Assistant Deputy Administrator for Strategic - Washington, United States - US National Nuclear Security Administration

US National Nuclear Security Administration
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Duties:


The Office of Strategic Materials Production Modernization provides management and prioritization of all work focused on recapitalization of facilities and capabilities, new major construction projects, development and procurement of technologies, and strategic investments to ensure the modernization and sustainment of the nation's capabilities to produce tritium gas, new sources of enriched uranium, and components for the secondary stage of nuclear explosive packages in support of the stockpile.

The organization coordinates closely with other NNSA program offices to develop integrated policies, requirements, planning, assessments, and strategies to ensure the availability of critical capabilities for stockpile sustainment and production modernization.

As the Assistant Deputy Administrator for Strategic Materials Production Modernization, you will be responsible for the following:

  • Providing leadership, program management direction, policy oversight, and technical knowledge to NNSA's tritium, enriched uranium, and secondary stage modernization missions. Ensures the development and sustainment of key capabilities, to include facilities and equipment to produce tritium gas, enriched uranium, and materials and components for nuclear explosive package's secondary stage, necessary to support current and future work for Defense Programs.
  • Identifying and balancing risks across the NNSA's tritium, enriched uranium, and secondary stage modernization missions, including making riskbased funding allocation decisions.
  • Leading teams composed of other experts to conduct extensive, complex, and sensitive technical audits,
reviews, evaluations, studies, and other efforts related to tritium, enriched uranium, and secondary stage modernization.

  • Advising NNSA leadership on nuclear stockpile material related inputs, requirements, analysis, and evaluations and develops options to resolve conflicts impacting tritium, enriched uranium, and secondary state modernization.
  • Communicating project updates to the NNSA Administrator, DOE officials, and external stakeholders, including the Department of Defense, the Office of Management and Budget, Congress, state and local officials, and nongovernmental organizations.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:


HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE (HSPD-12): A selectee's appointment is contingent upon compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) governing personal identity. May be required to pass a pre-employment drug test, random testing after appointment.


PUBLIC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT (OGE 278): If you are selected for this position, will be required to file this report prior to entry on duty in accordance with the Ethics of Government Act of 1978.

PROBATIONARY PERIOD:
An individual's initial SES career appointment becomes final only after the individual successfully completes a one-year probationary period.

SECURITY CLEARANCE:
Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.


MOBILITY:
A mobility agreement may be required based on mission needs.


OF-306:You may be required to complete an OF-306, "Declaration for Federal Employment" form used to (a) determine your suitability for Federal Employment and/or (b) in conducting an investigation to determine your suitability or ability to hold a security clearance.


Qualifications:

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs):The five (5) ECQs described below were designed to asses executive-level experiences and potential not technical expertise. They measure whether an individual has the broad executive skills needed to succeed in a variety of SES positions.

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ECQ 1:


LEADING CHANGE:

Ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals and establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

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ECQ 2:


LEADING PEOPLE:
Ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals and provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts

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ECQ 4:


BUSINESS ACUMEN:
Ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.

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ECQ 5:


BUILDING COALITIONS:

Ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is required by law to review the executive core qualifications of each new career appointee to the Senior Executive Service (SES) prior to appointment.

- **MTQ 1: Experience in managing complex organizations, including providing leadership and direction to a diverse technical staff; gathering, analyzing, and evaluating information t

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