Job Summary

You will serve as a Manager in the T&E Services & Fabrication Branch (E42); Test & Evaluation and Prototype Fabrication Division (E40); Expeditionary Warfare & Littoral Ops Department of NAVSURFWARFCTR PANAMA CITY DIVISION. You will serve as the Branch Head. This position is part of the Warfare Centers Personnel Demonstration Project. ND-05 is equivalent to GS-14/15.

Job Description

This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled by a General Engineer (0801 series) or an Operations Research Analyst (1515 series) depending upon the qualifications of the candidate. Applicants in positions with occupational series other than those listed (0801, 1515) may apply; however, you must apply directly to the series listed in this vacancy that is most applicable to your qualifications. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-04 (GS-12/13 equivalent) pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional engineer or scientist leading a team of engineers, scientists, or technicians in the test and evaluation (T&E) of manned or unmanned systems. Resume must demonstrate experience in at least two of the following four examples: (1) overseeing personnel and resources for the T&E execution of manned or unmanned systems; (2) mentoring others on T&E processes, policies, and procedures; (3) performing project management including addressing concurrent efforts with competing priorities; (4) planning and executing project goals within budget and schedule. 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 Operations Research Series 1515 (opm.gov) 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.