General Engineer
What you'd do
The incumbent serves as a General Engineer and provides specialized expertise by performing a broad range of technical assignments by developing, modifying, operating, evaluating, and overseeing specialized systems, processes, and applications.
Major duties
As a General Engineer, you will: Serve as a program manager for various National Nuclear Security Administration mission areas and operations at the Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC). Analyze risk to evaluate potential impacts on weapon quality and schedule delivery; interpret and provide program guidance to the KCNSC M&O contractor and work to resolve problems and conflicts. Participate and contribute to the development of the annual Corporate Performance Evaluation Plan for the M&O Contractor. Administer, conduct, and coordinate long-range planning studies on behalf of the NNSA to assure that advance resource requirements are identified and consistent with future workload projections.
What you need to qualify
A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA pay band level or GS grade level in the Federal Service, i.e., NN-02 or GS-11. Specialized experience for this position is defined as providing the following functions: 1) Interprets and communicates programmatic guidance to the contractor. 2) Participates with contractor management and others to resolve problems and conflicts. 3) Coordinates with senior NNSA staff to obtain an accurate understanding of Headquarters program guidance, policies, and priorities. 4) Point of contact for the KCFO at KCNSC to ensure that contractor operations are consistent with, and support, overall program objectives. Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the KSAs identified below. Cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write "see resume" in your application! Administration and Management Communication Project Management Technical Competence "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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