Supervisory Engineering Technician
Federal Aviation Administration
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SUPERVISOR
Commander, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM)
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$102,246 - $197,200
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-13 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This supervisory role in the Navy's cyber and science technology department involves overseeing daily operations for a team of about 200 scientists, engineers, and support staff, while managing staffing, training, and project delivery for information operations systems.
It requires leading process improvements, analyzing metrics and policy changes, and collaborating with various leaders to resolve issues in facilities, IT, security, and contracts.
A good fit would be an experienced manager with a background in technical program oversight, strong leadership skills, and the ability to handle complex team and project challenges in a government or defense setting.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 or equivalent, including leading process improvements and analyzing metrics for program management
- Experience analyzing and evaluating policy/procedure changes, communicating impacts and contingencies
- Proven ability to lead center-level teams and collaborate across divisions and departments
- Skills in managing staffing, training, and development for technical teams supporting IO systems and services
- Knowledge of supervising contracting teams, monitoring technical performance, and administering contracts/task orders
- Ability to ensure Statements of Work include clear technical requirements and evaluation criteria for competitions
- Experience driving collaboration to resolve performance issues and prepare contractor performance assessments
Full Job Description
You will serve as a SUPERVISOR in the CYBER/SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT of NAVWARSYSCEN PACIFIC SAN DIEGO CA.
NM-05: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or NM-04 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Lead process improvement activities; collect and analyze metrics for use in the management and direction of programs; and analyze and evaluate proposed changes in policy and procedures and communicate impact and contingencies; lead Center level teams and engages with other Divisions and Departments for Center level efforts.
NM-04: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or NM-03 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Lead process improvement activities; collect and analyze metrics for use in the management and direction of programs; and analyze and evaluate proposed changes in policy and procedures and communicate impact and contingencies.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0300/management-and-program-analysis-series-0343/ 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. Major Duties:
- You will manage the day-to-day operations of the division, which consists of ~200 scientists, engineers, technicians, and administrative specialists.
- You will work closely with the Division Head, Department Deputy for Operations, Branch Heads, and the Business and Financial Managers to resolve staffing, facilities, information technology, security, process and project issues.
- You will be responsible for staffing, training, and development to support delivery of IO systems and services; collaborate with the Department Lead Digital Engineer and Portfolio Managers to ensure projects achieve cost and schedule objectives.
- You will supervise the contracting team in monitoring technical performance and contract/task order administration, ensure technical requirements and are accomplished in an efficient and timely manner.
- You will work with project leads to ensure that Statements of Work contain concise, well defined technical requirements and technical evaluation criteria are adequate for competition.
- You will drive collaboration between Project Managers, the Contracting Officer, and contractor personnel to resolve performance issues, ensure projects are supporting the preparation of the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting
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