The United States Space Force (USSF) at Patrick Space Force Base, FL is searching for a Depuy Director for the Program Management Division that supports SLD45/PM (NH-1101-04, GS-14/15 equivalent).

The United States Space Force (USSF) seeks a visionary and senior leader to serve as the Program Manager of the Program Management Division for Space Launch Delta 45. This pivotal role is at the heart of ensuring continuous space superiority and national security. As a key partner to the Director, you will help orchestrate a vast and complex enterprise, drive mission execution, and shape the future of space operations. Stationed at the epicenter of global technological advancement at Patrick Space Force Base, you will lead a dynamic team of space professionals dedicated to our nation's most critical space endeavors.

Description of Position: Are you ready to help lead the charge in advancing key Space Force programs of national significance? As the Deputy Director, you will serve as a Supervisory Program Manager with significant responsibility for planning, organizing, and directing the activities of the Program Management Division. You will guide a multi-disciplinary team of military, civilian, and contractor personnel, ensuring mission success for programs operating across multiple global locations.

Duties:

• Perform full-range supervisory duties, including planning work, setting priorities, and mentoring a multi-disciplinary team to ensure mission success and professional growth.
• Direct the planning, organization, and execution of complex, national-scope Space Force programs, leading multi-agency efforts to resolve unprecedented technical and sustainment challenges.
• Develop and implement innovative acquisition strategies, policies, and program goals to reduce cycle time while meeting cost, schedule, and performance requirements.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of program goals to drive long-range planning and represent the organization at executive levels to advocate for objectives and resolve critical issues.
• Partner with contracting officers to manage and approve budgets, contracting plans, and modifications to the scope of work.
• Communicate with clarity, conciseness, and technical accuracy to diverse stakeholders at all levels, both orally and in writing.

Knowledge and skills for the position:

• Senior-Level Program Management: Extensive experience leading multi-disciplinary teams and solving complex problems within the aerospace or defense sectors
• Supervisory Leadership and Mentorship: A proven ability to lead, inspire, and guide others toward goal accomplishment, including the ability to coach, mentor, and challenge team members to foster growth and improve production.
• Acquisition Expertise: A strong, demonstrated understanding of acquisition methodologies, with the skill to plan, organize, and direct all critical aspects of a program, from development and production to sustainment.
• Executive Communication and Influence: The ability to communicate clearly and with technical accuracy, influence policy decisions, and lead significant changes within a complex organization.
• Educational Background: A bachelor's degree in engineering, business administration, or a related field is required. A master's degree is highly preferred.

Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Mastery of the policies, practices, regulations, and laws concerning the acquisition management processes, initiatives and program management.
2. Ability to lead significant changes, influence policy decisions, and the ability to inspire, motivate and guide others toward goal accomplishment, including the ability to coach, mentor and challenge team members of a multidisciplinary staff.
3. Comprehensive knowledge of the mission, roles, functions, organizational structures, and operation of Department of Defense, Space Force, and other organizations that govern, interface with, and/or influence the acquisition process of supported programs.
4. Skill in planning, organizing, and directing the function and staffing critical aspects of development, production, and support of systems, subsystems, or equipment to coordinate various aspects of acquisition.
5. Ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy. 6. Knowledge and ability to adapt principles, methods, and techniques of related complex interdisciplinary disciplines

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret / SCI security clearance.
• Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files.
• May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
• Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
• This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
• Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
• PCS funding is authorized.
• This position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program.
• Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and by 31 October annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, “Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
• This position is designated a NON-CRITICAL APDP position.
• Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 15 days per year.
• This is a Critical Acquisition Position (CAP).
• Employee must meet, or be capable of meeting, Defense Acquisition Work Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the position.
• Employee is expected to meet Continuing Acquisition Education requirements.
• This position is designated a CRITICAL APDP position.
• This is a Key position. Incumbents must be removed from their military recall status if alternatives for filling the position during an emergency are not available.

Qualifications

The 1101 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management Positions.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:

Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.

Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:

1. Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
2. Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
3. Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
   • Job title
   • Detailed duties and accomplishments
   • Employer's name and address
   • Supervisor's name and phone number
   • Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
   • Hours per week
   • Salary, if applicable
4. Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses

College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.

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