EVM ANALYST

Summary You will serve as a senior Industrial Schedule/EVM Analyst in the Cost Analysis and Engineering Directorate of NAVAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status. Responsibilities You will establish and maintain schedule databases for assigned programs, ensuring data are traceable, current, and usable for program management decisions. You will advise Integrated Product Teams and program offices on cost, schedule, funding, and technical-performance issues affecting acquisition outcomes. You will participate in source selection activities by assessing offerors’ EVM approaches, management criteria, and relevant past performance. You will improve EVM cost and schedule analysis methods, tools, databases, and processes to support modeling and informed decision-making. You will develop and deliver EVM orientation seminars and technical presentations for program management officials and other stakeholders. You will provide technical guidance to trainees and collaborate with Government and contractor representatives to resolve complex program issues. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Reviewing and validating integrated master schedules and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) implementation for complex acquisition programs. Analyzing cost, schedule, and technical performance data to identify variances, schedule risk, cost overruns, and funding shortfalls. Leading or participating in EVMS compliance reviews and Integrated Baseline Reviews of contractor and Government program baselines. Interpreting and applying DoD and Department of the Navy acquisition, contracting, and EVM policy to program schedule reviews and assessments. Developing and briefing independent cost and schedule analyses, findings, and recommendations to program managers and senior decision-makers. 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 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 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 the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. 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 Department of Defense 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 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. 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. This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.