SUPERVISORY OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST

Summary

You will serve as a Supervisory Operations Research Analyst within NAVAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY.

This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status

Duties

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• You will lead cost analysis efforts for portfolio of complex defense weapon systems programs, including life cycle cost estimating.
• You will conduct data collection, research and analysis of acquisition programs.
• You will train cost analysts to conduct cost estimating and price analysis.
• You will communicate with senior acquisition staff, technical engineering teams, and defense contractors to understand cost risk of programs.
• You will deliver oral and written presentations of findings to senior leaders.

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 is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Functional Area and Tier assigned to the position, along with Continuous Learning (CL) points, are required within established timeframes.
• This position is considered Key/Emergency-Essential. You will be required to provide immediate and continuing support to ensure the success of combat operations or the availability of combat-essential systems.
• 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.
• 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 Operations Research Analyst experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

1) Leading complex operations research and cost-analysis projects involving ambiguous, high-impact acquisition, readiness, logistics, or resource issues.

2) Applying advanced mathematical, statistical, economic, and operations research methods to develop life-cycle cost estimates, assess affordability and risk, and analyze earned value management data.

3) Developing, modifying, and applying analytical methodologies, models, simulations, optimization techniques, and evaluation criteria for problems lacking established solutions.

4) Integrating technical, cost, schedule, and performance data to identify root causes, assess alternatives and tradeoffs, and recommend data-driven solutions.

5) Directing and reviewing professional analytical work; assigning priorities, providing technical oversight, evaluating performance, and ensuring quality and policy compliance.

6) Coordinating analytical efforts with program offices, Department of War organizations, contractors, and other stakeholders to address program and enterprise impacts.

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7) Presenting and defending complex analyses, conclusions, and recommendations to Flag Officers, Senior Executive Service officials, and other senior stakeholders.

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.

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.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

PPP Applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.

This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability to successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or final job offer being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.

This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) does not apply to Excepted Service Positions.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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