The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) - building careers while securing the future through engineering, science, and national security in an environment where your contributions make a difference.
Summary
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) - building careers while securing the future through engineering, science, and national security in an environment where your contributions make a difference.
Applications will be accepted from qualified Federal Government-wide candidates. Veteran's preference does not apply to the Senior Executive Service.
Permanent change of station relocation/moving expenses will not be paid.
The mission of the Department of Energy (DOE) is to ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is responsible for carrying out the nuclear security responsibilities within DOE, including maintenance of a safe, secure, and reliable stockpile of nuclear weapons and associated materials, capabilities and technologies; the promotion of international nuclear safety and nonproliferation and responding to nuclear incidents worldwide. NNSA is also responsible for meeting United States national security requirements through programs in research, development, testing, manufacture, and retirement of nuclear weapons, the production of nuclear materials, and other classified defense-related activities.
The Office of Global Material Security seeks to prevent terrorists from obtaining nuclear and radioactive material. It works with a broad range of international and domestic partners to build sustainable capacity to secure nuclear and radioactive materials and interdict and investigate the trafficking of those materials. The work is carried out as three distinct but linked lines of efforts. The International Nuclear Security Program seeks to prevent theft and sabotage of nuclear materials and facilities worldwide. The Radiological Security Program protects radiological material, removes disused sources and, where feasible, replaces radiological sources with alternative technologies both domestically and internationally. The Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence Program works with a range of law enforcement partners internationally to detect, disrupt and prevent smuggling.
As the Associate Assistant Deputy Administrator for Global Material Security, the incumbent oversees the three programs described above, which work with over 100 international partners and all 50 states. The GMS capacity building strategy is designed to provide partners with the knowledge and tools necessary to establish effective, sustainable nuclear security capabilities. The Office provides technical expertise and financial support for equipment deployment and systems maintenance; the provision of training, best practice exchanges and exercises; the development of training centers; and the drafting of guidance. The Office also works closely with the international community to strengthen and promote international guidelines, frameworks and cooperation. The incumbent also interacts with the Secretary, Deputy and Under Secretaries, and DOE/NNSA first tier officials, as well as senior officials in DOE/NNSA program offices, and senior officials of the White House, Congressional committees, and other government agencies on program related matters.
The incumbent has responsibility for direction and management regarding the development of policy and activities for the three GMS programs. The incumbent is responsible for overseeing the preparation of technical, nonproliferation, safety, budgetary, economic and other policy analyses necessary for the formulation of program decisions. He/she will oversee safety and security for the extensive travel carried out by GMS staffs and all office personnel and contracting activities.
The incumbent serves, along with the ADA, as the DOE/NNSA’s principal point-of-contact for all matters involving management of issues associated with GMS activities involving protecting nuclear and radiological material and interdicting and investigation the trafficking of those materials. He/she oversees the development and implementation of public outreach and communication plans for the program, and serves as one of the DOE/NNSA’s primary communications channel to the public and stakeholders.
The Associate Assistant Deputy Administrator (AADA) for Global Material Security serves as an alter ego for the Assistant Deputy Administrator and fully shares in the management and direction of GMS activities.
This position requires a "Q" Security Clearance, and may involve significant travel, foreign, and domestic.
New SES appointees must successfully complete a 1 year probationary period
A DOE "Q" level clearance is required.
Requires a financial disclosure statement (OGE-278).
The position is subject to drug testing and random screening.
The incumbent is subject to SES mobility.
Qualifications
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, candidates must possess specialized experience at a senior level which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties described above; including progressively responsible supervisory or managerial experience demonstrating the ability to manage people and resources.
Candidates must fully address all Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) in order to receive consideration. Your responses must demonstrate possession of these qualifications; typically acquired through education, experience or training, and reflect progressive development and achievement in managing a comprehensive program and/or organization. Please provide examples that are clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibility, the scope and complexity of programs managed, program accomplishments, policy initiatives undertaken, and level of contacts. Do not enter "Refer to Resume" to explain your answer. Applications directing the reviewer to search within the application or to see resume are considered incomplete and will not receive further consideration. All qualified candidates will be evaluated on the relevance of their experience, education, training, self-development, honors, awards, and outside activities. Applicants currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment; eligible for reinstatement into the SES; or have successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) approved by OPM are not required to address the ECQs; but MUST address all MTQs. Failure by non-Senior Executive Service member to submit a narrative statement addressing each of the ECQs and MTQs will result in loss of consideration.
Executive Core Qualifications: NOTE: Please limit your written statements to a two page limit per ECQ. Each response to the ECQs must be written in the Challenge-Context-Action-Results model. For detailed guidance on ECQs, applicants are strongly encouraged to first review the Office of Personnel Management's Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications
Leading Change - Involves the ability to bring about strategic change, within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.
Leading People - Involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and support constructive resolution of conflicts.
Results Driven - Involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.
Business Acumen - Involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
Business Coalitions - Involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.
Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs): Please limit your written statements to one page per MTQ.
1)Please describe your experience leading programs to secure nuclear and radioactive materials and interdict and investigate the trafficking of those materials, which involve collaboration with a broad range of domestic and international partners in close coordination with a range of U.S. Government agencies; emphasizing specific outcomes and successes.
2)Please describe your knowledge of and experience with program management and budget formulation and execution of a major national nuclear security program to include contracting and personnel issues and interactions with a broad range of senior government officials.
3) Please describe your communications abilities, including examples reflecting effective verbal and written communications, your ability to consolidate disparate logic points into a coherent whole and articulate those points to a range of senior officials in a clear, concise and convincing manner, and experience managing and directing information flows to keep senior officials informed and prepared.
4) Please describe your ability and experience in managing individuals and teams in a large fast paced nuclear security or non-proliferation program with a large number of foreign and domestic partners and both contractor or Federal employees, through effective supervising, mentoring and coaching to ensure that these individuals and teams function with high effectiveness.
Education
This position does not have a positive education requirement.
Additional information
EEO/Diversity Policy and Privacy Act Selection for this position will be based solely on merit, fitness, and qualifications without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, marital status, national origin, non-disqualifying handicap conditions, sexual orientation, parental status, or any other non-merit factors. This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. The application contains information subject to the Privacy Act (PL 93-579, 5 USC 552a), and is used to determine qualifications for employment as authorized under 5 USC Sections 3302 and 3361.
Veteran's preference does not apply to the Senior Executive Service.
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 windowLearn more about federal benefits.
The Federal Government offers a number of exceptional benefits that are unmatched by most other organizations. As a Federal employee, you will be eligible for health benefits from your choice of a wide variety of providers, long-term care insurance, generous sick accrual, 26 days of annual leave with 10 paid holidays, a family-friendly work environment, flexible spending options, and a comprehensive retirement plan unparalleled by most private-industry organizations.
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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.
Candidates will be rated and ranked by a Merit Staffing Panel using only the information submitted within their application package. Applicants who do not demonstrate sufficient possession of the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) AND demonstrated specialized experience, training, and/or education in support of the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) by answering ALL the questions for this vacancy announcement, will be determined ineligible for further consideration. Based on the Panel's evaluation, applicants who were determined best qualified will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration. Once a candidate has been identified for selection, the Executive Resources Board will make final approval, and in competitive cases, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Qualifications Review Board (QRB), will certify qualifications. This process can take up to 90 working days.
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 windowLearn more about federal benefits.
The Federal Government offers a number of exceptional benefits that are unmatched by most other organizations. As a Federal employee, you will be eligible for health benefits from your choice of a wide variety of providers, long-term care insurance, generous sick accrual, 26 days of annual leave with 10 paid holidays, a family-friendly work environment, flexible spending options, and a comprehensive retirement plan unparalleled by most private-industry organizations.
This link provides an overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal employees. Please click here
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.
If you are a current, retired or former Federal employee, please submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, to verify your status.
If you are a graduate of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Candidate Development Program (CDP), please upload a copy of your CDP certificate.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
You must submit your application on line BEFORE midnight Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. All supplemental documentation must be received by fax or mail by the closing date of the announcement. You must upload any supplemental documentation requested in the "Required Documents" section to the HR Point of Contact. Failure to submit the required documentation within the specified time frame will result in loss of consideration.
The National Nuclear Security Administration uses a 4-Step application process:
1. REGISTER (ON-LINE) - You must create a user account at in order to apply. When you select the "Apply On-line" button at the bottom of this page, you will be taken directly to this registration section. If you have already registered, simply log in with your user name and password.
2. RESUME (ON-LINE) - You must enter your resume on-line or you will not be considered. Create your resume using the USAJOBS' Resume Builder, which allows you to create a uniform resume that provides all of the information required by government agencies. Your registration information and resume will automatically be transferred to the system used by DOE.
3. RESPOND TO QUESTIONS (ON-LINE) - The first time you apply, you will be asked several general questions before proceeding to the assessment questions for the vacancy you have selected. If you have applied before, you will be given the option either to update the general information, or to proceed directly to the assessment questions. Respond online to the application questions. Check the box indicating you would like a copy of your application emailed to you, and click "Finished". If you have successfully submitted your on-line application, you will see a screen telling you that your application has been sent. If you do not see these words, you have not successfully completed your application.
If you wish to edit your application, you may return to USAJOBS and re-apply; previous responses will be saved and can be updated. Be sure to click "Finished" and look for the screen indicating your application was sent. You may edit your information until midnight EST of the announcement closing date.
4. FAX OR MAIL SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTATION - You must fax or mail any supplemental documentation requested in the following "Required Documents" section to the Contact listed below. Supplemental materials must be received no later than the closing date of the announcement. Failure to submit the required documentation within the specified time frame will result in loss of consideration. Make sure you include the announcement number for this position.
CONTACT INFORMATION - Annetta Ross 202-586-1788 annetta.ross@nnsa.doe.gov National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Human Resources Executive Resources Division 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20585 Vacancy #20-NNSA-XA-NA-20-ES-01410 or fax to (202)-586-6990
If you are unable to apply online, you may request alternate application procedures. To do so, you must contact the employing office at the address shown above at least two working days prior to the closing date.
National Nuclear Security Administration
Department of Energy
National Nuclear Security Administration
1000 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, District of Columbia 20585
United States
Next steps
See How You Will be Evaluated Above.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
If you are a current, retired or former Federal employee, please submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, to verify your status.
If you are a graduate of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Candidate Development Program (CDP), please upload a copy of your CDP certificate.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
You must submit your application on line BEFORE midnight Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. All supplemental documentation must be received by fax or mail by the closing date of the announcement. You must upload any supplemental documentation requested in the "Required Documents" section to the HR Point of Contact. Failure to submit the required documentation within the specified time frame will result in loss of consideration.
The National Nuclear Security Administration uses a 4-Step application process:
1. REGISTER (ON-LINE) - You must create a user account at in order to apply. When you select the "Apply On-line" button at the bottom of this page, you will be taken directly to this registration section. If you have already registered, simply log in with your user name and password.
2. RESUME (ON-LINE) - You must enter your resume on-line or you will not be considered. Create your resume using the USAJOBS' Resume Builder, which allows you to create a uniform resume that provides all of the information required by government agencies. Your registration information and resume will automatically be transferred to the system used by DOE.
3. RESPOND TO QUESTIONS (ON-LINE) - The first time you apply, you will be asked several general questions before proceeding to the assessment questions for the vacancy you have selected. If you have applied before, you will be given the option either to update the general information, or to proceed directly to the assessment questions. Respond online to the application questions. Check the box indicating you would like a copy of your application emailed to you, and click "Finished". If you have successfully submitted your on-line application, you will see a screen telling you that your application has been sent. If you do not see these words, you have not successfully completed your application.
If you wish to edit your application, you may return to USAJOBS and re-apply; previous responses will be saved and can be updated. Be sure to click "Finished" and look for the screen indicating your application was sent. You may edit your information until midnight EST of the announcement closing date.
4. FAX OR MAIL SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTATION - You must fax or mail any supplemental documentation requested in the following "Required Documents" section to the Contact listed below. Supplemental materials must be received no later than the closing date of the announcement. Failure to submit the required documentation within the specified time frame will result in loss of consideration. Make sure you include the announcement number for this position.
CONTACT INFORMATION - Annetta Ross 202-586-1788 annetta.ross@nnsa.doe.gov National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Human Resources Executive Resources Division 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20585 Vacancy #20-NNSA-XA-NA-20-ES-01410 or fax to (202)-586-6990
If you are unable to apply online, you may request alternate application procedures. To do so, you must contact the employing office at the address shown above at least two working days prior to the closing date.
National Nuclear Security Administration
Department of Energy
National Nuclear Security Administration
1000 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, District of Columbia 20585
United States
Next steps
See How You Will be Evaluated Above.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
