This position serves as the Director, Chemical and Biological Technologies Department (CB), Research and Development Directorate (RD), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).
This is an SES Tier 2 position.
Summary
This position serves as the Director, Chemical and Biological Technologies Department (CB), Research and Development Directorate (RD), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Travel to national and international locations is required, to include official travel into hazardous duty zones.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
This position is open to the public. All qualified individuals. Current and former Senior Executive Service members. U.S. Citizens, nationals, or those who owe allegiance to the United States.
The Director, CB performs the following major functions:
Leads and directs the DTRA Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP) Science and Technology (S&T) Program across the spectrum of Department of Defense (DoD)medical and physical CBD S&T efforts. Provides leadership for planning and executing DoD CBD S&T efforts to meet chemical and biological (CB) national defense requirements, executes S&T investment strategies, and conducts detailed reviews and analyses of medical and physical CBD S&T efforts to ensure compliance with guidance, focused on Department goals and objectives, and precludes overlapping efforts.
Under the oversight of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs- ASD(NCB) and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Chemical and Biological Defense (DASD(CBD), the Executive coordinates and integrates Joint CBD Program S&T development at the General/Flag Officer and Senior Executive Service level with the CBDP enterprise.
Provides technical and analytical support through the Director, RD to the ASD(NCB), which, in accordance with Title 50, United States Code 1522, serves as the single office within the Office of the Secretary of Defense responsible for overall coordination and integration of the CBD Program. Serves, as designated, as a senior DoD technical representative on boards, committees, and other groups concerned with CBD S&T issues.
Provides scientific and technical program leadership, management, supervision, and direction to highly expert military and civilian scientists, engineers, and program managers engaged in a wide variety of S&T programs and projects. Ensures application and consideration of all elements required for program accomplishment, to include requirements validation, technology infusion, planning, programming, budgeting, directing, coordinating, managing, and evaluating; reviews proposed new programs and projects and determines broad objectives, milestones, and initiatives; reviews and evaluates feasibility and suitability of new or changed programs and projects from a technological and programmatic viewpoint; determines the relative priority and technical emphasis to be placed on emerging programs; develops initiatives for exploiting emerging technology; and approves technological and management aspects of all programs.
Is responsible for surveying state-of-the-art CBD areas that are relevant to the technical responsibilities of the Department; maintains a program for refining and advancing the state of knowledge in anticipation of DoD requirements for CBD technology; reviews Military Services and DoD needs, gaps, and vulnerabilities for CB information and determines which requirements can be satisfied and contribute most to DoD objectives; and, based upon validated requirements, formulates and proposes annual and long term Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation programs.
Leads DTRA actions on CB S&T matters relating to congressional activities, interactions with Senior Government Officials, representatives of foreign governments, industry, and academia; communicates and coordinates with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Department of Homeland Defense, and the Department of Health and Human Services to exploit opportunities for synergy and avoid duplication in areas of common goals; and develops and provides technical programmatic briefings to a variety of government, civil, and allied audiences. Provides representation and technical support to U.S. teams/delegations to international forums; memorandums of understanding and exchange agreements for the Research, Development, and Acquisition of Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense Material; support to the Technical Cooperation Program; maintain technical watch on foreign CBD S&T; and manage the execution of DoD CBD S&T memorandums of agreement and data exchange agreements.
Conducts technical and analytical assessments, executes projects, and constructs training tools related to domestic preparedness and force protection issues; in coordination with other Research and Development (R&D) departments, develops technical and operational tests to demonstrate new technologies to respond to identified shortfalls and technologies to combat the CB threat; and manages the development of technologies and processes for testing of the survivability of material and systems subject to CB contamination.
Coordinates, integrates and directs, through the Director, RD all CB technology activities necessary to fulfill DTRA's combating WMD R&D and combat support agency roles and acquires, maintains, and directs a staff of highly qualified technical experts and managers constituting the DoD CB technologies center of excellence.
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
Veteran preference is not applicable to the Senior Executive Service
Must be able to obtain/maintain Special Sensitive/Top Secret SCI clearance
Designated and/or random drug testing is required
Mobility Agreement: All newly appointed Career SES leaders must sign the Reassignment Rights obligations Agreement as a condition of appointment into the SES.
Probationary Period: You will serve a one-year Senior Executive Service (SES) probationary period unless you previously completed the probationary period in the SES.
Financial Disclosure: Senior Executives are required to comply with the provisions of the Ethics in Government Act, PL 95-521, which requires the submission of a financial disclosure statement (OGE-278), upon assuming an SES position.
Senior Executives are required to complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment," (OF 306), prior to being appointed to determine your suitability for Federal employment and to authorize a background check.
Overtime: None
Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
Telework: Situational telework eligible
COVID19: Please see additional information.
Qualifications
As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senor level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Technical Qualifications (TQs).
To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must address the three mandatory TQs, and the five ECQs.
EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): ECQs must not exceed ten pages (2 pages per each ECQ narrative).
The ECQs are:
-Leading Change
-Leading People
-Results Driven
-Business Acumen
-Building Coalitions
MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs):
You must submit a separate narrative statement that addresses each of the MTQs related specifically to this position. Your narrative statements should include specific examples of experience, education, and accomplishments, applicable to the position. Your MTQ narrative statements must not exceed two pages for each MTQ for a total of 6 pages.
1. Demonstrated ability to effectively lead, manage, and direct professional, scientific, and technical members in the successful accomplishment of diverse research and development programs across all technical disciplines of countering WMD, with emphasis on chemical and biological-related science and technology.
2. Demonstrated experience in organizational administration, oversight of subordinate organizations, and coordination and interaction of activities with a wide variety of Federal and private organizations, nationally and internationally.
3. Experience in program formulation, defense, and execution, to include all phases of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution cycle or an equivalent large scale budgeting system.
SPECIAL NOTE: Current and former career SES employees or graduates of a SES Candidate Development Program who have been certified by OPM do NOT need to address the ECQs; however, you must address the TQ statements for consideration for this position. (All other candidates must submit all required documentation).
For information and assistance in preparing your narrative statements, please see the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) publication, "A Guide to SES Qualifications," available on the OPM web site at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/reference-materials/guidetosesquals_2012.pdf.
Failure to comply with the specific instructions as stated in this announcement may result in an ineligible rating and removal from further consideration for the position.
Education
The incumbent must possess a Degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics OR Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
This is an Acquisition and Sustainment (A&S) Workforce Critical Acquisition Position (CAP) in the Engineering & Technical Management, Science and Technology functional area. The Executive will be required to become certified in the Practitioner tier within 5 years. The Executive is required to acquire a minimum of 40 continuous learning (CLPs) ever fiscal year as a goal and 80 CLSs being mandatory within 2 years.
Additional information
The Executive of this position is subject to the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes in addition to 5 CFR 2638.103, Government Ethics Responsibilities of Supervisors.
COVID19 - To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine.
Due to COVID-19, the agency is currently in an expanded telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to temporarily or intermittently telework.
SELECTIVE SERVICE REQUIREMENT: If you are a male born after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, civil service employment (5 U.S.C. 3328) requires that you must be registered with the Selective Service System, unless you meet certain exemptions under Selective Service law. If you are required to register but knowingly and willfully fail to do so, you are ineligible for appointment by executive agencies of the Federal Government.
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.
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.
Human Resources will review your resume and supporting documents, for the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience and education as it relates to the fundamental competencies, identified below. Your application will be evaluated by an Executive Evaluation Panel rating and ranking panel, and highly qualified candidates may be contacted for an interview and to provide reference checks.
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.
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.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Resume - Your resume listing your name, contact information, work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be referred for consideration.
2. ECQs-Your narrative statements should include specific examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to this position. Your narratives should be no more than 2 pages per ECQ, not to exceed a total of 10 pages. Current and former career SES employees or graduates of a SES Candidate Development Program who have been certified by OPM do NOT need to address the ECQs.
3. Technical Qualifications- Completed supplemental narrative in a separate document that gives specific examples of work experiences addressing each mandatory technical qualification. Your narratives should be no more than 2 pages per mandatory technical qualification.
4. Transcripts- REQUIRED- education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
5. Standard Form (SF) 50- If you are a current or former Federal civilian employee, you must submit your last or most recent SF-50 showing grade and tenure. Current and former career SES or equivalent members must provide an SF-50 showing their status or reinstatement eligibility.
DO NOT submit additional information (i.e. awards, appraisals, pages in excess of the limit for the MTQs and/or ECQs).
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.
To apply for this position, please email your completed application package to include all required documents, and the announcement number you are applying to Lisa.e.shipe.civ@mail.mil by the closing date of the announcement.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date to receive consideration.
Applications mailed using government postage or through an internal federal government mail system will not be considered.
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
8725 JOHN J KINGMAN ROAD
MSC 6201
FT BELVOIR, VA 22060-6201
US
Next steps
Once you submit your application, you will receive confirmation of receipt. Your application package will be reviewed to ensure you meet the basic eligibility and qualifications requirement. An Executive Evaluation Panel will review your resume and your responses to the MTQ and ECQ statements and will determine the Best Qualified candidates. A list containing the Best Qualified candidates will be created and provided to the selecting official. Interviews will be conducted with the top candidates. All applicants who are not referred for an interview will be notified.
Once the selection is made. you will receive a notification of the decision.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Resume - Your resume listing your name, contact information, work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be referred for consideration.
2. ECQs-Your narrative statements should include specific examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to this position. Your narratives should be no more than 2 pages per ECQ, not to exceed a total of 10 pages. Current and former career SES employees or graduates of a SES Candidate Development Program who have been certified by OPM do NOT need to address the ECQs.
3. Technical Qualifications- Completed supplemental narrative in a separate document that gives specific examples of work experiences addressing each mandatory technical qualification. Your narratives should be no more than 2 pages per mandatory technical qualification.
4. Transcripts- REQUIRED- education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
5. Standard Form (SF) 50- If you are a current or former Federal civilian employee, you must submit your last or most recent SF-50 showing grade and tenure. Current and former career SES or equivalent members must provide an SF-50 showing their status or reinstatement eligibility.
DO NOT submit additional information (i.e. awards, appraisals, pages in excess of the limit for the MTQs and/or ECQs).
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.
To apply for this position, please email your completed application package to include all required documents, and the announcement number you are applying to Lisa.e.shipe.civ@mail.mil by the closing date of the announcement.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date to receive consideration.
Applications mailed using government postage or through an internal federal government mail system will not be considered.
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
8725 JOHN J KINGMAN ROAD
MSC 6201
FT BELVOIR, VA 22060-6201
US
Next steps
Once you submit your application, you will receive confirmation of receipt. Your application package will be reviewed to ensure you meet the basic eligibility and qualifications requirement. An Executive Evaluation Panel will review your resume and your responses to the MTQ and ECQ statements and will determine the Best Qualified candidates. A list containing the Best Qualified candidates will be created and provided to the selecting official. Interviews will be conducted with the top candidates. All applicants who are not referred for an interview will be notified.
Once the selection is made. you will receive a notification of the decision.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
