SENIOR STRATEGY TECHNICAL ADVISOR

Clarification from the agency

Internal Permanent Air Force Employees in the Civil Engineering (CE) Career Field Only

DUTY 1:

Serves as the strategic and integrated planning advisor/technical expert consultant and represents the USAF in matters relating to enterprise-wide civil engineering activities and discussions with the SAF, HAF, DoW agencies, Air Force Installation Mission Support Center (AFIMSC), Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC), as well as the MAJCOM civil engineer staffs.

DUTY 2:

Represents the Director of Air Force Civil Engineers and divisions in matters relating to enterprise-wide civil engineering transformational change, organizational change management (OCM) and continuous improvement.

DUTY 3:

Establishes, interprets, and implements policies, guidance and procedures to provide oversight and management of civil engineer core tasks.

DUTY 4:

Represents the concerns of the Air Force at senior strategic meetings and conferences; prepares staff studies and various documents to meet special needs; develop and gives oral presentations; leads and/or serves on steering committees.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Mobility is a condition of employment. Employee must sign AF-wide mobility agreement.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• PCS cost will be paid IAW Career Broadening Policy under this agreement.
• Career Broadening positions are managed by AFPC/DPZ and are centrally funded.
• Positions are established specifically to provide developmental experience designed to broaden the skills and/or enhance the leadership perspective of a high-potential, mid-level manager.
• Career Broadening also provides training and developmental opportunities at various organizational levels.
• These assignments offer the qualified candidate a unique assignment in that the candidates brings certain experience to the assignment while gaining new experiences in a different work environment.
• TEMPORARY PROMOTION: If the position is filled as a temporary promotion, upon completion of the career broadening assignment, the temporary promotion may lead to permanent promotion without further competition.
• This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program.
• Employee may be required to travel TDY to perform assigned duties on commercial or military aircraft.
• Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours to provide direct support to leadership, conferences, or special initiatives or programs related to the AF Civil Engineer Career Field.
• Disclosure of Political Appointments

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule, Administrative and Management Positions.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization and must have included: 1) Expert, unique, complex, and thorough knowledge, extensive experience, and proven special expertise in civil engineering financial programs, their underlying statutory and regulatory framework, and the interrelationships with Related DoW-wide and private sector activities to formulate, analyze and implement broad programmatic Financial Management programs; develop and oversee large complex studies and projects with far-reaching impact; and identify and develop fiscal strategies in response to emerging CE mission requirements; 2) Mastery knowledge of Congressional, DoW, Joint, and USAF structures, missions, programs, policies and organizational relationships to facilitate effective advancement of Air Force capabilities; 3) Mastery of advanced management and organizational principles and practices, and a comprehensive knowledge of planning, programming, and budgeting processes; 4) Thorough knowledge of DoW and Air Force planning, acquisition, and management processes to provide force planning and investment strategy advisory services to ensure support for long-range Air Force war, mobilization, exercise, deployment, and similar operations planning efforts; 5) Comprehensive and expert knowledge of Air Force Civil Engineering financial programs; 6) Prior experience in Federal, DoW, and Air Force financial processes, and thorough knowledge of Air Force program goals and objectives, the sequence and timing of key operational events and milestones, and methods of evaluating the effectiveness of planning actions as related to actual events; 7) Comprehensive ability to conceive, plan, and manage all aspects of a unique program or project of broad scope impacting a critical OSD Program; 8) Advanced understanding and knowledge of broad financial concepts that facilitate the ability to generate and analyze projects and programs which depart from previous practices, and which require the initiation of CE legal innovations, concepts and principles; 9) High degree of skill and experience to be successful as the CFO and consult top OSD and DoW management officials to advise on CFO and CE programs and integrating CE functions which are of such consequence that their failure could affect DoW's mission, and which have economic consequences for significant portions of the DoW's financial auditability; 10) Ability to identify and propose solutions to financial problems which are characterized by their breadth, importance, and severity, and where previous studies and determinations based on established principles and techniques are frequently inadequate; and 11) Expert interpersonal and communicative skills including written and verbal communications that facilitate formal public speaking, negotiation, and persuasion of individuals with competing or conflicting interests.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Applicants must have served at least 52 weeks at the GS-14 or higher grade (or equivalent in an alternate pay system) within the Federal Civil Service to be considered for referral. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Professional knowledge of a broad range of program management (comprehensive planning, asset management, mechanical, civil, electrical, and environmental) and engineering concepts, principles, and practices and knowledge of Air Force Civil Engineering goals and objectives.
2. Extensive knowledge of a broad range of problem-solving methods, practices, and techniques used to determine viable approaches and solutions in communicating new concepts, goals, and objectives, including Air Force Service Development and Delivery Process and Business Process Re-engineering.
3. Knowledge of change management approaches, tools, development, utilization, and tracking of performance metrics, and phases of the project lifecycle.
4. Skill in establishing and maintaining effective relationships, building consensus and coalitions, negotiating, and resolving conflicts with a variety of individuals and organizations.
5. Skill in conducting regular or periodic reviews of subordinate organization programs and evaluating results to assess accomplishment of USAF program requirements.
6. Ability to research and interpret congressional language and DoD and federal agency regulations, policies and public laws, to incorporate into Air Force policy and guidance.
7. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and maintain good working relationships to gain support for program goals.
8. Ability to recognize and analyze programs and situations and develop rules, regulations, and procedures for timely and economical solutions.
9. Ability to develop long-term strategic plans to formulate, justify, and defend assigned program. Thorough understanding of program requirements in order to develop a fully coordinated staff input to the PPBE process.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

Your responses to the questionnaire may be compared to the documents you submit. The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "insufficient information" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.

Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.

APPRAISALS/AWARDS: Hiring Managers use objective methods and consider previous performance appraisals and awards in the selection process. Current Federal Civilian employees should list any relevant performance related rating and/or awards in your resume.

The following documents are required and must be provided with your application. Applicants who do not submit required documentation to determine eligibility and qualifications will be eliminated from consideration. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming.

1. Online Application: Questionnaire
2. Resume: Your resume 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 is illegible/unreadable. Additional information on resume requirements can be located under "How To Apply".
3. Current or Former Federal Civilian Employees (includes current Air Force employees): You must submit a legible copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, AND a SF-50 reflecting the highest grade held if different from your recent SF-50. The SF-50, block 24 must contain "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a "1". Employees eligible under an OPM approved interchange agreement, block 34 may contain a "1" or "2".
4. Promotion Consideration: If you wish to be considered as a promotion candidate and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirements. You will need to provide additional SF-50s which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within-Grade, Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective date more than one year old).

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