SCIENTIST

Duties

• You will frequently assemble and lead large and diverse Cost Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) in the development of large complex cost estimates for shipboard and shore-based C4I hardware and software systems and families of systems.
• You will present and defend complex life cycle cost models utilizing a wide variety of cost estimating tools and processes.
• You will develop, present, and defend cost risk analyses by interfacing with program office engineers to identify sources if cost estimating, and technical and schedule risks.
• You will advise program offices of acquisition policy and regulations related to cost estimating and analysis.
• You will represent NAVWAR Cost Estimating and Analysis Division in cost estimating forums that include members if DON and DoD and prime contractor cost estimating communities.
• You will defend cost estimates of complex Software Development efforts for C41SR and shipboard hardware and software systems. Including breaking proposed efforts into Equivalent Source Lines of Code (ESLOC), Function Points or story points.
• You will participate in development of requests of proposals (RFPs), fact-findings, investigations, and source selections.
• You will calculate common EVM metrics such as Cost Performance Index, Schedule Performance Index, and developing, presenting, and defending comprehensive Estimates at Completion (EACs).

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final secret security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• Generally, current Federal employees applying to APS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. All qualifications and pay band requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and documented in your resume.

Qualifications

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or DP-03 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Performing a wide variety of cost estimating and analysis functions, leading a team to develop and defend cost risk analyses, and advise various program offices on acquisition policies and regulations.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

Degree: in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.

Additional information

This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Please read this Public Notice in its entirety prior to submitting your application for consideration.

This position is in the Personnel Demonstration Project under authority of Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.

The pay schedule and pay band for all Demonstration Project Professional Positions will be DP-1/2/3/4.

If selected, your salary will be set according to the established control points of this position which is $143,677 - $186,785 (Base $107,446 - $139,684 plus 33.72% locality adjustment). DP-04, CONTROL POINT IS CAPPED AT A GS-14, STEP 10.

If selected, your salary will be set according to the established control points of this position which is $143,913 - $187,093 (Base $107,446 - 139,684 plus 33.94% locality adjustment). DP-04, CONTROL POINT IS CAPPED AT A GS-14, STEP 10.

This position is eligible for part time, full time or ad-hoc telework at the discretion of management.

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: .

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.