PROGRAM ANALYST-PMA-231 CONFIGURATION/DATA MANAGER
What you'd do
YOU WILL SERVE AS THE PMA-231 CONFIGURATION/DATA MANAGER IN THE SYSTEMS ACQUISITION GROUP, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, TACTICAL AIR SYSTEMS DIVISION, PEO(T), PMA-231 SUPPORT BRANCH OF NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. Work efforts are generally accomplished in a decentralized manner in the offices of the program managers, acquisition managers, functional managers, commodity managers, weapon system managers, and other functional acquisition offices at NAVAIR Headquarters and its field activities.
Major duties
You will assist in the implementation of NAVAIR CM related policy and procedures. You will provide decentralized management and control of Engineering Change Proposals (ECP), Rapid Action Minor Engineering Changes (RAMEC); Interim Technical Directives (TD), and major/critical Variances. You will maintain decentralized metrics files of all configuration management and/or Change Control Board (CCB) actions. You will co-chair, operate and support decentralized CM process activities. You will prepare and/or analyze new program acquisition or modification for CM requirements, processes and engineering change actions. You will facilitate the technical and logistics review process and impact on existing airborne weapon systems and commonality issues as related to the CM competency. You will carry out specific or collateral tasks and functions identified/assigned as CM related, such as the facilitating the review and analyzing retrofit documents. You will prepare and maintain IPT Configuration Management Plan (CMP). You will work with NAVAIR required CCB Change Request workbooks. You will utilize the Enterprise ECP processing tool, currently ePower, for processing change documents. You will serve as a Functional Configuration Audit (FCA) and/or Physical Configuration Audit (PCA) review team member. You will also serve as the primary IPT member for CM and carry out assigned tasks and functions across all group-working levels.
What you need to qualify
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11/12 grade level or pay band DA-04 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; 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) Identify opportunities to incorporate process improvements and best practices utilizing customer feedback, internal and external audits, self-assessment, and lessons learned activities; 5) Advise management and colleagues on difficult problems, conducting special studies, proposing options and alternatives, and representing a command. 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.
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