Acquisition Key Billet - Product Manager or Acquisition Director

Who May Apply: Applications will be accepted from current DoD competitive civil service Federal employees who are serving on Career/Career Conditional appointments. Current DoD employees who are eligible for promotion/re-promotion to GS14 or equivalent broadband converted grade. Current DoD employees who are interested in a lateral to GS14 or change to lower grade from an equivalent broadband converted grade or SES. NOTE: The nature of action (promotion, reassignment, or change to lower grade) will be determined after the Selection Board convenes and you are paired to a participating organization covered by the General Schedule or Acquisition Demonstration Manager. Your pay plan and grade for General Schedule organizations will be GS-14 and for organizations covered by the Acquisition Demonstration Project your broadband and grade will be NH-04. DUTIES: Product Manager: Chartered to provide materiel capabilities to Army or Joint customers. Product Managers are allocated resources to develop materiel solutions that achieve user requirements. They lead, direct and control the overall planning and execution of the work and resources required to develop, produce and sustain the programs, systems and associated products. Acquisition Director (Contracting): Provides acquisition life cycle and readiness/ sustainment support to Program Executive Offices, Program Managers, and Service/Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) buying Commands. Manages contractor cost, schedule and performance as the single face to industry for recapitalization, modernization, technology insertion and Warfighter operational readiness support. Provides source selection support, past performance, industrial base assessments, financial analysis, engineering, earned value and software validation, production and acceptance/delivery of spares, and components assemblies for major weapon systems. Provides full range of acquisition management and command support. Manages industrial surge contract accelerations, alternate sourcing and mission critical direct deliveries to Warfighters during national emergencies or critical military shortages. Acquisition Director (Testing): Leads a Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB). Plans, conducts, and reports the results of technical, developmental and operational testing of the full spectrum of DoD materiel, foreign materiel and commercial items. Responsible for integrating the workforce of civilian employees, military personnel, and contractors, augmented during testing with civilian employees, contractors, and active duty Army Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines. Manages an annual multi-million dollar operating budget. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: To qualify, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to that of a GS13, step 1 pay grade. Specialized experience is defined as experience that relates to matters in cost, schedule and performance for programs and/or systems. Applicants with program management certification must possess two years of cost, schedule, and performance responsibilities in a program office or similar organization. Applicants with contracting certification must possess at least four years of experience in a contracting coded position. Prior supervisory experience is preferred. Education Requirement: Must possess, at a minimum, an accredited undergraduate degree. Time in Grade Requirement/Restriction: These are DoD Demonstration Project positions. Under the Defense Authorization Act, personnel management demonstration programs are operating in numerous Army activities and various other organizations supported by Army civilian personnel centers. Under the streamlined personnel operations for demonstration projects, the familiar 15 General Schedule grade structure is replaced with broad pay bands that typically encompass a range of grades. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement