Summary You will serve as a GENERAL BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY SPECIALIST in the EXECUTION ANALYSIS & SUPT DIV, COST & SCHEDULE ANALYSIS DEPT of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. Responsibilities You will direct and lead the day-to-day operations of the cost analysis team, balancing resource requirements, and prioritizing tasks to execute scheduled project deliverables. You will serve as the primary liaison for stakeholders, collaborating with them to clearly define the purpose, scope, schedule, and technical requirements of all requested cost and schedule analyses. You will review all analytical products generated by your team and coordinate the internal approval process to ensure strict adherence to established quality standards and cost analysis principles. You will present and defend comprehensive cost estimates, schedule analyses, and risk assessments to project managers and senior leadership to drive informed decision-making. You will provide technical mentorship, training, and continuous direction to team members to build their proficiency in advanced cost estimating and financial management concepts. You will develop detailed action plans and coordinate directly with cross-functional technical experts to ensure that programmatic variables are seamlessly integrated into final schedule and cost products. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the pay band DA-05 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate duties related to the following: 1) Applying knowledge of the concepts, principles, and methods of earned value and contractor schedule analysis for air weapons systems/subsystems; 2) Providing overall technical direction and leadership to earned value and contractor schedule analysis teams; and 3) Communicating earned value and contractor schedule analysis end product briefs at various leadership levels. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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 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: 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. ICTAP Applicants: 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: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ 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.
