INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER/SCIENTIST (PROJECT MANAGER)

About this role

For DP-05: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) or pay band (DP-04) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate duties related to the following: 1) Leading engineering efforts, including requirements definition, risk management, technical planning, and test and evaluation for complex technical projects; 2) Assisting in the management of project budgets, schedules, resources, and priorities across multiple technical tasks and projects; 3) Applying knowledge of the acquisition process to evaluate contractor recommendations, review technical deliverables, and support contract execution; and 4) Communicating project status, technical risks, cost and schedule concerns, and recommended solutions with cross-functional stakeholders, senior leaders, subject-matter experts, contractors, and resource sponsors.

For DP-04: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band (DP-03) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate duties related to the following: 1) Performing engineering efforts, including requirements definition, risk identification, technical planning, and test and evaluation for technical projects; 2) Assisting in the management of project budgets, schedules, resources, and priorities for assigned technical tasks; 3) Applying knowledge of the acquisition process to review contractor deliverables, evaluate technical recommendations, and support contract requirements; and 4) Communicating project status, technical issues, risks, and schedule concerns with cross-functional stakeholders, subject-matter experts, contractors, and project leadership.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series For 08XX: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/general-engineering-series-0801/ For 1515: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/operations-research-series-1515/ For 1520: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/mathematics-series-1520/ For 1550: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/computer-science-series-1550/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).