Job Summary

This position may be filled using Direct Hire Authority: Z5CAV/Direct-Hire Authority (Certain DoD Personnel) PL 118-31, Sec 125OB (i)(2), 12/22/2023.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. This is an acquisition position. For more information please see: AcqDemo.

Job Description

You may qualify at the GS 14 , if you fulfill the following qualifications: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, military or private sector: Directing the full life-cycle of complex, multi-year Research & Development (R&D) programs, applying DoD acquisition principles to control cost, schedule, performance, and risk, executing procurement packages to guarantee timely funding. Analyzing national security directives and joint capability gaps within the chemical and biological defense Science & Technology portfolio to define future program requirements and launch new, high-impact Research, Development, Technology, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) programs Formulating, justifying and defending multi-million-dollar budgets through all phases of the PPBE (Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution) process, advocating for resources before senior review boards, enforcing rigorous financial oversight Representing an organization by negotiating and influencing senior military leaders, industry executives, and inter-agency partners to build consensus for national security initiatives Spearheaded strategic integration of complex technology development across military services and government agencies, developing new analytical techniques to resolve critical problems in programs of national significance.