Summary You will serve as a TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, WARFIGHTING AND READINESS in the Warfighting Assessment and Readiness Directorate of COMMANDER US PACIFIC FLEET. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. Responsibilities You will serve as chief consultant to the Commander, United States Pacific Fleet and his staff on emerging systems evaluation, technologically advanced capabilities, and asymmetric warfare pertaining to operations and plans. You will provide reviews and recommendations for engagements between Military and U.S. Industry partners. You will monitor fleet operations and exercises to improve the acquisition of meaningful capability You will integrate and institute the findings of COMPACFLT operations research and analysis program. You will develop and oversee a War Rehearsal/Experimentation campaign plan to identify and evaluate advanced technical capabilities that can support current and future Pacific Fleet activities. You will represent COMPACFLT in scientific meetings and technical conferences and present papers and briefs on specialized technical subjects impacting fleet and Navy-wide operational doctrine. You will develop and maintain liaison with ranking executives to ensure the integration of COMPACFLT experimentation and systems acquisition into coordinated efforts to avoid overlap of scope and objectives. You will ensure that warfighting exercise planning includes realistic warfare scenarios, that the adversary capability is accurately simulated, and the battlespace environment is representative to real world conditions. You will support the development of an acquisition and investment strategy to satisfy COMPACFLT requirements within Joint, Navy, and Fleet Program Objective Memorandum (POM). Requirements Conditions of Employment 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: providing technical expertise (e.g., strategy, policy, budgeting, acquisition, requirements) for warfare operations (e.g., rehearsal, experimentation, replicator efforts, industry engagement); developing joint coordinated combat employment concepts (CONEMPS) for unmanned systems (UxS); and providing technical direction for Concept of Operations (CONOPS) operational and system requirements (e.g., Operational Plans, Experimentation, Mine Warfare, and War Rehearsal). 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. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense (DoD) 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 an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. 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 DoD 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 This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required. This position may require episodic rotating shift work (e.g., during exercises and war games). 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. 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. Eligible DoD career or career conditional employees shall be granted statutory return rights to their former position for a period of 5 years if continuously employed in a foreign or non-foreign area provided by Executive Order 10895 and DoDI 1400.25, v 1230. Employees that do not exercise their return rights within five years are no longer eligible for return rights and will be treated as a local hire. Pay retention may be granted when certain conditions are met. COMPACFLT EEO Program