MANAGER Security Clearance

Position: MANAGER with Security Clearance
Duties
* You will oversee all engineering, software development, and software maintenance activities related to the Legacy Mine Countermeasures systems, including performance optimization, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
* You will provide expert guidance and support on in-service engineering to ensure sustained safety, reliability, and combat readiness of Branch systems.
* You will provide system installation, maintenance oversight, performance certification, and the development of engineering upgrades and Engineering Change Proposals to address evolving mission requirements throughout the system's operational life.
* You will oversee technical support activities provided to Foreign Military Sales partners, including customization and integrating systems, post-delivery testing, performance certification, tactical training, and continuous lifecycle support.
* You will monitor project execution including cost, schedule, and performance.
* You will apply knowledge of project management to assist project managers in identifying and resolving technical and project management challenges.
* You will provide the full range of supervisory duties for a branch of approximately 30 personnel.
* You will set performance standards and expectations; manage performance assessments and payouts; identify and address performance and conduct issues; facilitate career development and mentoring; and establish and execute the branch's hiring plan.
* You will identify and analyze problems; make timely, sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; and commit to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals.
* You will communicate clearly and concisely, in both oral and written form, and effectively interact with both internal and external stakeholders to provide information and to identify and resolve problems.
* You will provide expert advice, mentorship, and assistance to branch project managers, engineers, computer scientists, technicians, and staff.
* You will collaborate across organizational boundaries (branches, divisions, departments) to address project and resource challenges. Requirements Conditions of employment
* Must be a US Citizen.
* Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
* Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
* New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
* Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
* Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
* Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
* You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
* This is a Cyberspace Workforce position, 801 - Program Manager, Basic; the incumbent is required to obtain and maintain qualifications in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification and Department of Navy policies.
* This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the

Functional Area

and Tier assigned to the position, along with Continuous Learning (CL) points, are required within established time frames.
* This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
* Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR . Qualifications This is an Interdisciplinary position that can be filled by the 0801 (General Engineering) or the 1550 (Computer Science) series. The series that the selected applicant will be placed into depends on their qualifications.

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the ND-04 pay band (GS-12 and GS-13 equivalency) in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional engineer or scientist providing leadership for the engineering, software development, in-service engineering, or lifecycle sustainment for complex combat or weapon systems (e.g., MCM sensor and effector payloads).

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