You will serve as a OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST of NAVAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY.

Duties

You will provide cost analysis support for complex defense weapon systems programs, including life cycle cost estimating, and contract proposal evaluation. You will conduct data collection, research and analysis. You will perform analysis to help Navy leadership make informative decisions concerning cost, budget, and schedule over the life cycle of Navy programs. You will lead cost analysis for program office teams. You will train entry-level analysts. You will communicate with acquisition program office staff, technical/engineering teams, defense contractors and external government customers.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• This position is considered Key/Non-Combat Essential. You will be required to provide immediate and continuing support of the expeditionary requirements in other than combat or combat support situations.
• You must acknowledge in writing that you are accepting an appointment in the excepted service which does not confer competitive status, prior to appointment.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector conducting cost analysis of design, production and operations costs for major acquisition programs; analyzing program risks; analyzing cost and schedule uncertainty; and creating analytical models. Examples of specialized experience include: 1) Developing acquisition program life cycle cost estimates and providing contract cost evaluations to program managers or organizational leadership for complex defense weapon systems; 2) Conceiving, initiating, monitoring and/or conducting major projects and studies (including Lean Six Sigma initiatives) of critical importance to decision makers; 3) Developing and promoting a comprehensive understanding of cost analysis discipline or of Lean Six Sigma with customers and with the members of the program office team. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

Education

Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess

Degree: in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus

Contacts

• Address NAVAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY Department of the Navy Washington, DC 20373 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]