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This position serves as the Deputy Director, Nuclear Enterprise Directorate (NE), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). The Nuclear Enterprise Directorate (NE) provides capabilities that enable DoD Warfighters, Interagency stakeholders, allies and partners to ensure a credible U.S. nuclear deterrent force and counter threat networks.
06/06/2024 to 07/08/2024
$180,359 - $204,000 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
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Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Travel to national and international locations is required, to include official travel into hazardous duty zones.
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Permanent
Full-time
Senior Executive
None
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DTRA-24-12438889-SES
794636900
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.
Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluation criteria.
Individuals looking for an executive-level job and who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
This position is open to the public. All qualified individuals. Current and former Senior Executive Service members. U.S. Citizens, nationals, or those who owe allegiance to the United States.
The Deputy Director, NE performs the following major functions:
-Reviews and evaluates an annual program effort in excess of $220 million to establish a holistic approach to operational and strategic matters related to the Nation's nuclear deterrent in areas of nuclear weapons safety, security, accountability, reliability and inspection, enabling solutions and DoD responses to nuclear matters and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) partners.
-Evaluates DoD and DTRA policies and directives and advises on actions necessary to establish the framework of NE guidance and procedures. Provides for the control, coordination, and continuity of NE programs and operations by developing operational plans, vetting with the Combatant Commands and DoD and Department of Energy offices regarding deployed force planning efforts, integrating intra- departmental and inter-agency plans and products, and requirements for contracting, facilities, funding, personnel, equipment. Exercises coordinating authority for NE input to the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution process to ensure transparency of and accountability for all NE investment activities. Identifies programmatic shortfalls and manages funding with appropriate administrative controls, audit systems and accountability with special emphasis on budget execution and contracting procedures. Oversees all validation and resourcing decisions and manages NE's spend plan, to include input into the DTRA Program Objective Memorandum. Ensures resources are placed against the highest Agency/NE priorities.
-Manages and approves the development of plans that effectively translate objectives into specific work programs. Interprets directives and orders from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs, the Director, DTRA, and other agencies to ensure objectives and requirements are met. Directs the preparation and establishment of internal NE IPRs or working groups, inter-agency agreements and similar directives having unusual significance and application. Oversees the transfer, transition, or termination of NE-sponsored software applications, services or capabilities to the Services in support of Combatant Command requirements when necessary.
-Manages the overall responsibilities and objectives of the NE mission. Ensures prompt responses are provided to Combatant Command's for urgent and emerging nuclear deterrent requirements, DTRA, DoD Chief Information Officer-directed assessments and Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition and Sustainment-directed operational needs, and theater requests for NE support.
-Serves as the authority for all key leader NE engagements including those within DoD, the intelligence community, the U.S. interagency, foreign partners, and with Congressional staff. Ensures an effective, economical organization structure, manpower requirements and functional breakdown and an effective workload distribution ensuring full utilization of personnel skills and abilities in consonance with programmed and Talent Management objectives.
-Manages implementation of concepts, policy guidance, and critical operations for national continuity-related activities for the Directorate. Serves as an advisor to the Nuclear Weapons Council for DoD-level analysis efforts of U.S. nuclear force structure, support requirement, posture, plans and capabilities in meeting national security requirements. Serves as a member of the Compartmentalized Activities Council managing, executing, or implementing requirements stemming from Presidential Directives concerning the command and control, safety, security, and control of United States nuclear weapons.
-Manages strategic and counter-WMD operational capability employment to resolve nationally important issues on the development and sustainment of key nuclear and counter-WMD operational capabilities and cyber support activities. Assesses current and future strategic force structure and capabilities planning, and program and budget analysis of complex military systems.
-Exercises coordination authority for the Critical Infrastructure Defense Analysis Center within the DoD, the U.S. Interagency, U.S. Defense Industrial Base entities, and commercial partners in support of the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Defense Continuity and Mission Assurance direction. Directs and assesses U.S. reliance on commercial support.
-Ensures effective execution of Equal Employment Opportunity policies, goals, and objectives holding supervisors and managers within the Agency accountable for evaluating and taking actions that are consistent with overall EEO/diversity goals.
-Ensures subordinate workforce maintains an equal and consistent approach in determining applicant/employee qualifications, selections, assignments, training, promotions, details, discipline, and awards.
Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this position.
The Executive of this position is subject to the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes in addition to 5 CFR 2638.103, Government Ethics Responsibilities of Supervisors.
REEMPLOYED ANNUITANTS: https://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/1400.25- V300.pdf
SELECTIVE SERVICE REQUIREMENT: If you are a male born after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, civil service employment (5 U.S.C. 3328) requires that you must be registered with the Selective Service System, unless you meet certain exemptions under Selective Service law. If you are required to register but knowingly and willfully fail to do so, you are ineligible for appointment by executive agencies of the Federal Government.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
We will review your resume and supporting documents, for the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience and education as it relates to the fundamental competencies, identified below. Your application will be evaluated by an Executive Evaluation Panel rating and ranking panel, and highly qualified candidates may be contacted for an interview and to provide reference checks.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Resume: Your resume listing your name, contact information, work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be referred for consideration.
2. ECQs: Applicants who currently hold or previously held permanent SES or equivalent positions (e.g. DISES, SIS, SNIS) are encouraged to submit updated ECQs, but may submit ECQs previously used in the executive hiring process.Your narrative statement should include specific examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the position. Your narratives should be no more than 2 pages per ECQ, not to exceed a total of 10 pages. More information on how to prepare/address ECQs can be found at www.opm.gov/ses. If you are a current/previous SES or equivalent you are not required to submit ECQs, but must submit SF50 showing you are an SES or equivalent.
3. Technical Qualifications: Completed supplemental narrative in a separate document that gives specific examples of work experiences addressing each technical qualification. Your narrative should be no more than 2 pages per technical qualification. Narratives over the page limit will not be accepted.
4. Transcripts: If applicable, education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
5. Standard Form (SF) 50: If you are a current or former Federal civilian employee, you must submit your last or most recent SF-50 showing grade and tenure. Current and former career SES or equivalent members must provide an SF-50 showing their status or reinstatement eligibility.
DO NOT submit additional information (i.e. awards, appraisals, pages in excess of the limit for the MTQs and/or ECQs).
To apply for this position, please email your completed application package to include all required documents, and the announcement number you are applying to Lisa.e.shipe.civ@mail.mil by the closing date of the announcement.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date to receive consideration.
Applications mailed using government postage or through an internal federal government mail system will not be considered.
Once you successfully complete the application process, you will receive a notification of receipt. Your application package will be reviewed to ensure you meet the basic eligibility and qualifications requirements, and you will receive a notification. A review will be made of your online questionnaire and the documentation you submitted to support your responses. A list of qualified applicants will be created and sent to the selecting official. All applicants reviewed and/or referred will receive a notification letter.
A list of qualified applicants will be created and sent to the selecting official. All applicants reviewed and/or referred will receive a notification letter. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and once the selection is made, you will receive a notification of the decision.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/794636900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.