Responsible for advising and managing efforts associated with DoD's Technical Nuclear Forensics, military applications of nuclear energy, nuclear weapons effects, nuclear survivability, and nuclear threat reduction-related activities and other duties as assigned. Supports day-to-day operational matters and research, development, test, and evaluation programs within these portfolios.
For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the length of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration. Read more about what should I include in my federal resume? at https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include/ You may qualify at the GS-14/15 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private or military sector) that demonstrates your ability to: Interacting with a wide variety of DoD and NNSA components, interagency and private sector partners, and foreign government partners. Briefing senior levels of the U.S. government and preparing them for public and Congressional engagements. Understanding of U.S nuclear weapons systems, strategic deterrence policies, and interagency relationships. Evaluating legislative language and providing recommendations to superiors. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.
This is a Direct Hire Public Notice, under this recruitment, applications will be accepted for each location and/or installation identified in this Public Notice and selections are made for vacancies as they occur. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time you submit your application. This Public Notice is to gather applications which may or may not result in a referral or selection. This position is being filled under the memorandum from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) "Expansion of Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense," dated August 12, 2024. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration. Incumbents typical work assignments may include the following: Serve as Deputy Director, Nuclear Forensics, Energy, and Survivability (NFES). Assists the Director, NFES in managing and prioritizing workflow for all military, federal civilian, and contract support personnel to ensure efficient and on-time completion of a wide variety of complex tasks and projects. Assists the Director, NFES in leading analysis, developing policy, guiding implementation, and providing oversight for nuclear forensics, nuclear weapons effects, military applications of nuclear energy, and nuclear survivability consistent with Presidential guidance. Assists the Director, NFES in translating higher echelon goals and objectives into actionable plans and assigning specific tasks and timelines to subordinate staff. Provides advice and guidance to subordinate staff in executing these tasks and monitors progress to completion. Assists the Director, NFES serving as the Chairperson for the DoD Nuclear Forensics Working Group and centralized coordinator to sponsor research, development, test, and evaluation to enhance Defense technical nuclear forensics collection, assessment, and evaluation. Manages the day-to-day activities of the nuclear forensics mission and associated exercises. Assists the Director, NFES in maintaining cognizance of obligations and expenditures as the DoD centralized coordinator of National Technical Nuclear Forensics (NTNF) programs and select nuclear survivability efforts. Assists the Director, NFES as the OSD principal point of contact for nuclear survivability policy and standards, providing technical guidance in the assessment of mission critical system survivability in nuclear weapons environments. Ensures Doctrine, Organization, Training, Material, Leadership, Personnel, Facilities, and policy across DoD are consistent with US Guidance. Assists the Director, NFES in coordinating the military use of nuclear energy among Services and Agencies. Provide advice and support to the ASD(ND-CBD) role as advisor to the Secretary on matters related to nuclear energy. Teams with other OSD, Joint Staff, Services, and Defense Agency offices along with interagency partners to develop, integrate, and manage nuclear forensics, effects, energy, and survivability equities and activities. Develops, reviews, and/or evaluates reports and briefings related to (among other topics): Nuclear forensics, nuclear energy, nuclear weapons effects, nuclear survivability, nuclear threat reduction and any related policy or budget matters. Evaluates legislative language for impacts on assigned areas of responsibility and provides higher echelons with advice and courses of action as needed to minimize negative outcomes and maximize mission effectiveness. Prepares and coordinates technical program reviews and analysis of programmatic and fiscal changes. Assists the Director, NFES in overseeing development of, and advising other organizations and leadership on, strategic communications on assigned areas of responsibility, including public statements, media engagements, Congressional reports, inquiries, and testimony, and foreign government interactions.