Supervisory General Engineer, Supervisory AST, Engineering Program Management (Direct Hire)

NASA; Tustin (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NASA is seeking a Deputy Division Chief for Operations within the Space Biosciences Division. This role provides administrative and technical management, assists division leadership with planning and budgeting, and communicates progress to center and agency management.

The position focuses on ensuring safety, fostering collaboration with NASA centers, reporting program status, and developing mitigation plans for risks, while supervising staff and guiding strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physical Science, Mathematics, Life Science or Computer Science with required coursework as specified in the Notice.

Responsibilities

• Provides administrative and technical management of resources necessary for accomplishing the work of the Space Biosciences Division working closely with the Division management.
• Provides assistant to the Division management to ensure that projects comply with NASA requirements and meet strategic objectives, negotiated agreements, schedules, and budgets.
• Ensure a safe and healthy work environment that meets OSHA requirements and NASA safety standards and is free of recognized hazards.
• Work closely with Division management to forge relationships with engineering, technology, and science organizations within NASA Ames or other NASA Centers.
• Reports organization's accomplishments, issues, and resource status to division management, directorate and program management.
• Work closely with Division management to formulate/develop funding and work force budgets in support of program needs and manage/monitor contracts and cooperative agreements.
• Communicate risks and issues to division management and stakeholders and work with the project team to develop mitigation plans for any high-level risks.
• Perform a full range of supervisory duties which includes assigning and evaluating work; recommending personnel actions; taking disciplinary actions; and identifying training needs and developing employees.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physical Science, Mathematics, Life Science or Computer Science

Job description

Summary

The Deputy Division Chief for Operations serves as the Space Biosciences Deputy Division Chief for Operations and is responsible for assisting the division management in personnel supervision, project planning, development, analysis, and/or forecasting; preparation of overall project reporting including budget and schedule; and presenting findings to Center and Agency management.

Major Duties

• Provides administrative and technical management of resources necessary for accomplishing the work of the Space Biosciences Division working closely with the Division management.
• Provides assistant to the Division management to ensure that projects comply with NASA requirements and meet strategic objectives, negotiated agreements, schedules, and budgets.
• Ensure a safe and healthy work environment that meets OSHA requirements and NASA safety standards and is free of recognized hazards.
• Work closely with Division management to forge relationships with engineering, technology, and science organizations within NASA Ames or other NASA Centers.
• Reports organization's accomplishments, issues, and resource status to division management, directorate and program management.
• Work closely with Division management to formulate/develop funding and work force budgets in support of program needs and manage/monitor contracts and cooperative agreements.
• Communicate risks and issues to division management and stakeholders and work with the project team to develop mitigation plans for any high-level risks.
• Perform a full range of supervisory duties which includes assigning and evaluating work; recommending personnel actions; taking disciplinary actions; and identifying training needs and developing employees.

Education

This position requires education or exceptional experience Basic Education Requirement: You must have successfully completed a bachelor's degree with a major in one of the following: a) Engineering from a college or university that has ABET accredited engineering programs b) Physical Science, Mathematics, Life Science or other field of Science c) Computer Science that included 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of course work in any combination of mathematics, statistics and computer science with at least half of those hours in mathematics and statistics courses that included differential and integral calculus; and that provided an in-depth knowledge of theoretical and practical applications of computer science, including digital computer system architecture and system software organization, the representation and transformation of information structures, and the theoretical models for such representations and transformations. If you did not complete a qualifying bachelor's degree, you may be eligible if you have obtained a graduate degree in an AST qualifying field, as listed above. Applicants who do not fully meet the basic education requirement may still be considered if they possess exceptional relevant experience, or a combination of education and experience, that clearly demonstrates significant full performance-level achievement directly related to the duties of this position. Engineering degrees earned within the United States: Engineering degrees earned within the United States must be from a college or university that has at least one ABET accredited engineering program. To find out if a school has at least one ABET accredited program, please visit http://www.abet.org. Engineering degrees earned outside the United States: Engineering degrees earned outside the United States must be recognized by a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA), often known as accords. These are non-governmental agreements among organizations that accredit academic degree programs. MRAs recognize the substantial equivalence of mature accreditation systems and programs accredited by signatory organizations within their jurisdictions. For a listing of Signatories, please visit, https://www.abet.org/global-presence/mutual-recognition-agreements/is-your-program-recognized/. Science and other related degrees earned within the United States: Science and other related degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. Science and other related degrees earned outside the United States: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs. These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.

Evaluations

Direct Hire Authority: These positions will be filled through the Office of Personnel Management's Direct Hire Authority. Category rating and veterans' preference will not be considered in evaluating applicants. For more information on Direct Hire Authority, please see: OPM Direct Hire Fact Sheet. Veterans: Under the provisions of Direct Hire Authority, veterans' preference does not apply. However, applicants who are eligible for veterans' preference are encouraged to include that information in their application and submit supporting documentation (i.e. DD-214, or other substantiating documents). For more information please see: Veterans' Preference information on the FedsHireVets website. You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications and eligibility requirements listed in this vacancy announcement. To determine your qualifications and referral status, we may review your resume and supporting documentation and compare it against your responses to the assessment questionnaire. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or assessment questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. You will be assessed on the following competencies:

• Executive Management
• Technical Competence
• Employee Development
• Accountability
• Project Management
• Planning and Evaluating
• Team Building
• Written Communication

NASA considers paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. NASA will not ask you to disclose criminal history record information during the application process or before we make a conditional/tentative offer of employment. If you apply for this position and are selected, NASA will conduct a suitability/security background investigation after you accept a tentative job offer. If you feel you are asked to disclose your criminal history before you accept a tentative offer and wish to file a complaint within 30 days, please contact: [e-mail].

NASA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are an applicant with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency contact center listed on the job vacancy announcement. The decision on granting reasonable accommodations will be on a case-by-case basis.

Other Information

Additional selections may be made for similar positions across NASA within the local commuting area(s) of the location(s) identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) within NASA. CTAP/ICTAP will be cleared for any additional selection from this announcement.

Any applicant that received a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) from the federal government within the last five years based of the closing date of this announcement, if selected, may be required to repay the full amount prior to establishing a start date. For additional information on the VSIP repayment requirement, click here - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/voluntary-separation-incentive-payments/.

Per Executive Order 14343, this position is not part of a bargaining unit.

Probationary Period You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. If selected, the requirement to serve such period will be determined by Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 11. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Supervisory probationary periods are not subject to the above process, although, if a standard probationary period is required. You are subject to the conditions of both a standard probationary period and the supervisory probationary period.