MANAGER
What you'd do
You will serve as a Manager in the Submarine Combat Systems & Communications Support Branch of NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV KEYPORT WA. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. The ND-5 pay band encompasses positions equivalent to the GS-14 and GS-15.
Major duties
You will make plans that affect the organization's long range goals, objectives, and direction, and require an analytical approach in order to forecast future trends and outcomes. You will coordinate and integrate the work of lower organizational units, each of which may involve distinct areas of responsibility and require different skills, knowledge, and abilities to perform the work. You will help to identify where correction action is needed and provide assistance and advise branch members, division leadership team, and division-wide project leads and engineers. You will work closely with other supervisors and managers outside the unit to further activity and agency programs. You will manage and supervise in a complex/dynamic team environment and personnel of varying disciplines and grade levels. You will mentor, evaluate and coach government employees providing expert engineering oversight and technical direction to employees assigned to the Division. You will liaison with sponsors, customers and end-users to assure products and services meet Fleet readiness requirements and assure they remain current and relevant. You will utilize effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to conduct briefings for senior staff and flag officers, senior government and contractor representatives.
What you need to qualify
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12/13 grade level or ND-04 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector serving as a technical expert in Undersea Warfare (USW) or Combat Systems design, engineering, integration and field service, while also performing project leadership and structured system engineering. Examples of qualifying experience include: Demonstrated management or leadership experience for complex/dynamic projects and teams Demonstrated skills at planning, organizing and delegating engineering projects / work Comprehensive professional knowledge of Systems Engineering principles, policies, processes and organization 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 AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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.
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