TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER (ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL)

Summary

This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The NT-6 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to GS-14 and GS-15.

You will serve as the Lead Customer Advocate for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.

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Duties

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• You will lead the processes to manage the financial, business, and technical relationships between Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) and its customers.
• You will establish processes that support NSWCDD, executing work for Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), NAVSEA Warfare Center Enterprise, and all other customers.
• You will ensure all tasking at NSWCDD is definitized and documented with sponsors and entered into the Workload Acceptance and Assignment Process (WAAP) tool.
• You will Provide mentorship and guidance to Customer Advocates (CAs) to ensure that cost, schedule, and performance discussions are occurring between sponsor and CAs.
• You will lead the periodic review of NSWCDD Technical Capabilities (TCs) to focus on changes in definition and scope as well as reviewing and assessing other Warfare Centers TCs changes for overlap and deconfliction.
• You will conduct workload forecasting, roadmap development and technical capabilities planning and participate in national strategic assessments, long-term master planning and other shaping activities as required.
• You will provide recommendations for new work acceptance and identify trade-offs with existing work in accordance with the NSWCDD Strategic and Make/Buy Guidance.
• You will provide leadership for work adjudication and customer satisfaction processes, maintain accurate list of all NSWCDD Customer Advocates and associated sponsors.
• You will work with CAs to address dissatisfied customers, formulate responses and plans, and mentor CAs on how to improve relationships.
• You will serve as the primary point of contact for receiving, analyzing, and coordinating responses to all internal and external data calls related to work acceptance, technical capability and others as required.
• You will be responsible for tasking appropriate subject matter experts (SMEs), consolidating inputs, ensuring data accuracy and submitting final responses.
• You will collaborate with Division Quality Management (Code 00Q) on quality commitments and Division Chief Engineer (CHENG) (00E) on the Project Review Technical Excellence Metrics (PTEM) tool.
• You will assist the Business Director (BD) with Command workload planning and assessment; and Technical Capability Health Assessment (TCHA) process and products.
• You will serve as Project Management Competency Lead, Warfare Center Project Management Community of Interest (COI) Representative, and Warfare Center Customer Advocate COI Representative.
• You will routinely engage with Lead Customer Advocate counterparts across the Warfare Centers to understand and implement applicable best practices.
• You will assist the Business Director and Comptroller with execution management of carryover and reimbursable authority.
• You will develop and implement strategies to reduce prior year Carryover.
• You will provide overall Leadership of the Naval Surface Technology and Innovation Consortium Other Transaction Agreement (NSTIC OTA) for NSWCDD.
• You will serve as the technical point of contact for the Consortium Manager and address/implement corrective action as required throughout the entire annual cycle.
• You will monitor and report OTA Program progress and metrics to senior leadership.

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.
• 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
• 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 Top Secret/SCI 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.
• MSP/PPP applicants must currently hold the required security clearance.
• 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.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment polygraph examination.
• 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NT-5 pay band (GS-13 and GS-14 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Demonstrating knowledge of the Division's technical portfolio and analytical and leadership experience evaluating strategic impacts and implementing effective business strategies.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

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:

In addition to meeting all minimum qualification and eligibility requirements, ICTAP applicants must be well qualified for the position to receive consideration for special priority selection. A well-qualified ICTAP applicant is one who possesses the competencies and experience to perform the duties of the position successfully with orientation to learn/understand the activities, procedures, policies and processes. Demonstrated work experience in the occupation is typically qualifying for placement. This criterion cannot be met by education and training. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate.

For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link:

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

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.

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.

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.

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