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Position Title
LEAD WEAPONS SYSTEM PROJECT SPECIALIST
Agency
Naval Sea Systems Command
Announcement Number
ST-11278817-22-AJR Opens in new window
Open Period
Thursday, October 28, 2021 to Monday, November 15, 2021
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans' Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a veteran who separated from active duty under honorable conditions and you:
  • have an official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying as having a compensable service connected disability of 30% or more OR
  • retired from active military service with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more?  

If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit a copy of your latest DD-214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (preferably member 4 copy, but any copy that shows all dates of service, as well as character of service (Honorable, General, etc.) is acceptable. If you have more than one DD Form 214 for multiple periods of active duty service, you should submit a copy for each period of service.). If you were issued a DD-215 to amend aforementioned information on the DD-214 you must submit that too. You are also required to submit a copy of the applicable supporting documentation of your disability (e.g. disability letter from the VA) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15).

You may request copies of your military personnel records (e.g., DD-214) online or from the VA.

Failure to provide documentation that fully supports your claim will result in a rating of ineligible.

NOTE: If you are an active duty service member you are not eligible for consideration under this authority. Refer to the active duty service member question for consideration.
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3. Are you an active duty service member with a statement of service showing that you expect to be honorably discharged or released from the armed forces under honorable conditions no later than 120 days after submitting your application? Please note: you will be ineligible for consideration if your statement of service is not submitted with your application or it shows an expected discharge or release date greater than 120 days from the date of the submission of the certification.

You are required to submit a statement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The statement of service must provide the branch of service, rate/rank, all dates of service, the expected date of discharge and anticipated character of service (e.g., Honorable, General, etc.).  Veterans should upload their DD-214 once they receive it upon separation.  

Failure to provide supporting documentation will result in a rating of ineligible. For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.
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4. Are you a retired civil service federal employee seeking reemployment?

If yes, you are required to submit a copy of your retirement SF-50 (or equivalent). In addition, you must select another eligibility (e.g., Former Federal Employee, VEOA, etc.) for which you can claim on this job opportunity announcement.

Failure to select another eligibility will make you ineligible for consideration.

The Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Navy (DON) policy on employment of annuitants will be used in determining eligibility of annuitants. Annuitants reemployed in the Department of Defense receive full annuity and salary upon appointment. They are not eligible for retirement contributions, to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan, nor to a supplemental or re-determined annuity for the reemployment period. Discontinued service retirement annuitants (i.e. retired under section 8336(d)(1) or 8416(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code) appointed to the Department of Defense may elect to be subject to retirement provisions of the new appointment, as appropriate.

Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

 
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5. Are you a spouse of an Armed Forces service member who is appointable under Non-Competitive EO 13473 Civil Service Appointment of Military Spouses?

You are eligible if you:
  • Are married to an active duty service member who is ordered to active duty for more than 180 consecutive days OR
  • Are the spouse of a service member who is 100% disabled due to a service connected injury OR
  • Are an un-remarried widow or widower of a service member who was killed while on active duty.

You are required to support your claim with the documents below:

All military spouses must submit documentation verifying marriage to the service member (e.g., marriage certificate).
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If you are married to an active duty service member, documentation must include current military orders (e.g., statement of service) to support active duty service for more than 180 consecutive days
OR
If you are a spouse of a 100% disabled service member, documentation must include service member's DD-214 and 100% service disability (e.g., VA Letter)
OR
If you are an un-remarried widow or widower of a service member killed while on active duty, documentation must include verification of service member's death while on active duty (e.g., DD-1300).

NOTE:  Military spouses are eligible for one permanent noncompetitive appointment if eligible based on 100% disability due to service or as an un-remarried widow/widower of a service member killed while on active duty.

For more information please see OPM's Questions and Answers for Noncompetitive Appointment of Certain Military Spouses

Failure to provide documentation that fully supports your claim will result in a rating of ineligible.
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6. Are you a current or former land management agency employee, AND you:
served under a time-limited (temporary or term) appointment for a period totaling at least 24 months without a break in service of more than 2 years, AND
performed at an acceptable level throughout the service period(s), AND
are not separated from the land management agency OR separated within the last two years for reasons other than misconduct or performance?

If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit supporting documentation of your claim including a copy of your last or most recent SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action(s) reflecting all periods of creditable service and fully successful performance appraisal(s) (or equivalent documentation) from the same time period.

Failure to provide supporting documentation will result in a rating of ineligible. For more information, please see https://chcoc.gov/content/eligibility-land-management-employees-time-limited-appointment-competitive-service
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7. Are you a former permanent competitive service employee in a Federal agency eligible for reinstatement AND you have been separated for less than one year (52 weeks)? OR
Are you a former permanent competitive service employee in a Federal agency eligible for reinstatement AND your last Federal rating of record (performance appraisal), under 5 CFR part 430, from your last career or career-conditional position indicates less than fully successful (or equivalent)?

If you are, your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) will reflect career status: Tenure 1 in box 24  OR
Your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) will reflect career-conditional status: Tenure 2 in box 24 and you separated within the last three years OR
Your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) will reflect career-conditional status: Tenure 2 in box 24 and you have veterans preference

If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit a copy of your separation SF-50 showing you were in the competitive service AND the SF-50 reflecting the highest grade held if not reflected on your last SF-50. If applying for a higher grade than you previously held and it has not yet been one year since your separation date, be sure to provide additional SF-50s which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within Rate/Grade Increases (WRI/WGI), and appointment/conversion SF-50s that demonstrates one year time-in-grade). Failure to submit this documentation with your application will result in a rating of ineligible.
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8. Are you currently employed as a permanent competitive service employee in the Department of Defense (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, etc.)? 

If you are: 
  • Your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) will reflect career or career-conditional: Tenure 1 or 2 in box 24 AND
  • Your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) must reflect your status in the competitive service: Position Occupied is 1 in box 34 (Unless you are on a permanent VRA appointment then it will show a 2 in box 34).

If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 showing you are employed in the DoD in the competitive service AND the SF-50 reflecting the highest grade held if not reflected on your most recent SF-50. Failure to submit this documentation with your application will result in a rating of ineligible. If you are serving on an excepted service veterans recruitment appointment (VRA) you must ALSO submit an SF-50 showing your conversion or appointment to the excepted service VRA appointment (Authority code in block 5-C will be J8M).

PLEASE NOTE: If you are applying for a higher grade than the grade that you currently hold and the SF-50 you submit to support your eligibility claim has an effective date within the past year, it will not clearly show that you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirement. Be sure to provide an additional SF-50 which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within Rate/Grade Increases (WRI/WGI), and appointment/conversion SF-50s with an effective date more than one-year old).

If you are a DoD employee, you can obtain a copy of your SF- 50(s) from MyBiz. Failure to provide documentation that fully supports your claim will result in a rating of ineligible.
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9. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the Department of Defense?

If yes, confirm:
  • You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy AND
  • You are applying to a position that is at (or below) the grade level of the position from which you were (or will be) separated AND
  • You are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you have been (or will be) separated AND
  • Your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or equivalent.
If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim for interagency career transition assistance including 1) a copy of your agency notice, 2) a copy of your most recent performance appraisal, AND 3) a copy of your most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location.

Failure to provide this documentation will result in a rating of ineligible. 
 
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
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10. Are you a person with an intellectual disability, a severe physical disability, or a psychiatric disability as defined in 5 CFR 213.3102(u)? The Department of the Navy encourages persons with disabilities to apply!

If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit a letter or certification from a physician, or local, state, or federal rehabilitation office. The letter/certification must be on office letterhead and clearly state your eligibility for the appointing authority under 5 CFR 213.3102 (u). A sample letter can be found here. Failure to submit this documentation with your application will result in a rating of ineligible. 

For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
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11. Are you the spouse of a relocating Armed Forces member?  If yes, please confirm the following:

I am a military spouse who is currently married to my active duty sponsor. I am exercising my preference eligibility for positions within the local commuting area of my sponsor's current duty station.  I certify that I have not accepted nor declined a permanent, continuing Federal or non-appropriated fund position in the local commuting area of our current duty location. 

NOTE 1:  Military spouses are eligible for one permanent noncompetitive appointment using their preference eligibility for the duration of the active duty sponsor's assignment to a permanent duty station, as long as the military spouse has not declined or accepted a permanent Federal or non-appropriated fund position in the commuting area of the sponsor's current duty location.  If you certify that you have not used your preference at your sponsor's current duty location and it is discovered to be untrue, you may be subject to loss of MSP and possible disciplinary action. 

NOTE 2:  Spouses may exercise their spouse preference and priority status through the application-based process up to 30 calendar days prior to the military sponsor's reporting date to the new duty station or upon relocation anytime thereafter during the sponsor's tour. Spouses who do not initially relocate with their sponsor cannot exercise spouse preference and priority status until they are actually residing in the commuting area of the sponsor's duty station.

NOTE 3:  You must include a completed copy of the UPDATED Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist found here along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Acceptable documentation of your preference eligibility includes at a minimum: A copy of the PCS orders, and your marriage certificate or license.

Failure to provide this documentation will result in a rating of ineligible.
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12. Are you eligible to apply under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA)?

You are eligible if:
  • you are a veteran whose latest discharge was under honorable conditions AND
  • you served three or more years of continuous active duty service in the military (NOTE: if released shortly before completing a 3-year tour, you are considered to meet the eligibility); OR 
  • you are entitled to veterans' preference including derived preference

If you answer yes to this question you must submit a copy of your latest DD-214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (any copy that shows all dates of service, as well as character of service [Honorable, General, etc.] is acceptable) OR a VA letter that shows dates of service or service connected disability AND character of service. If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty service, you should submit a copy for each period of service. If you were issued a DD-215 to amend aforementioned information on the DD-214 you must submit that too.

If you are entitled to claim VEOA due to derived preference you must also provide the applicable supporting documentation of your derived preference (e.g., disability letter from the VA, DD 1300, etc.) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15)

Failure to provide supporting documentation will result in a rating of ineligible. For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.

You may request copies of your military personnel records (e.g., DD-214) online or from the VA.

NOTE: If you are an active duty service member you are not eligible for consideration under this authority. Refer to the active duty service member question for consideration.
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Preferences
1. Where did you hear about this job? We know you saw this announcement on USAJOBS, but did you hear about it somewhere else first?

Please tell us where you first heard about this job.
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2. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. A recent or former political appointee is defined as someone who held a political appointment covered by OPM's policy within the previous 5-year period. If you are currently employed, or have been employed within the last 5 years, in any one of the categories below, you must disclose this information. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service.

Are you a current or former political appointee as described under 5 U.S.C. sections 5312 through 5316 (relating to the Executive Schedule)?
OR
Are you a current or former Schedule A, Schedule C, or appointee who serves/served in a political capacity under agency-specific authority in the Executive Branch?
OR
Are you a current or former non-career SES, Limited Term SES, or Limited Emergency SES in the Executive Branch?
OR
Are you a current or former political appointee in the Executive Branch?

For more information see https://www.chcoc.gov/content/political-appointees-and-career-civil-service-positions-3
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3. As required by Executive Order 14043, Federal employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.), subject to such exceptions as required by law. If selected, you will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination by November 22, 2021 or before appointment or onboarding with the agency, if after November 22. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request of the agency a legally required exception from this requirement. Further information can be found at: www.saferfederalworkforce.gov

Do you acknowledge and understand this requirement?
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Conditions of Employment
1. I am willing and able to travel away from my duty location. (limit characters)
2. I am willing and able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. (limit characters)
3. Are you currently certified in the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Program and Level listed for this position?

NOTE: If you are certified in a different program or at a different level, please note this information in your resume.

For more information, please visit http://www.secnav.navy.mil/rda/workforce/Documents/dawiaoperatingguide.pdf
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Assessment 1
1. Please select one response that best describes how you meet the minimum qualifications for a GS-0301-13, LEAD WEAPONS SYSTEMS PROJECT SPECIALIST. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Assess the impact of plans, policies, and resources on an organization's mission. (limit characters)
3. Develop long-range plans that identify critical support areas, resource availability, priorities, and timelines. (limit characters)
4. Formulate acquisition and contracting goals, objectives, strategies, and plans for a weapon system program. (limit characters)
5. Plan and implement strategic sourcing initiatives for an organization. (limit characters)
6. Prepare plans and schedules establishing mid and long-range milestones and objectives. (limit characters)
7. Analyze the impact of funding decisions on programs and develops policy to effect needed changes. (limit characters)
8. Conduct historical trend analysis to assist program managers in justifying resource requirements. (limit characters)
9. Evaluate operating equipment requirements to verify adequate resources for budget requirements. (limit characters)
10. Formulate budget proposals and cost estimates for departmental plans, programs, activities, and material needs of the organization. (limit characters)
11. Review financial documents (e.g., procurement requests, financial plan changes, extension of funds) to identify potential impacts on program objectives, productivity, and performance. (limit characters)
12. Determine project technical resources (e.g., analysis, development, design, implementation, integration, troubleshooting) to support requirements. (limit characters)
13. Lead projects to develop processes for organizational change. (limit characters)
14. Manage project execution to ensure adherence to performance, cost, schedule, and deliverables throughout the life of the project. (limit characters)
15. Plan, organize, and execute projects throughout a project life-cycle in accordance with regulations, policies, directives, and processes. (limit characters)
16. Serve as a project management expert to interact with personnel (e.g., program stakeholders, end-user organizations, program leadership, resource sponsors) in resolving programmatic or interoperability issues. (limit characters)
17. Analyze cost performance data for cost overrun potentials in order to assist project managers with risk mitigation. (limit characters)
18. Assimilate data to communicate risks, develop mitigations, or develop priorities for risk mitigation. (limit characters)
19. Conduct research, analysis and evaluation of cost, schedule, and performance metrics to develop program plans for low to moderate risk in execution. (limit characters)
20. Identify strategies to mitigate risk that have an impact on cost, funding, schedule, and performance implications. (limit characters)
21. Monitor and analyze project operations to identify potential risks and issues impacting project completion (e.g., budget, schedules, tasks). (limit characters)
22. Assess workforce in the areas of performance and professional development to guide and develop an efficient organization. (limit characters)
23. Develop others to perform and contribute to an organization by providing on-going feedback. (limit characters)
24. Develop others to perform and contribute to an organization by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods. (limit characters)
25. Identify developmental or training needs for a team to achieve program technical, cost, and schedule objectives. (limit characters)
26. Mentor, assist, or advise junior business professionals in the development and implementation of policy, strategy, plans, or guidelines. (limit characters)
27. Advise stakeholders on processes, technical standards, and methodologies to use to solve installation issues or challenges. (limit characters)
28. Analyze performance data to solve operational problems in support of weapons systems program goals and objectives. (limit characters)
29. Develop recommendations for corrective action of problems through researching regulations and precedent cases. (limit characters)
30. Gather, assemble, and analyze facts to draw conclusions and recommend solutions to identified problems. (limit characters)
31. Identify methods to resolve problems or manage issues that directly affect the accomplishment of program goals and objectives. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
32. Do you certify that all of your responses to this questionnaire are true and accurate; and do you accept that if your supporting documentation does not support one or more of your responses to the questionnaire that your application may be rated lower or you may be removed from further consideration? (limit characters)