Summary This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for STRL 51% Direct Support to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This position is located in the Requirements Determination Division, Maneuver Support Capability Development Integration Directorate, Army Futures Command w/duty at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. This position is covered by a Laboratory Personnel Demonstration Project. Responsibilities Serves as Deputy Branch Chief and technical advisor for the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) branch within the Requirements Determination Division (RDD). Plans, coordinates, and supervises all activities involved in accomplishing the missions and functions assigned to the branch. Performs as the Branch Chief in their absence. Identifies operational deficiencies and directs initiation of requirement documents to satisfy identifiable needs and capability gaps. Advises internal and external customers to determine program status, major milestones, and coordination of each to ascertain appropriate action required to maintain or improve program schedules. Prepares and reviews, IAW DoD policies, requirement documents for materiel systems to correct identified deficiencies, monitors materiel systems throughout their life cycle. Identifies system deficiencies and improvements for operational capabilities, initiates up grades through the product improvement program. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience 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: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Participate in capability materiel development program to determine requirements; 2) Analyze materiel systems to determine if they are within performance measures; and 3) Integrate the key elements of a capability and manage the capability through its lifecycle. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (DE II/GS11). 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. Additional Information This position is covered by a Laboratory Personnel Demonstration Project. This position covered by this vacancy announcement is a part of STRL Demo Pay Band DE 03 Cat 1 (GS 12/13 equivalent) Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. Three year trial/probationary period may be required. Two year Supervisory probationary period may be required Direct deposit of pay is required. This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) 32- Training, Capabilities and Doctrine Warfighting Developers Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. The following special programs/incentives MAY be offered if it is appropriate to the position being filled and in the best interest of the government: Relocation/Recruitment Incentives. (If offered, a signed Service Agreement will be required). Fort Leonard Wood is located in the beautiful South-Central Missouri Ozarks. The Fort covers more than 61,000 acres and is located in Pulaski County, bordering Waynesville/St. Robert and Interstate 44. St. Louis is a 2-hour drive east and Springfield is a 1-hour drive west of Fort Leonard Wood. Fort Leonard Wood employees may have the following available to them: Work out facilities, golf course, swimming pools, tennis courts, rental program (e.g. pop up campers/trailers), ample free parking, a youth center and childcare services. Fort Leonard Wood employees may also have access to the Fort Leonard Wood Lake of the Ozarks Recreational Area (LORA). LORA is a great place to get away from all the worries of everyday life.