INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER/SCIENTIST (PROJECT MANAGER)

For DP-05: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) or pay band (DP-04) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate duties related to the following: 1) Leading engineering efforts, including requirements definition, risk management, technical planning, and test and evaluation for complex technical projects; 2) Assisting in the management of project budgets, schedules, resources, and priorities across multiple technical tasks and projects; 3) Applying knowledge of the acquisition process to evaluate contractor recommendations, review technical deliverables, and support contract execution; and 4) Communicating project status, technical risks, cost and schedule concerns, and recommended solutions with cross-functional stakeholders, senior leaders, subject-matter experts, contractors, and resource sponsors.

For DP-04: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band (DP-03) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate duties related to the following: 1) Performing engineering efforts, including requirements definition, risk identification, technical planning, and test and evaluation for technical projects; 2) Assisting in the management of project budgets, schedules, resources, and priorities for assigned technical tasks; 3) Applying knowledge of the acquisition process to review contractor deliverables, evaluate technical recommendations, and support contract requirements; and 4) Communicating project status, technical issues, risks, and schedule concerns with cross-functional stakeholders, subject-matter experts, contractors, and project leadership.

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/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series For 08XX: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/general-engineering-series-0801/ For 1515: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/operations-research-series-1515/ For 1520: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/mathematics-series-1520/ For 1550: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/computer-science-series-1550/ 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.

You will serve as the deputy technical lead for the office and provide continuity of leadership in the absence of the office lead.,You will coordinate technical reviews and obtain appropriate subject-matter expert input to support the quality and integrity of project products.,You will participate in root-cause and corrective-action activities and help develop solutions for technical issues affecting assigned efforts.,You will review proposed engineering changes, specifications, test documentation, failure reports, and other technical data packages.,You will provide technical mentoring, briefings, and knowledge-sharing to support the development of engineering and scientific personnel.