The United States Space Force (USSF) National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio is searching for a MILCON Project Delivery Team Lead (GG-0343-14, GS-14 Equivalent).
This position is covered by the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel Systems (DCIPS). For additional information about DCIPS, click here: https://dcips.defense.gov/.
Description:
The National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC) is seeking a visionary, action-oriented Supervisory MILCON Project Delivery Team Lead (Program Analyst) to spearhead our construction operations and lead the design, construction, and outfitting of a new, state-of-the-art Space Force Intelligence Facility (SFIF). This high-stakes, mission-critical role transcends standard commercial development, requiring a strategic leader capable of navigating the multi-faceted complexities of military construction. You will be challenged daily to manage statutory funding lines, synchronize critical project milestones with the Department of War budget cycle, and enforce rigorous physical security standards to achieve ICD 705 SCIF and SAPF compliance. Serving as the essential linchpin between mission owners, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), base leadership, and intelligence security accreditors, your ability to masterfully balance operational requirements against rigid timelines and engineering realities will directly secure the future operational capabilities of the USSF.
The ideal candidate is a professional with extensive program management experience within the Department of War Military Construction (MILCON) process, possessing a deep understanding of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) system and the statutory requirements tied to defense construction funding. Crucially, they must bring specialized expertise in constructing highly secure facilities, with proven success ensuring strict adherence to ICD 705 SCIF/SAPF standards, TEMPEST regulations, and Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (AT/FP) criteria from early design through final security accreditation. As a masterful stakeholder manager, this individual will expertly orchestrate efforts across a complex network of entities-including construction agents like USACE or NAVFAC, Base Civil Engineering, security accreditors (SSMs/CTTAs), contracting officers, and mission end-users. Additionally, they will serve as an exceptional direct supervisor, providing full administrative and technical leadership to a multi-disciplinary Project Delivery Team (PDT) of senior engineers, IT/cyber specialists, and program analysts, driving professional development and fostering a collaborative environment to translate complex mission requirements into actionable construction deliverables.
Key Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of the Department of Defense Military Construction (MILCON) process, Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS) as well as methods for developing budget forecasts, cost projections, unfunded requirements justifications, POM narratives, offsets and disconnects, reclamas, and issue papers.
Knowledge of military service program goals and objectives, the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones, and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of planning actions as related to actual events.
Skill in communicating clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy, orally and in writing, as well as work in a professional manner with peers, management, contractors, academia, and other agencies and to prepare professional level engineering and scientific documents and delivering General Officer (executive) level information and decision briefs.
Ability to manage complex multi-disciplinary research, development, and engineering acquisition programs; combining the knowledge of governmental and agency contracting and funding rules, regulations, relationships and administrative processes involved to develop and procure hardware; develop acquisition strategies, defining and building technical and administrative contract structure, leading contract source selections, and managing large, complex single and multi-source contracts; and research, evaluate, interpret, and apply rules, regulations, and procedures to a variety of situations and to recommend timely and economical solutions.
Ability to gather, assemble, and analyze facts, draw conclusions, conduct analysis, devise recommended solutions, and package the entire process in briefings, papers, or reports suitable for top management use and decision-making.
Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and mentor, motivate, and appraise the staff of a small to medium organization.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance with SCI access.
Position is designated special-sensitive and requires eligibility for access to SCI, other intelligence-related Special Sensitive information, or involvement in Top Secret SAP to fully perform the duties and responsibilities of the position.
A non-disclosure agreement must be signed.
This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment, and participation in random drug testing.
Position may include additional program security requirements to fully perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. If so, incumbent must be willing to submit to a Counterintelligence Polygraph.
Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
Employee may be required to work extended or other than normal duty hours to include evenings and weekends and may be subject to recall.
Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY).
PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/.
Incentive is authorized.
Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
Qualifications
The 0343 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.
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PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
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.
Do not email applications. To submit your resume for this Direct Hire opportunity click here.
PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
