SUPERVISORY TECHNICAL WRITER-EDITOR with Security Clearance

Duties * Serves as Branch Chief providing technical and administrative supervision to 14 or more employees. * Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates. * Writes job performance standards for subordinates and discusses performance expectations. * Evaluates the performance of subordinates. * Supervisor and Action Officer concerned with the development, preparation, and processing of the US Army Communications-Electronics Equipment and Systems Publications Program. * Oversees the publications program which is in support of equipment/systems utilized in tactical/non-tactical Army equipment and systems. * Performs and/or coordinates the planning, development, management, budgeting, acquisition, and implementation of programs for technical manuals and equipment publications related to a total major commodity. * Develops and maintains technical and procedural guidance to ensure assigned program publication documents are commensurate with the equipment/systems development and modification programs. * Conducts resource impact assessments complying with those directives governing publication support for the user activities. * Prepares and submits appropriate reports indicating whether the progress of the technical documentation of assigned equipment/systems is commensurate with the costs claimed in progress payments. * Performs Logistic Support Analysis related to program planning and control around advanced communication-electronic systems and configurations which impact a publication program. * Attends and chairs meetings, conferences, and should-cost working groups within major command; and subcommands. Requirements Conditions of Employment * Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. * Must be able to obtain and maintain a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance. * This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident. * One-year supervisory probationary period may be required. * One-year trial/probationary period may be required. * This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Life Cycle Logistics Advanced certification within 48 months as of entrance on duty. * This is a Critical Acquisition Position. Selectee must execute a written tenure agreement to remain in Federal service in the position for at least three years. Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. * Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
* Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
* Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
* Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
* Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
* Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
* Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
* Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
* Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
* Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document . Experience required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience: To qualify, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade/level (NH-03). Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Participating in a publications program which is in support of equipment/systems; 2) Developing and/or maintaining technical electronic/logistics guidance that are in line with publication programs; and 3) Leading and/or supervising a group of professionals and technical employees. Experience must have demonstrated the ability to acquire and present technical information through independent reading, interviews with subject-matter specialists, observation of tests and experiments, interpretation of blueprints or diagrams, or other appropriate methods. Experience must have demonstrated the ability to process publications for Authentication in support of customer-facing acquisition programs and/or sustainment efforts. Such experience may have been acquired as a writer or editor of technical reports, articles, manuals, or specifications in support of acquisition or sustainment weapon system programs. Education cannotbe substituted for experience. Applicants to this announcement referred for consideration to selecting officials, may be asked to complete pre-employment assessments. The assessments will supplement the interview process, with the results being one data element among several used to evaluate a candidate's technical skills, supervisory abilities, and position fit. Candidates will be notified with separate instructions should they be required to complete the assessments. This is a DoD Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (Acq Demo) position in the NH-04 broadband, subject to the CECOM control point policy. Management will set the pay for this position consistent with the qualifications and education of the selectee and the expected contribution for the position. This supervisory position is subject to a salary control point equivalent to the GS-15, step 06 base salary, or if the incumbent's salary currently exceeds the GS-15, step 06 level the incumbent's salary may be put on a salary control point at the incumbent's existing salary. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: * Leadership
* Oral Communication
* Planning and Evaluating
* Writing Applicants to this announcement referred for consideration to selecting officials, may be asked to complete pre-supervisory assessments. The assessments will supplement the interview process, with the results being one data element among several used to evaluate a candidate's technical skills, supervisory abilities, and position fit. Candidates will be notified with separate instructions should they be required to complete the assessments. Applicants must meet basic eligibility requirements such as minimum qualifications, and other regulatory requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Education This job does not have an education qualification requirement. Additional information * Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. * You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. * One year trial/probationary period may be required. * Direct deposit of pay is required. * Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. * If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. * This is a(n) Life Cycle Logistics Career Field position. * Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. * Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. * Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. * Relocation/Retention Incentive will not be authorized. * Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) will not be authorized. * Recruitment Incentive will not be authorized. * Advanced in-hire rate will not be authorized. * Advance Leave Accrual will not be authorized. * Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position

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