of Offer and Acceptance (LOA), and other ASAE required documentation in support of cases.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a TOP Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 50% of the time.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectees must meet position requirement for Practitioner certification in ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT within 60 months of entrance on duty.
• Position requires submission of Financial Disclosure Statement OGE Form 450.
• The duties of this position meet the criteria for compliance with Federal and Department of the Army Drug Free Workplace Programs. Detection of the presence of drugs is warranted.
• This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
• Term Appointment NTE – Position may be filled as a Term Appointment NTE 2 years.
• Term appointments may be extended beyond of six (6) years, up to eight (8) years. With DoD approval, Term appointments may be extended beyond eight (8) years.
• Position may be made permanent without further competition.
• This position is subject to a salary control point established in the PEO C3N Acquisition Demo Business Rules. This control point limits salary to a max of $181,216 (GS-14, step 10).
• Please be advised there is an announcement open for status candidates. Please apply to announcement # MCAD245294042358 and MCAD245294041862.

Qualifications

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. Experience Requirements 2210 Series: I have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below based on the grade level required of the position being filled: 1) Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. 2) Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. 3) Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. 4) Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. AND In addition to the competencies To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as performing ALL of the following duties: 1) Planning the design, development, installation, configuration, and/or implementation of major hardware or software systems; 2) Developing project cost estimates or developing technical and contractual requirements such as writing and evaluating performance statements of work (PWS), Statements of work (SOW) , and/or statements of objectives (SOO); AND 3) Performing IT product studies, with emphasis on interoperability and compliance with Army and DoD IT policy. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service NH-03 or GS-13 equivalent. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

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-W6DRAA PEO C3T DO NOT MAIL Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk