As an Assistant Director within the Flight Projects Directorate, you will be responsible for providing overall leadership and direction for flight project directorate operations, and play a key role in Directorate level planning, operations and technical capability establishment and decision making. You will support the Flight Projects Directorate to enhance the implementation and execution of programs, missions, and projects.

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. Initiates investigations and risk-management studies to find solutions to critical problems in areas such as resources analysis, technical management systems, technical engineering operations management, or configurations management. Serves as the Civil Servant execution lead and sponsor for directorate risk management, including implementation of the directorate processes and oversight of the management of the directorate risks. Provides directorate-wide leadership on requirements management, including review of Agency, Center, and Directorate requirements, traceability, application, deviations and waivers. Strategic understanding of requirements, how they are applied and flowed to organizations and projects, with a goal of increasing value and reducing burden. Provides interpretation of policy and execution of technical standard. Provides oversight of the knowledge management and lessons learned activities within the Directorate in alignment with Center activities. (Including Configuration Management and Document Management). Provides process oversight for Flight Projects Partnerships and Agreements Management. Serves as an interface between stakeholders within projects, Center, and Headquarters partnerships and agreements management processes. Provides leadership on designated institutional and business management directorate operations. Leads Travel Approval for Flight Projects including Foreign Travel requests. Interfaces with the Goddard Travel Office to ensure processing and approvals are conducted in accordance with Center and NASA policy. Serves as Directorate Representative, Liaison, and or Primary Point of Contact for Center-level committees and working groups. Fosters a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champions NASAs 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.
• Financial Disclosure, Drug Testing, Bargaining Unit and/or the Travel Requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/Directorate/Division/Branch requirements.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation or higher level clearance. Investigation/Clearance may differ and be required based on the duty location/Directorate/Division/Branch requirements.

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: Supporting the directorate with administrative or programmatic functions for project/program initiatives; Supporting the assessment of administrative or operational aspects of initiatives and services to resolve conflicts, recommend areas of collaboration, or implement changes; Coordinating administrative staff activities or managing office functions. To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: Leading administrative or programmatic functions to support project/program initiatives; Providing oversight in the assessment of administrative or operational aspects of initiatives and services to resolve conflicts, recommend areas of collaboration, or implement changes; Coordinating administrative staff activities or managing office functions. 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 Goddard Space Flight Center 8800 Greenbelt Rd Greenbelt, MD 20771 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]