SUPERVISORY TECHNICAL WRITER-EDITOR

Job Summary

About the Position: The pay band NH-04 includes the General Schedule grade equivalent to GS-14/15. Other initiatives under the Acquisition Demonstration Project include simplified classification, streamlined hiring process and expanded developmental opportunities

Job Description

• Serves as Branch Chief providing technical and administrative supervision to 14 or more employees.
• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates.
• Sets priorities and prepares schedules for completion of work.
• Writes job performance standards for subordinates and discusses performance expectations.
• Evaluates the performance of subordinates.
• Provides advice or instructions to subordinates on work-related and administrative matters.
• Supervisor and Action Officer concerned with the development, preparation, and processing of the US Army Communications-Electronics Equipment and Systems Publications Program.
• Supervisor and Action Officer concerned with the development, preparation, and processing of the US Army Communications-Electronics Equipment and Systems Publications Program.
• Oversees the publications program which is in support of equipment/systems utilized in tactical/non-tactical Army equipment and systems.
• Performs and/or coordinates the planning, development, management, budgeting, acquisition, and implementation of programs for technical manuals and equipment publications related to a total major commodity.
• Develops and maintains technical and procedural guidance to ensure assigned program publication documents are commensurate with the equipment/systems development and modification programs.
• Monitors the development, modification, and integration of various electronic equipment and devices to meet changing operational requirements.
• Conducts resource impact assessments complying with those directives governing publication support for the user activities.
• Performs the life cycle management of each publication, maintaining sources of information pertaining to assigned commodities and verifying and synthesizing such information prior to releasing for publication.
• Provides management direction to contracting office and/or government activities regarding all publications in support of assigned equipment/systems.
• Monitors contractor and/or government activity progress through visits to plants, government activities, and sites, and thorough review of progress reports.
• Evaluates contractor proposals and changes, comparing requirements against specifications, cost factors, publication criteria, and program essentiality.
• Prepares and submits appropriate reports indicating whether the progress of the technical documentation of assigned equipment/systems is commensurate with the costs claimed in progress payments.
• Performs Logistic Support Analysis related to program planning and control around advanced communication-electronic systems and configurations which impact a publication program.
• Attends and chairs meetings, conferences, and should-cost working groups within major command; and subcommands.

Qualifications

Applicants to this announcement referred for consideration to selecting officials, may be asked to complete pre-employment assessments. The assessments will supplement the interview process, with the results being one data element among several used to evaluate a candidate's technical skills, supervisory abilities, and position fit. Candidates will be notified with separate instructions should they be required to complete the assessments. 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. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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. Experience required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience: To qualify, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade/level (NH-03). Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Participating in a publications program which is in support of equipment/systems; 2) Developing and/or maintain technical electronic/logistics guidance that are in line with publication programs; and 3) Leading and/or supervising a group of professionals and technical employees. Experience must have demonstrated the ability to acquire and present technical information through independent reading, interviews with subject-matter specialists, observation of tests and experiments, interpretation of blueprints or diagrams, or other appropriate methods. Such experience may have been acquired as a writer or editor of technical reports, articles, manuals, or specifications. Education cannot be substituted for experience. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Leadership Oral Communication Planning and Evaluating Writing Applicants must meet basic eligibility requirements such as minimum qualifications, and other regulatory requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.