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PROJECT SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Department of the Air Force

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Fort Washington, MD
Top Secret Polygraph
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Job Description

Duties

DUTY 1: Serves as Project Support Specialist and acts as Site Manager responsible for planning, directing, identifying required resources, establishing milestones and goals in support of client requirements/projects. Formulates and recommends policies, philosophies, programming, methodology, control of resources, and acceptance and regulation of prospective workload. Develops Client Requirement Documents (CRDs) to articulate organization needs, address employees, supervisors and senior leadership comments, and comply with CDM operational instructions (OIs), policies and procedures.

DUTY 2: Responsible for resource management and security for CDM assessment. Manages, directs, plans, and
formulates all facets of site support evaluation and vulnerability assessments, considering DoD, national-level client assessment scenarios, design, time and resource constraints. Responsible for project personnel, budget, scheduling, performance, material and instrumentation equipment.

DUTY 3: Serves as the project leader for assigned projects providing guidance, coordination, and direction to assessment teams, engineers, analysts, management, and other support personnel. Ensures team is trained to accomplish specific project tasks safely and strives to complete assigned tasked on time or ahead of schedule. Ensures minimal attention is focused toward the CDM and its mission at all times.

DUTY 4: Maintains a continuous liaison with other SAF/CDM staff, service headquarters counterparts, and DoD
offices to integrate priority support actions. Actively participates in planning to improve organizational direction and focus using planning tools and techniques. Provides results of studies, analyses, and evaluations to counterpart agencies to share experiences and thereby improve overall defense level planning in areas of assignment.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

  • U.S. Citizenship Required
  • All new DCIPS employees are required to complete a two-year DCIPS trial period.
  • If authorized, 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/
  • This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
  • Must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulatory Guide
  • Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
  • Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
  • Employee must maintain current certifications
  • Disclosure of Political Appointments
  • Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit
  • Advance in hire may be authorized if there is demonstrable proof provided on your resume
  • Recruitment Incentive may be authorized for this position
  • Relocation Incentive may be authorized for this position
  • Leave accrual may be authorized upon request
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Mobility is a condition of employment. The employee must sign an Air Force-wide mobility agreement.
  • The employee may be required to travel in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments.
  • Employee may be subject to counterintelligence scope polygraph testing.
  • This is a Mission-Essential position performing a Mission-Critical-Function which must continue uninterrupted after the occurrence of an emergency and continued through full resumption of all functions
Qualifications

This is a GG-13 position in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). The GG-13 duties for the "Professional" work category are at the "Senior" work level and are equivalent to those at the GS-13 level. The selectee's salary will be set within the grade equivalent to a GS/GG grade based on the selectee's qualifications in relation to the job.

To qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements describes in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Your resume must reflect the quality level of experience which demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for successful job performance required for this position. Examples of creditable experience include: knowledge of a wide range of experiment, qualitative, and or quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of complex management processes and systems; knowledge to develop, manage and execute SAF/CDM enterprise monitoring and reporting processes to provide, enable and facilitate operational integration and synchronization. Knowledge of operational monitoring, reporting and self- assessment concepts, program analysis doctrine, statutory authorities, DoD and USAF policies, procedures and systems must be comprehensive and based upon experience of all levels of command and staff. Note: Creditable experience may include previous military experience, experience gained in the private sector, or experience gained in another government agency.

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KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
1. Knowledge of advanced concept principles and practices in a variety of disciplines to serve as an expert in the assessment areas to include SOF tactics, techniques and procedures, information technology assessments, communications systems, program and project management, risk managements, planning and budgeting.

2. Knowledge of military program goals and objectives; the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones; methods of evaluating the effectiveness of planning actions related to actual events; and the relationship of various entities involved in overall program planning and execution of military operations and evaluations.

3. Knowledge of Defense Intelligence Enterprise (DIE) 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.

4. Knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and/or quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of plans and programs for managing, planning, budgeting and executing intelligence and operations utilizing diverse intelligence support structures and inter-agency cooperation on advanced concepts, principles and practices.

5. Knowledge of various program policies, legislation, executive orders and DoD directives to plan and develop guidance for applying complex procedures, techniques and methods to diverse client situations.

6. Skilled in oral communications to present sensitive information and/or recommendations on complex matters to higher authorities; skilled in written communications sufficient to develop guidance, regulations and directives dealing with complex issues and maintain good working relations.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT CONTINUED:
1. Position is designated special-sensitive and incumbent must be able to obtain and retain a TOP SECRET (TS) security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). A non-disclosure agreement must be signed.

2. Drug Testing: This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Testing Program. Employee must pass initial and periodic short notice drug testing. Illegal drug use by employees in sensitive positions presents a clear threat to the mission of the Air Force, national security, and public safety.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

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 for more information.

120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.

Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.

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 .

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Selectees who physically reside permanently in the U.S., the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Northern Mariana Islands, and the Possessions of the U.S., during the entire recruitment process (application, selection, and acceptance of a formal job offer) and selected for employment in the foreign area are eligible to receive certain foreign area benefits such as: Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) or government quarters, Post Allowance, Home Leave, etc. (subject to approval)

Selectees who physically reside outside the U.S., the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or Northern Mariana Islands, and the Possessions of the U.S., during any step of the recruitment process (application, selection, and acceptance of a formal job offer) will have foreign area benefits eligibility be determined on a case by case basis.
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