About this role
Job SummaryThe Technical Director serves as a key technical expert and authority directing federal oversight activities, project goals, and nuclear safety/engineering facilities operations at the Project Management Office. The position is responsible for providing technical leadership, administrative direction, and programmatic oversight for a complex multi-billion-dollar project portfolio supporting NNSA's national nuclear weapons stockpile mission.
QualificationsA qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA pay band level or GS grade level in the Federal Service, i.e. EN-04 or GS-15 equivalent). Specialized experience for this position is defined as: experience managing safe, quality project execution on schedule and within budget by providing leadership and direction to the staff on Federal oversight activities, project goals/objectives, and key project milestones. Examples of Specialized Experience: --Experience leading effective long-term planning by collaborating with Federal Project Directors and Construction Contracting Officers in the development of annual, multi-year, or similar types of long-range work plans and schedules. --Experience determining the best approach or solution for resolving budget shortages; planning for long-range staffing needs; and providing expertise and insights, preparing position papers or legislative proposals, and otherwise supporting development of goals and objectives. --Providing expert advice to the managers, and other management officials on broad project and program technical engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) execution. Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the competencies. identified below. Cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write "see resume" in your application! Leadership Planning and Evaluating Project Management Safety Engineering Technical Competence "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Major DutiesAs a Supervisory General Engineer you will: Evaluate contractor performance to determine whether contractor-performed work meets standards of adequacy. Engages in the project technical, cost, and schedule status along with budget formulation and execution. Ensures rigorous implementation of the contract requirements and identification of quality project performance indicators. Reviews and approves project costs to ensure proper classification and use of funds. Monitors and assists the Federal Project Directors with the controls of the Total Project Cost baselines for projects. Ensures the project performance baselines are established and maintained. Lead effective long-term planning, collaborating with the Federal Project Directors and NNSA Construction Contracting Officers in the development of annual, multi-year, or similar types of long-range work plans and schedules for Project Management Office work, including any NNSA direct contracted work. Provide expert advice to the Project Management Office managers, and other management officials on broad project and program technical engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) execution. Provides significant and innovative recommendations for advancing the projects and programs and/or EPC systems, processes, and procedures. Provides technical direction and guidance to contractors to ensure that long-range project plans are properly developed by providing EPC expertise in one or more designated engineering functional area(s) relevant to the project and or the PMO. Implements the principles of the Department's Safety Management System Policy in programs for which the Associate Administrator is responsible. This includes the demonstration of an appropriate emphasis on ensuring the technical competence of the Federal staff associated with those programs, and the conduct of effective oversight in the accomplishment of the related work products and schedules. Provide subject matter expertise to identify problem areas, evaluate hazards, develop cost beneficial corrective action, and assure timely implementation to keep risks, issues and opportunities to the site, personnel, and facilities as low as practical. Lead Integrated Project Team(s) which consists of members responsible for coordination and resolution of issues associated with high hazard and/or technically complex projects in the areas of business management, contract management, EPC management, operational start-up, Environmental Safety and Health (ES&H), nuclear safety, and nuclear security. Direct, coordinate, and facilitate integrated Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Security, Environmental, and Industrial ES&H requirements within the PMO and projects. Be responsible for the supervision of engineers/physical scientists typically at the NN/EN-III to NN/EN-IV level. Selects new employees for vacant positions; establish and evaluate work performance of subordinates. Hear and resolve complaints from employees, referring group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to higher level manager. Effect minor disciplinary measures such as warnings and reprimands, recommending other actions in more serious cases. Identify developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training.RequirementsSubject to Random Drug Testing Must pass a pre-employment drug test. Favorable suitability determination required. Financial Disclosure is required. Must be able to obtain/maintain a Q level Security Clearance. You must be a United States Citizen. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements. Compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) governing personal identity which will require that you provide two forms of identification. A two (2) year trial period may be required. Employees serving on a trial period may be terminated at any time during the trial period for performance, conduct, or business-related reasons in the interest of Federal service. More than one position may be filled from this vacancy announcement. Must be able to obtain certification in the DOE's Technical Qualification Program (TQP) within 18 months of start date. This position is covered by the Technical Qualification Program (TQP), which requires the incumbent to acquire and demonstrate competencies identified in the TQP Functional Area Qualification and Field Office specific standards and requires certification of the competencies by NNSA supervision and TQP qualifying officials. https://ntc.doe.gov/student/stp/techqualprogram Please limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. Your full resume will be made available to the hiring manager if you are referred. This vacancy has a local commuting area requirement, as defined below: The area surrounding the duty station by which people reasonably travel back and forth from home to work; Or The employee's permanent duty station is located within the reasonable travel area surrounding the duty station of this vacancy; Or if applicable Trial periods are required for all excepted service employees. Trial periods served in the same position and agency with no break in service will satisfy the requirement.