Summary

You will serve as a Supervisory Engineer/Scientist or Manager in the Ocean and Physical Sciences Branch (C7543) of NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV NEWPORT RI.

Salary: ND-4: $101,375-156,715; ND-5: $142,452-197,200

This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project.

The ND-5 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-14 and GS-15 and the ND-4 encompasses GS-12 and GS-13.

Duties

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• You will hire and maintain (as their first line supervisor) a knowledgeable branch who utilize effective processes to accomplish their tasks, meet the needs of customers, and provide high-quality products.
• You will identify resources, develop priorities that are aligned with department guidance, and assign all work in support of project tasking and in accordance with those priorities and provide technical and management oversight for project tasking.
• You will review and comment on significant technical products and account for product development and accurate costing on all tasks assigned to your branch.
• You will act as a consultant on difficult technical issues, to provide leadership for the development and implementation of comprehensive technical and process solutions.
• You will maintain awareness of branch employees' progress with respect to product development plans and proactively intervene as soon as risk factors become evident.
• You will develop a skilled workforce by collaborating with employees on Individual Development Plans, career plans, facilitating appropriate training opportunities, and mentoring via career guidance discussions/technical assistance/overall support.
• You will conduct performance appraisals (develop performance standards, conduct periodic performance reviews, complete midyear and end-of year reviews), review/ approve (as appropriate) timecards, leave requests, branch correspondence as required.
• You will develop near-term and far-term branch goals that support higher-level organizational goals and communicate these goals to employees an effectively utilize project and department resources to achieve those goals.
• You will identify technical skill shortfalls and skill imbalances to be addressed via personnel development, hiring, and contracting, and develop and execute a detailed knowledge sharing and transfer plan to address those shortfalls and imbalances.
• You will foster innovative solution opportunities related to branch objectives and work with the CHENG, Chief Scientist, Strategy Lead, and Business Office to develop and execute plans.
• You will address all safety, environmental, Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA), mandatory training, and other action items and data calls.
• You will ensure that technical and business processes are operating effectively and address any issues as they arise.
• You will be responsible for the development and execution of appropriate contracting strategies and the development of Technical Insertion (TI) packages based on input from TPM's, to provide resources via the Code 70 Technical Services Contract.
• You will be responsible for ensuring the stewardship of personnel, material and financial resources that maximize capability delivered for test and evaluation.
• You will partner with the Department Leadership Council (LC) and Division Head to help develop and advance strategic goals and department vision to ensure the continued success of both the branch and the department.
• You will serve as a Navy collaborator, NUWCDIVNPT leader, and a department mentor in the areas of applied physics and mathematics, modeling and simulation, undersea and bioacoustics, physical oceanography, or biological science.
• You will work with the PLT to ensure continued technical health/knowledge-sharing among employees through formal and informal mentorship, training, and OJT plan for each employee to be included in their IDP.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• 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.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

FOR THE ND 05: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-04 (GS-12/13 equivalent) 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; experience leading personnel and the resourcing and execution of research and development projects, systems development efforts, and technology implementation for the Ocean and Physical Science portfolio that provides technical support, modeling and simulation and strategic recommendations in support of the divisions technical, marine species protection and environmental initiatives.

FOR THE ND 04: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-03 (GS-9/11 equivalent) 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; supporting projects, conducting research and development and leading small teams related to the Ocean and Physical Science portfolio that provides technical support, modeling and simulation and strategic recommendations in support of the divisions technical, marine species protection and environmental initiatives.

This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled by a Biologist (0401-series), General Engineer (0801-series), an Oceanographer (1360-series), or a Computer Scientist (1550-series) based upon the qualifications of the candidate. Applicants in positions with occupational series other than those listed (0401, 0801, 1360, and 1550) may apply; however, you must apply directly to the series listed in this vacancy that is most applicable to your qualifications.

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/0400/general-natural-resources-management-and-biological-sciences-series-0401/

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https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf

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https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/oceanography-series-1360/

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https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/computer-science-series-1550/

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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

For the ND-0401, Professional Biological Series:Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.OR Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

For the ND-0801, Professional Engineering Series:

Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

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Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration For more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org

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Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html.

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Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above)

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Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.

1360-Oceanography Series: A degree with major study of at least 24 semester hours in oceanography or a related discipline such as physics, meteorology, geophysics, mathematics, chemistry, engineering, geology, or biology, plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of oceanography, physics, geophysics, chemistry, mathematics, meteorology, computer science, and engineering sciences; or a combination of education and experience course work as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education;

1550-Computer Science Series:

Bachelor's degree in computer science or bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. All academic degrees and course work must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.