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Summary This position is part of the NNSA - Office of Secure Transportation, Department of Energy. A successful candidate in this position will serve as Program Manager, managing and planning, coordinating, evaluating, and executing an agency wide training program for Nuclear Material Couriers. Responsibilities As a Program Manager, you will be performing the following duties: Managing, planning, research, development, coordination, evaluation, execution, and supervision of an agency wide training program for over 370 Nuclear Materials Couriers and other mission operational personnel. Responsible for a multi-million-dollar DOE facility footprint at Ft. Chaffee, Arkansas, including critical training infrastructure and equipment. The TRACOM role is to provide Nuclear Materials Couriers (Federal Agents), with the knowledge, skills, and training to ensure the safe, secure transportation of nuclear material for the nuclear enterprise. Ensuring that TRACOM's Federal Agent training programs are established, maintained, and executed to provide effective, efficient secure transportation operations for the NNSA and DOE. Maintaining oversight responsibility for support service contractor staff in the following areas: training and curriculum development, training administration, facility maintenance, and operations. Executing programmatic responsibilities, such as, providing overall planning, direction, and execution of the TRACOM portion of the OST Training Program, including support to specialty training programs, Agent Candidate Training, and the site security survey program. Interfaces routinely with National Guard military leadership from the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma for management/utilization of facilities and training resources. Developing, formulating, planning, and managing a multi-million-dollar operating budget for training programs in Office of Secure Transportation. Requirements Conditions of Employment Subject to Random Drug Testing Must pass a pre-employment drug test. Favorable suitability determination required. Financial Disclosure is required. Must be able to obtain/maintain a Q level Security Clearance. You must be a United States Citizen. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements. Compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) governing personal identity which will require that you provide two forms of identification. A one-year supervisory probationary period may be required. Please limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. Your full resume will be made available to the hiring manager if you are referred. Probationary periods are required for new employees appointed to competitive service positions for the first time; or reinstated employees who return to Federal service after a break in service of 30-days or more and who have not completed a probationary period will need to complete the requirement. Trial periods are required for all excepted service employees. Trial periods served in the same position and agency with no break in service will satisfy the requirement. Qualifications SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA Demonstration Project pay band or GS grade level in the Federal service, i.e., NQ-03 or GS-14. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: managing and overseeing the full spectrum of training support functions for a large, operational organization with critical national security missions. Examples of Specialized Experience: Experience in developing and executing large scale, para-military training activities. Experience making timely and effective decisions to produce results through strategic planning and the implementation and evaluation of program and policies. Experience conducting program oversight, including ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and organization policy. Experience communicating information in writing to senior level management, other high level government officials and the public. These written documents include management reports, position papers, proposals and recommendations, policies, procedures, and guidelines. Experience managing, and interpreting data derived from very sophisticated computer-generated training tools. Experience in managing training support contractual efforts to maximize value to the U.S. Government. Experience in leading a team of training professionals to provide high-quality training in support of operational requirements. Competencies: Compliance Managing Human Resources Organizational Awareness Planning and Evaluating Technical Competence For more information on the "Qualification Standards for Administrative and Management Positions, please click here. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. If you are eligible for career transition assistance plans such as ICTAP or CTAP, you must meet the definition of "well qualified" which is defined as having a score of 85 or better. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Education There is no education requirement for this position and education cannot be substituted for experience. Additional Information Veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit the links at the bottom of this page or visit the FedsHireVets website. More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement. All positions require successful completion of a background investigation. All males born after December 31,1959 must abide by laws regarding Selective Service registration. To learn more about this law, visit the Selective Service web page, Who Must Register. If you are not registered and don't have an approved exemption, you will not be eligible for employment with the Federal government. A Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized for a highly qualified applicant in accordance with the Agency policy and applicable regulations. In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to the four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answers to these questions are not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration. EEO Policy: Click HERE. Reasonable Accommodation Policy: Click HERE. Veterans Information: Click HERE. Telework: Click HERE. Selective Service Registration: Click HERE. Information about the NNSA Demonstration project can be found by clicking HERE.