Acquisition Program Manager - Full Performance Level Details

Acquisition Program Manager - Full Performance Level

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) - Chantilly, VA

Employment Type : Full-Time

WE ARE THE NRO

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) focuses on designing, building, launching, and maintaining America's intelligence satellites. Whether creating the latest innovations in satellite technology, contracting with the most cost-efficient industrial supplier, conducting rigorous launch schedules, or providing the highest-quality products to our customers, we never lose focus on who we are working to protect: our Nation and its Citizens.

Visit us at NRO.gov.

Basic Eligibility For A Position With The NRO

U.S. Citizenship is required
You must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance
You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic drug testing
You will be subject to pre-employment and periodic polygraph examinations
You will be required to show proof of being fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, and must certify under penalty of perjury that the documentation you submit is true and correct. In limited circumstances, a reasonable accommodation for medical or religious reasons may be granted as legally required.

Federal Employee Vaccination Requirement

In accordance with Executive Order 14043, the NRO has established procedures to verify NRO employees’ COVID-19 vaccination status by November 22, 2021. To meet this deadline, all current Federal employees must receive their Johnson & Johnson vaccine or their second Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination dose by November 8, 2021. In limited circumstances, a reasonable accommodation for medical or religious reasons may be granted as legally required.

Individuals who start their government service after November 22, 2021, need to be fully vaccinated prior to their scheduled start date, except in limited circumstances where a reasonable accommodation for medical or religious reasons is legally required. Employees will be considered fully vaccinated for COVID-19 two weeks after they have received the requisite number of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved or authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or that has been listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization. For Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or AstraZeneca/Oxford, that is two weeks after an employee has received the second dose in a two-dose series. For Johnson and Johnson (J&J)/Janssen, that is two weeks after an employee has received a single-dose.

New employees will be required to show proof of being fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, and must certify under penalty of perjury that the documentation you submit is true and correct on their start date in order to access NRO facilities. For urgent, mission critical hiring needs, unvaccinated new hires need to be vaccinated within 60 days of their start date and follow safety protocols for not fully vaccinated individuals until they are fully vaccinated.

For more information, you may visit https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/faq/vaccinations/

Where You Will Work

Are you a negotiator? Do you enjoy managing or overseeing complex legal agreements or contracts? Are you a finance, accounting, business or economics professional looking for an exciting challenge? Does managing and overseeing multi-million dollar acquisition and procurement contracts for reconnaissance satellite systems to ensure the safety and security of the United States interest you? Does a career with an “out of this world” mission sound intriguing?

The NRO Cadre is collecting resumes for consideration against current and future opportunities for full performance level Acquisition Program Management Officers (GG 11-13), occupational series 1101. For more information on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) occupational series, click here.

This is a full time position. Your resume may be considered for other positions which your skills and experience may be a good match.

Who May Apply

This position is open to the public.
Federal government employees MUST currently be at the grade level or higher as indicated in this announcement. This is NOT a promotion opportunity for current Federal government employees. If selected for the position, Federal government employees will transition laterally at their current grade level and step.
Federal applicants who exceed the advertised grade may voluntarily request acceptance at the lower grade per IAW DoD 1400.25 Volume 2006.
The NRO is only accepting external applicants for this job announcement. Current NRO Cadre employees should apply internally.

What You Will Be Doing

Manage cost, schedule, and performance of complex contracts to develop, deliver, and sustain overhead reconnaissance systems, including spacecraft hardware, ground and communication components, and mission software applications.
Provide authoritative recommendations, briefings, and other formal and informal feedback and status to management on all aspects.
Plan, organize, and coordinate activities with functional specialists, including contracting, engineering, manufacturing program control, configuration/data management, test, and logistics operations support.
Provide input in source selection and assessing contractor performance during all acquisition phases, including operations.
Work closely and substantially with program Contracting Officer’s Technical Representatives (COTRs) and prime contractors to provide leadership and ensure program objectives are achieved within stringent costs, schedule, and technical performance requirements.
Develop, execute, and monitor risk management strategies to address areas of concerns or potential gaps.
Applies systems engineering principles, techniques, services, and practices at the appropriate level of the architecture to ensure a disciplined approach to meeting intelligence needs with NRO systems.

What You Need

Highly desirable: Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in a related occupation (business, finance, management, engineering, science, etc.)
Experience with the federal acquisition life cycle developing contract requirements, such as Statements of Work (SOW), Market Research, Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE), as well as evaluation and performance criteria, and services acquisitions. The documentation encompasses functions to be performed, outcomes or levels of performance to be achieved, and essential performance characteristics for requirements to be delivered.
Experience serving on source selection panels and providing guidance on the acquisition method.

Other Information

Overtime Statement: May be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
Travel Statement: May be required to travel in military or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments.
Financial Disclosure: May be required to file an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, upon appointment and will be required to file annually.
Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) coded positions: If selected for a DAWIA coded position, the incumbent must meet appropriate certification requirements IAW the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) no later than 24 months after accepting this position. Individual shall maintain, at a minimum 80 continuous Learning Points every 24 months via the services acquisition management system. DAWIA requirements may be located at the Defense Acquisition University website.
Geographic Mobility Agreement: May be subject to directed reassignment as required to address mission effectiveness, and/or career development.
Information Assurance (IA): Must achieve the appropriate IA certification within six months of assignment.
Emergency Essential: Certain positions MAY be deemed emergency essential and incumbents must be willing to meet all position requirements.

Once an NRO Cadre employee, the employee must also complete the following trainings:

SIGINT Schoolhouse
GEOINT 101
COMM 101
National Systems Information Course

Location

Various NRO locations.

Salary

2021 salary range for the Washington, DC area:

GG 11: $72,750 - $94,581

GG 13 $103,690 – $134,798

**This position is a full performance level DCIPS position. The NRO is accepting applications from U.S. Citizens and current Federal Government employees for this position. To qualify for the position, Federal government employees MUST currently be at the GG 11-13 grade level and may ONLY apply for a lateral reassignment at their current grade level and step. . Federal applicants who exceed the advertised grade may voluntarily request acceptance at the lower grade per IAW DoDI 1400.25 Volume 2006.

Hiring Incentives

The NRO may offer hiring incentives and other entitlements at management’s discretion.

Trial Period

All new DCIPS employees will be required to serve a 2-year trial period.

Veterans’ Preference

DoD Components with DCIPS positions apply Veterans’ Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Vol 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are a veteran claiming veterans’ preference, as defined by section 2108 of Title 5 USC, you must submit documents verifying your eligibility upon request.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) for federal employees & job applicants

Reasonable Accommodation Policy

Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process should follow the instructions in the job opportunity announcement. For any part of the remaining hiring process, applicants should contact the hiring agency directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

A reasonable accommodation is any change to a job, the work environment, or the way things are usually done that enables an individual with a disability to apply for a job, perform job duties or receive equal access to job benefits.

Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodations when:

An applicant with a disability needs an accommodation to have an equal opportunity to apply for a job.
An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to perform the essential job duties or to gain access to the workplace.
An employee with a disability needs an accommodation to receive equal access to benefits, such as details, training, and office-sponsored events.

You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application or hiring process or while on the job. Requests are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please send your request to Hiring@nro.mil.

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