Summary This position is part of the Research and Development Directorate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The incumbent will be responsible for serving as a project manager who establishes and implements top level strategy, objectives, and performance measures for assigned projects, prioritizes work, and determines funding needs and allocation to include the requirement to manage spend plan activities, coordinate A&AS support, coordinate with DoD requirements managers, and review contract actions. Responsibilities As a PHYSICAL SCIENTIST at the GS-1301-14/15 some of your typical work assignments may include: Work includes maintaining quality control of all contract actions under the incumbent's purview, thus ensuring documents meet federal and DTRA requirements. Is responsible for the sustained progress of the projects in accordance with scope, cost, and scheduled baseline. Represents the DTRA Nuclear Arms Control Technology program in dealings with senior management in various agency components, other government departments, and foreign representatives to establish goals, and/or to resolve conflicts. Exercises the full authority as well as the responsibility for identifying technical problems, conducting the initial exploratory investigation to determine feasible solutions, and preparation of necessary staff actions required to solve the technical and management problems. Based on direction from the Director, DTRA, the Director R&D Directorate, Director, Nuclear Technologies Department, and, Chief, Nuclear Assessments Division incumbent is responsible for developing international collaboration/demonstrations/exercises, and technology transitions for nuclear arms control technologies and related technologies. Hosts, assists, and participates in interagency and international workshops, leading technical discussions on solving major nuclear post-detonation forensic issues and coordinates joint projects with other DoD, Government agencies, and international partners. Serves as Nuclear Assessments Division technical expert and directs, develops, implements, and disseminates scientific guidance and recommendations in support of nuclear arms control, and related disciplines of nuclear weapon detonation physics effects on all environments, field and laboratory diagnostic systems, and testing/evaluation methodologies and technologies. Develops and matures complex research ideas, long-range (5-10 year) plans, and strategies within these focus areas through the examination of solutions that cover a varying range of concepts designed to bring together scientific principles from multiple disciplines. Team Lead for civilian and equivalent military personnel performing project management work in direct support to the Nuclear Assessments Division Chief and Nuclear Technologies Department Director, and Research and Development Directorate Director Agency Director. Ensures all team members are aware of, and participate in planning for the achievement of team goals and objectives. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications You may qualify at the GS 15, if you fulfill the following qualifications: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service as listed below: - Extensive experience in analysis of trends, gaps, systems as well as strategy and long-range plan development and implementation. - Extensive experience (> 5 years) in briefing and providing recommendations to senior leaders, and in initiating, leading, and representing your organization at international, interagency, or DoD fora. - Knowledge and extensive experience (> 5 years) in the initiation, planning, technical direction and management, and fiscal control of procurement, operations and maintenance, or research and development efforts comprised of multiple complex projects executed by multiple performers. - Extensive experience (> 5 years) in providing direction and managing contractors' performance in accordance with contractual quality assurance and funding expenditure requirements. - Extensive experience (> 5 years) in forming and leading teams of technical or operational personnel, or experience in nuclear/chemical explosion or earthquake monitoring and detection technologies, modeling and simulation, experimentation, or artificial intelligence / machine language. You may qualify at the GS 14, if you fulfill the following qualifications: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service as listed below: - Experience (< 5 years) in briefing and providing recommendations to senior leaders, and in participating in international, interagency, or DoD fora. - Expert knowledge and extensive experience (> 5 years) in project planning, acquisition, and project management of a procurement, operations and maintenance, or, research and development portfolio comprised of several projects executed by several performers. - Experience in providing direction and managing contractors' performance in accordance with contractual quality assurance and funding expenditure requirements. - Experience in leading teams of technical or operational personnel, or experience in nuclear/chemical explosion or earthquake monitoring and detection technologies, modeling and simulation, experimentation, or artificial intelligence / machine language. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. In addition to meeting qualifications, your application package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 1301, series as listed below: Basic Requirements: Degree: 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. Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html Additional Information Other Notes: ACQUISITION POSITION: This is an Acquisition Workforce position in the Engineering & Technical Management functional area. The incumbent will be required to become certified in the Practitioner tier within 5 years. The incumbent is required to acquire a minimum of 40 continuous learning points (CLPs) every fiscal year as a goal and 80 CLPs being mandatory within 2 years. PCS AUTHORIZED: Payment for travel and transportation expenses may be authorized. This includes government paid travel transportation, shipment and temporary storage of household goods, and possibly other entitlements based upon the JTR and agency policy. You may be required to sign a transportation agreement. Most civilian permanent change of station travel entitlements are taxable. For additional information on the tax impact, please visit: https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction.html RE-EMPLOYED ANNUITANT: This position DOES NOT meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf All applicants must meet qualifications and eligibility criteria by the closing date of the announcement. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs: This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position; Well qualified is defined as possessing the type and quality of experience that exceeds the positions minimum qualifications. and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. For more information:https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see Who Needs to Register | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov))