PROGRAM MANAGER

Summary YOU WILL SERVE AS A PROGRAM MANAGER IN THE SYSTEMS ACQUISITION GROUP, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, JOINT STRATEGIC AND STRIKE DIVISION, JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER(F-35) AIR VEHICLE MISSION SYSTEMS OF NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. If selected, your salary will be set according to the established control points of this position which is equivalent to GS-14, Step 10: $143-913 - $187,093. Responsibilities You will provide overall direction, coordination, and management of all facets and functions of an administrative program or several closely related programs. You will serve as single point of contact for the Business Unit through interfacing with sponsors, headquarters, contractors, or other government activities involved in the program. You will provide analysis and management of continuing congressional and/or Navy programs. You will prepare all planning documents associated with program organization, product development, material acquisition, program budgets, schedules, reports, and documentation. You will be responsible for cost, schedule and performance management of all the programs and projects as assigned. You will ensure that all planning is fully integrated with the overall program team effort and that of any other participating services and agencies when necessary. You will provide sustainment oversight for all Communication, Navigation, and Identification (CNI) subsystem activities, ensuring readiness, supportability, and lifecycle requirements are integrated across the F-35 enterprise. You will lead coordination and resolution of fielded CNI issues with engineering, logistics, and industry partners, ensuring timely corrective actions and alignment with program priorities. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12/13 grade level or pay band DA-05 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Utilize a wide range of technical and business systems, processes, and practices used to manage weapon systems acquisition and contract execution management; 2) Review, analyze, and implement higher level procurement policies; 3) Manage project/program requirements, objectives and metrics, and resolving conflicts among schedules, funding, and resources; 4) Provide sustainment oversight for all Communication, Navigation, and Identification (CNI) subsystem activities, ensuring readiness, supportability, and lifecycle requirements are integrated across the F-35 enterprise; 5) Advise management and colleagues on difficult problems, conducting special studies, proposing options and alternatives; 6) Represent a command to include CNI issues with engineering, logistics, and industry partners, ensuring timely corrective actions and alignment with program priorities. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: 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 EDUCATION IS NOT SUBSTITUTABLE FOR EXPERIENCE AT THIS GRADE LEVEL 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. 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: PPP - 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. ICTAP - To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. 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: MIL SPOUSE - Military Spouse Preference applicants will receive priority consideration at the Full Performance Level (FPL) and if determined to be Best Qualified at the FPL, and selected, must be placed at the FPL. A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.