You will serve as a PROGRAM MANAGER in the Corporate Operations Department (10) of NAVSURFWARCEN IH DIV located in Indian Head, MD or Picatinny, NJ. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The ND-05 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-14 and GS-15.
In addition to basic education requirements, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower band, ND-04 (GS-12/13 equivalent 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 or scientist, providing programmatic or technical leadership to plan and execute projects involving development, transition, or integration of energetic system prototypes for science and technology programs. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Professional Engineering Series, 0801, IOR: 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 General Physical Science Series, 1301 IOR: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/ The Secretary of Defense has ordered a department-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions. This position is subject to the DoD hiring freeze. Offers of employment related to this vacancy announcement will not be executed until the position has an approved exemption. 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 serve as Program Manager for Naval Energetic Systems and Technologies (NEST) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA); to oversee and manage technologists and ensure they meet National Defense needs.
You will manage collaboration of Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) technical departments with internal and external customers to sustain the NEST OTA Program.
You will manage the Command's Strategic Plan with a focus on increasing the number of Energetic Prototypes available systems or transitioned Department of War (DoW) fielded systems.
You will plan, evaluate, direct, and execute projects across the program area(s), formulate policy, advise, develop concepts and strategies to achieve and maintain cost, schedule, and performance criteria.
You will obtain resources for future needs; solve controversial issues; and manage relationships between Government agencies, Consortium Management Firm (CMF) and Consortium Members.
You will facilitate negotiation of agreement/prototyping project terms and identify Prototype Project funding opportunities.