DIRECTOR, TRAINING, EXERCISES, AND WARGAMING

U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Fleet Forces Command seeks a Director, Training, Exercises, and Wargaming for the Navy Warfare Development Center. The role directs the TE&W division, guiding war games, OLTEP, and large-scale exercises.

You will oversee budget, personnel, contracting, and strategic planning while advising senior leaders on program management issues. Responsibilities include coordinating TE&W support for Fleet and Carrier Strike Group activities, Navy participation in Joint training, and developing long-

Qualifications

• Experience developing new methods and approaches in planning, integrating, and evaluating Training, Exercises, and Wargaming (TE&W) programs.
• In-depth knowledge of leadership principles, strategic planning, business management, government contracting, fleet operations, and project management.
• Experience directing, coordinating, and executing TE&W support for Fleet and Carrier Strike Group war games, OLTEP, Large Scale Exercises, and Joint training.

Responsibilities

• Direct and execute Training, Exercises, and Wargaming support for Fleet and Carrier Strike Group war games.
• Oversee budget, manpower, contracting, design, management, and execution of TE&W Directorate operations.
• Participate in development and documentation of long- and short-range planning efforts.
• Serve as expert consultant on TE&W program management issues.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Policy development

Contracting

Strategic planning

Team supervision

Job description

Summary

You will serve as a DIRECTOR, TRAINING, EXERCISES, AND WARGAMING in the TRAINING EXERCISES & WARGAMING DIVISION of NAVY WARFARE DEVELOPMENT CENTER.

Duties

• You will serve as the Director, Training, Exercises, and Wargaming at Navy Warfare Development Center (NWDC).
• You will direct and execute Training, Exercises, and Wargaming support for Fleet and Carrier Strike Group war games, the Operational Level Training and Exercise Program (OLTEP), Large Scale Exercises, and Navy participation in Joint training.
• You will be responsible for oversight of all aspects of budget, manpower, contracting, design, management, and execution of Training, Exercises, and Wargaming Directorate operations.
• You will participate in the development and documentation of long- and short- range planning efforts.
• You will serve as an expert consultant on the most challenging Training, Exercises, and Wargaming program management issues.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• MSP/PPP applicants must currently hold the required security clearance.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You will be subject to random testing.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience developing new methods and approaches in planning, integrating, and evaluating Training, Exercises, and Wargaming (TE&W) programs.
• Experience with in-depth knowledge and thorough understanding of leadership principles, strategic planning, business management, government contracting, fleet operations, and project management.
• Experience directing, coordinating, and executing TE&W support for Fleet and Carrier Strike Group war games, the Operational Level Training and Exercise Program (OLTEP), Large Scale Exercises, Navy participation in Joint training, and other Navy Warfare Development Center (NWDC) lines of effort.
• Experience advising other specialists in and outside the agency, as well as top managers and decision-makers, on issues developing, communicating, or enhancing TE&W program matters involving interaction with all of the agency's activities, both nationally and internationally.
• Experience providing direct administrative and technical supervision to a diverse, high-level professional workforce (civilian and military) equivalent to the GS-13/14 level, and providing program oversight and performance evaluation to a large contractor workforce.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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