Supervisory Combat Development Specialist

About the Position: Serves as a Supervisory Combat Development Specialist for the 75th Ranger Regiment located at Fort Benning, GA. Only resumes up to a total of two pages will be accepted.

Major duties

• Plans research, development, test, and evaluation projects to meet approved operational requirements, schedules, and resource constraints.
• Tracks project cost, schedule, performance, and completion status to identify issues requiring corrective action.
• Analyzes operational capability requirements to recommend priorities for material solutions and modernization efforts.
• Prepares funding forecasts and resource data to support budget justifications and long-range program planning
• Evaluates emerging technologies, technical studies, and developmental concepts to identify potential solutions for operational users.
• Reviews system development plans, test results, technical reports, and manufacturer proposals to recommend specifications or acquisition actions.
• Assigns work to subordinate personnel based on mission priorities, assignment complexity, and employee capability
• Evaluates employee performance and identifies training requirements to improve technical proficiency and mission execution.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the expereince requirements described below. Experience refers to 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1. Analyzes operational requirements and technology information to recommend material solutions for military users; 2. Coordinates development, testing, and procurement activities to track project cost, schedule, performance, and completion status; 3. Evaluates technical studies, project plans, reports, and manufacturer proposals to recommend specifications, priorities, or resource decisions; AND 4. Assigns project work to personnel based on workload priorities, assignment difficulty, and employee capability. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.