SENIOR LEADER FOR SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION with Security Clearance

Duties * You will provide senior civilian leadership direction and oversight of the Navy's shipbuilding and battle force ship portfolio. * You will provide oversight of the Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy (SCN) appropriation, the Supervisor of Shipbuilding (SUPSHIP) and the ship inactivation program. * You will advise the Deputy CNO for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (OPNAV N9) on all matters pertaining to ship acquisition, programming and budgeting. * You will develop, present, and defend the Annual Report on the Construction of Naval Vessels (30 Year Shipbuilding Plan). * You will provide critical shipbuilding program and budget information at the CNO and SECNAV level necessary to inform OSD, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and Congress on Navy decisions with respect to requirements of the report. * You will explore, develop, and assess advanced concepts and force architectures to meet the CNO goals for recapitalization of the ship force structure and lay the groundwork to achieve the Department's Force Structure Assessment (FSA) force levels. 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 * You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-278e within 30 days of appointment. * 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. * 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. * Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing. * 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. Qualifications QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS: Applicants will be assessed against Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs). Failure to provide a separate narrative statement which describes fully and concisely how your experience meets the Mandatory Technical Qualifications will eliminate you from consideration. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: (Each must be addressed separately in your Supplemental Narrative Statement. Each MTQ must not exceed 2 pages.) 1. Experience in and comprehensive knowledge of surface ship and submarine construction, shipyard operations and industrial base processes. Experience in systems engineering expertise related to ship systems in the acquisition and modernization processes to include development of corporate level policies, standards, evaluation techniques, and technical certification criteria. Experience in the execution of the naval ship design process, including associated milestone decision support requirements. 2. Experience in utilizing current Force Structure Assessments to oversee the development of guidance and procedures for the management of future force formulation and ship recapitalization programs. 3. Experience in providing advice and guidance to DCNO on ship acquisition plans, major contract activities and awards, procurement objectives, and program development. Experience in developing long and short-range program plans and strategies, goals and priorities, based on the current the Force Structure Assessment, Defense Planning Guidance, the Secretary of the Navy's Strategic Guidance, and the Chief of Naval Operations Navigation Plan 2024. 4. Demonstrated ability to communicate, advise, explain, advocate, and express facts and ideas in a convincing manner at a senior Flag/SES level including experience in coordinating with Flag Officers, SES, and Branch Heads to develop the POM/PR position, budget apportionment, long range plans, and other documentation in support of future force formulation and ship recapitalization in the RDT&EN (Research, Development, Test and Evaluation), SCN (Shipbuilding and Conversion), and OPN (Other Procurement) appropriations. 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=Group-Standards 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. Education This job does not have an education qualification requirement. Additional information This position is a Senior Level position in the federal government. Senior Level employees are in non-executive positions whose duties are broad and complex enough to be classified above GS 15 level. Senior level positions involve highly specialized and complex work. This position is not covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf . Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. * Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Applicants that meet the basic qualifications requirements will be evaluated based on the quality and extent of their experience, training, and/or education indicated on their resume and the qualification responses described in the separate narrative statement. Resumes will be evaluated by a rating and ranking panel, and highly qualified candidates may be invited to participate in a structured interview. The Ad-hoc Executive Resources Board (AERB) will review results and make recommendations on final selections to the approving authority. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. * Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. * Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies. You are required to provide documentation that supports the eligibility and qualification claims made in your resume and assessment questionnaire. You must submit the applicable documents listed here and those listed with the eligibilities you select in the announcement questionnaire with your application package. Applicants who do not provide supporting documentation that fully support their claims will not be referred to the hiring manager. Cover letter is optional. A complete resume is required. Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume, but it is acceptable to provide elsewhere in your application package: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week, and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. A separate narrative statement is required. Your narrative statement must address the Mandat