OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST

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 Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 All Current Federal Employees MUST attach a current SF-50 for consideration. Without a SF-50, your application will be considered incomplete. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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. INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT (IOR): The 1515 occupation series has a specific educational requirement which apply to all positions. Education must have been completed in a U.S. college, university, or other educational institution that has been accredited by one of the accrediting agencies or associations recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. A. Possess a Degree in Operations Research (transcripts are required) OR B. Possess a Degree with at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus. (transcripts are required) In addition to the basic education requirements identified above, applicant must also meet the specialized experience described below. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: your resume must describe one year of specialized experience at the NH-03 level in the Federal Service which includes work that involves: (1) developing baseline cost estimates for the complex designs of the PM’s system; (2) developing and reviewing funding requirements for budget input (i.e. cost analysis and estimation, life cycle cost estimates, business case analyses/cost benefit analyses, etc.); (3) applying operations research concepts, principles, and practices related to the mission, objectives, purpose, configuration, characteristics, and program parameters to identify cost factors and relationships; (4) analyzing and synthesizing data to develop solutions through the application of analytical techniques; and (5) managing and/or directing various functional areas of cost estimating, economic analysis, cost validation, portfolio analysis, operational effectiveness modeling, modeling, simulation, analysis and evaluation for assigned program(s). The definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service NH-03 (or GS-13 equivalent). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Communications Cost Estimation and Analysis Leadership Technical Competence
About the Position: The Program Executive Office, Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS) is responsible for providing world-class affordable, relevant and sustainable ground combat vehicles to Joint Warfighters. With a focus on developing current and future systems, PEO GCS is leading the production and management of all combat vehicles for the Army.