You will serve as the Project Team Lead within the Electrical Applied Technology Branch (Code 423); Rapid Prototyping and Fabrication Technology Division, Undersea Systems & Sustainment Engineering Department, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport, Washington (NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV KEYPORT WA).
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: As a professional engineer overseeing or managing the planning, developing, establishing and tracking of cost/schedule/performance, and tracking for electro-mechanical engineering projects relating to Undersea Systems and subsystems. 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 AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
You will perform project management functions and provide technical leadership and expertise over large and small scale engineering projects involving reverse engineering and design.
You will be responsible for the planning, technical direction and expertise, and coordination of all aspects of assigned engineering efforts, including funding, resources, and execution of assigned projects/programs.
You will evaluate and make recommendations on the technical adequacy and progress being made on any or all efforts assigned.
You will work with assigned engineers on several levels, as well as the division principal engineer, and technical project managers.
You will plan and coordinate projects requiring innovation and originality in developing schedules, procedures, funding allocation, progress and reporting methods, and efficient application of technical concepts and assigned personnel.
You will establish and work closely with project teams to implement project tasking; monitor the various sub-elements of schedule, budget, and technical planning to ensure that each is accomplishing the established objectives.
You will provide technical and project execution leadership/expertise to a team of professional employees for all assigned projects.
You will be responsible for determining overall project objectives, and ensuring effective team communication, integrated execution, and formal project discipline.
You will ensure effective program communication occurs within the division and between the technical warrant holder, various program offices, and customers to support projects and foster a cooperative team environment.
You will ensure that the organization’s strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team’s strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services.
You will articulate and communicate the assignment, project, problem to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion.
You will identify, distribute and balance workload and tasks among employees in accordance with established workflow, skill level and/or occupational specialization.
You will monitor and report on the status and progress of work, checking on work in progress and reviewing completed work to see that the supervisor’s instructions on work priorities, methods, deadlines and quality have been met.
You will prepare reports and maintain records of work accomplishments and administrative information, as required, and coordinate the preparation, presentation and communication of work-related information to the supervisor.
You will report to the supervisor periodically on team and individual work accomplishments, problems, progress in mastering tasks and work processes, and individual and team training needs.
You will lead a team in assessing its strengths and weaknesses and provide leadership to the team in exploring alternatives and determining what improvements can be made.
You will coordinate with Technical Project Managers and your assigned team to maintain funding lines for projects.
You will serve as the point of contact for matters including the coordination of program requirements and matters related to the technical execution of assigned projects.