The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) at Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego, CA is searching for a Deputy System Program Director to support Narrowband SATCOM, PCN (NH-1101-04, GS-14/15 Equivalent).
Description:
If selected, you will serve as the Deputy System Program Director (SPD) for the Narrowband SATCOM Acquisition Program including the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) ACAT-1 sub-program. You will join a dynamic leadership team in the program office, providing Ultra High Frequency satellite communications to our nation and allied partners. This role requires strong leadership skills, attention to detail, creative problem solving, and motivation to achieve mission success by collaborating across a diverse, geographically-separated team.
You must be able to work independently, planning, organizing and coordinating programmatic actions across various engineering, financial, legal, security, public affairs and contracting offices, both internal and external to Space Systems Command (SSC), USSF. Strong communication skills are critical, both oral and written, with a focus on clear, concise and technically-accurate dialogue that synchronizes efforts across government and contractor organizations. In addition, the duties of this position require the ability to analyze, negotiate, and resolve complex issues while maintaining good working relationships. As part of our leadership team, you are expected to train, develop, mentor, and motivate junior civilian and military program managers.
Ideal Candidate:
- Substantial experience in Acquisition Program Management within a Systems Program Office (SPO)
- Experience managing Contractor performance on defense system contracts through design, production, testing, and delivery phases
- Experience supervising personnel including establishing employee contribution plans and conducting performance assessments
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance
- This is an acquisition position covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program. Candidates must possess an Advanced certification in Program Management in accordance with the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) or be capable of being certified within four years of appointment.
- If hired, you will be required to file an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, upon appointment and will be required to file annually.
Top qualities and characteristics -
1. This supervisory position requires strong leadership; strategic planning and organizational skills; superior communication skills; and the ability to manage numerous simultaneous projects and tasks. The position requires expertise in program management, satellite communications domain knowledge, extensive knowledge of acquisition policies and procedures; and understanding of the Department of War (DoW) Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process. You will plan, organize, direct, and coordinate activities of functional specialists including program management, engineering, cyber security, configuration management, testing, and financial personnel. You will directly supervise Military and Civilian personnel including System Program Managers (SPMs), Directors of Business and Management Operations, and Foreign Military Sales managers in addition to overseeing performance of support Contractors and Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) team members.
Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of the policies, practices, regulations, and laws concerning the acquisition management process and initiatives.
2. Knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures.
3. Knowledge of the missions, roles, functions, organizational structures, and operation of the DOD, Air Force, and organizations that govern, interface with, and/or influence the systems acquisition process.
4. Skill to plan, organize, and direct the functions and staff in critical aspects of development and production, support of systems, subsystems, or equipment and to coordinate various aspects of systems acquisition such as engineering, contracting, financial management, configuration, test, and manufacturing.
5. Ability to supervise, mentor, motivate, appraise, and work with subordinate supervisors and non-supervisor employees.
6. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, clearly, concisely, with technical accuracy and to use computers and a variety of software programs and databases, gather and analyze a variety of program information, make sound judgments concerning program progress, and effectively communicate recommendations orally and in writing to higher organizational management and contractors.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret / SCI security clearance.
Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files.
May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
PCS / Incentive funding is authorized.
This position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program.
Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 20 days a year.
Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and by 31 October annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, “Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
This position is designated a NON-CRITICAL APDP position.
Furlough Indicator: E - Exempt from Furlough.
Selectee must meet level 3 certification requirements or be able to meet them within 24 months of assignment (with a waiver).
Qualifications
The 1101 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management Positions.
Additional information
Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information.
Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
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.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:
Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.
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.
Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:
Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
Job title
Detailed duties and accomplishments
Employer's name and address
Supervisor's name and phone number
Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
Hours per week
Salary, if applicable
Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses
College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.
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.
Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:
Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
Job title
Detailed duties and accomplishments
Employer's name and address
Supervisor's name and phone number
Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
Hours per week
Salary, if applicable
Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses
College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.
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.
