Clarification from the agency

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 Deputy Director, NE performs the following major functions:

-Reviews and evaluates an annual program effort in excess of $220 million to establish a holistic approach to operational and strategic matters related to the Nation's nuclear deterrent in areas of nuclear weapons safety, security, accountability, reliability and inspection, enabling solutions and DoD responses to nuclear matters and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) partners.

-Evaluates DoD and DTRA policies and directives and advises on actions necessary to establish the framework of NE guidance and procedures. Provides for the control, coordination, and continuity of NE programs and operations by developing operational plans, vetting with the Combatant Commands and DoD and Department of Energy offices regarding deployed force planning efforts, integrating intra- departmental and inter-agency plans and products, and requirements for contracting, facilities, funding, personnel, equipment. Exercises coordinating authority for NE input to the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution process to ensure transparency of and accountability for all NE investment activities. Identifies programmatic shortfalls and manages funding with appropriate administrative controls, audit systems and accountability with special emphasis on budget execution and contracting procedures. Oversees all validation and resourcing decisions and manages NE's spend plan, to include input into the DTRA Program Objective Memorandum. Ensures resources are placed against the highest Agency/NE priorities.

-Manages and approves the development of plans that effectively translate objectives into specific work programs. Interprets directives and orders from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs, the Director, DTRA, and other agencies to ensure objectives and requirements are met. Directs the preparation and establishment of internal NE IPRs or working groups, inter-agency agreements and similar directives having unusual significance and application. Oversees the transfer, transition, or termination of NE-sponsored software applications, services or capabilities to the Services in support of Combatant Command requirements when necessary.

-Manages the overall responsibilities and objectives of the NE mission. Ensures prompt responses are provided to Combatant Command's for urgent and emerging nuclear deterrent requirements, DTRA, DoD Chief Information Officer-directed assessments and Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition and Sustainment-directed operational needs, and theater requests for NE support.

-Serves as the authority for all key leader NE engagements including those within DoD, the intelligence community, the U.S. interagency, foreign partners, and with Congressional staff. Ensures an effective, economical organization structure, manpower requirements and functional breakdown and an effective workload distribution ensuring full utilization of personnel skills and abilities in consonance with programmed and Talent Management objectives.

-Manages implementation of concepts, policy guidance, and critical operations for national continuity-related activities for the Directorate. Serves as an advisor to the Nuclear Weapons Council for DoD-level analysis efforts of U.S. nuclear force structure, support requirement, posture, plans and capabilities in meeting national security requirements. Serves as a member of the Compartmentalized Activities Council managing, executing, or implementing requirements stemming from Presidential Directives concerning the command and control, safety, security, and control of United States nuclear weapons.

-Manages strategic and counter-WMD operational capability employment to resolve nationally important issues on the development and sustainment of key nuclear and counter-WMD operational capabilities and cyber support activities. Assesses current and future strategic force structure and capabilities planning, and program and budget analysis of complex military systems.

-Exercises coordination authority for the Critical Infrastructure Defense Analysis Center within the DoD, the U.S. Interagency, U.S. Defense Industrial Base entities, and commercial partners in support of the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Defense Continuity and Mission Assurance direction. Directs and assesses U.S. reliance on commercial support.

-Ensures effective execution of Equal Employment Opportunity policies, goals, and objectives holding supervisors and managers within the Agency accountable for evaluating and taking actions that are consistent with overall EEO/diversity goals.

-Ensures subordinate workforce maintains an equal and consistent approach in determining applicant/employee qualifications, selections, assignments, training, promotions, details, discipline, and awards.

Conditions of employment

• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• 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
• Supplemental narrative addressing each Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) - 10 pages total
• Supplemental narrative addressing each Technical Qualification (TQ) - 2 pages each maximum
• 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

Qualifications

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

You must submit a separate narrative statement that addresses each of the MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs) related specifically to this position. Your narrative statements should include specific examples of experience, education, and accomplishments, applicable to the position. Your narrative statements must not exceed two pages for each MTQ. 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.

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).

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs)
1. Extensive 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.

2. Demonstrated experience in successfully leading, managing and directing the execution and/or implementation of requirements stemming from Presidential Directives concerning the command and control, safety, security, and control of United States nuclear weapons through oversight of subordinate organizations, and coordination and interaction of activities with a wide variety of Federal and private organizations, nationally and internationally.

3. Extensive experience with the Department of Defense Mission Assurance process to include Mission Assurance Control Board matters concerning the properly prioritized and assessed critical nuclear defense infrastructure deficiencies and limitations, both on Department of Defense reservations and externally in the Continental United States and allied territories.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We 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.