PROGRAM MANAGER (ENABLING SCIENCE)

Duties

As a PROGRAM MANAGER (ENABLING SCIENCE) at the GS-0340-14 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Oversee the complete life-cycle of major, complex research and development programs, managing all aspects including cost, schedule, performance, and risk.
• Develop and direct the execution of multi-year program strategies, which includes the detailed management and tracking of procurement packages to ensure timely obligation of funds.
• Provide expert advice and recommendations that shape the long-range strategic direction of the division's technology portfolio by analyzing national security directives and capability gaps.
• Lead the integration of complex technical projects across various military services, government agencies, and industry partners to ensure alignment with strategic goals.
• Direct the formulation, justification, and defense of substantial, multi-million dollar program budgets throughout the entire Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process.
• Maintain strict oversight of financial execution, ensuring spend plans are accurately implemented, and lead efforts to identify and secure new funding opportunities for the division.
• Serve as a key technical expert and trusted advisor in high-level meetings with senior military leaders and industry partners, leading negotiations and influencing stakeholders to gain support for critical initiatives.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET/Special Compartmentalized Investigation (SCI) security clearance
• This is an Acquisition Workforce position in the Program Management functional area. The incumbent will be required to become certified in the Practitioner tier within 2 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.
• Must consent to and pass pre-employment drug testing and random drug testing thereafter.
• Travel in the performance of temporary assignments may be required (up to 10%). Travel may be required to locations within and outside the continental United States.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid passport.
• Incumbent is required to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Form, OGE 450, within 30 days of entering the position
• OGE 450 - annually and upon termination of employment in accordance with DoD Directive 5500.7-R, Joint Ethics Regulation, August 30, 1993
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Work Schedule: Full-time
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Recruitment Incentives: Subject to approval
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible

Qualifications

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, military or private sector:

• Directing the full life-cycle of complex, multi-year Research & Development (R&D) programs, applying DoD acquisition principles to control cost, schedule, performance, and risk, executing procurement packages to guarantee timely funding.
• Analyzing national security directives and joint capability gaps within the chemical and biological defense Science & Technology portfolio to define future program requirements and launch new, high-impact Research, Development, Technology, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) programs
• Formulating, justifying and defending multi-million-dollar budgets through all phases of the PPBE (Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution) process, advocating for resources before senior review boards, enforcing rigorous financial oversight
• Representing an organization by negotiating and influencing senior military leaders, industry executives, and inter-agency partners to build consensus for national security initiatives
• Spearheaded strategic integration of complex technology development across military services and government agencies, developing new analytical techniques to resolve critical problems in programs of national significance.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

Other Notes:

ACQUISITION POSITION: This is an Acquisition Workforce position in the Program 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.

Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities: For more information on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility requirements:

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:

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see )