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Summary You will serve as an OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST in the Naval Systems Engineering Directorate, Cost Engineering and Industrial Analysis Group (SEA05C) of NAVSEA HQ FIELD SUPPORT. Responsibilities You will directly support the Ship System Cost Engineering Manager within SEA05C (Cost Engineering and Industrial Analysis Group) and lead a team of analysts in the development and support of cost estimating deliverables, to ensure best practices. You will develop, document and brief a wide range of cost and industrial analysis products in support of program office decision points and coordinate with program offices and outside organizations. You will provide cost analysis support for complex defense weapon systems/ship programs, including life cycle cost estimating, contract proposal evaluation, and integrated program management analysis. You will participate in or oversee cost-performance or cost schedule tradeoff analyses in support of program efforts to manage life cycle cost. You will aid in the analysis of all types of data to support internal and external initiatives that expand across multiple programs. You will directly discuss impacts and possible solutions with both government and industry stakeholders. You will utilize expertise in industrial production operations and in design, construction, production and acquisition management of naval ships and associated weapon systems. You will apply knowledge of the principles and practices of mathematical techniques combined with the knowledge of the engineering disciplines associated with the design, acquisition, production and maintenance of naval ships and weaponry. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NH-03 (or GS-13 equivalent) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate work as an analyst leading the development of cost estimates and analysis in support of submarine, ship, combat or weapons system programs. 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 AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/operations-research-series-1515/ 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. The Secretary of Defense has ordered a department-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions. This position is subject to the DoD hiring freeze. Offers of employment related to this vacancy announcement will not be executed until the position has an approved exemption. Education Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual. For the 1515 Professional Operations Research Series the applicant must possess: Degree in operations research; or at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. This position is part of the Department of Defense Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project. The NH-4 broadband level encompasses positions equivalent to GS-14 and GS-15. The salary range shown in the announcement represents all of the positions within the NH-4 broadband level, however the salary range for this position is capped at GS-15, step 5, currently $189,950. This announcement uses the AcqDemo Business and Technical Management direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.