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Major Duties (Job Description)

• You will lead Branch, Division, Department, and Center-level efforts to shape operational strategy, implement scientific best practices, and champion cross-organizational initiatives.
• You will supervise an interdisciplinary team of physical scientists, oceanographers, chemists, marine biologists, and engineers providing RDT/E support to advance NIWC Pacific’s Information Warfare mission from seabed to shore.
• You will have the ability to develop a vision and growth plan to transition legacy environmental data science work into Information Warfare related technical development.
• You will have physical oceanography, nearshore hydrodynamics, sediment transport, and high-resolution bathymetric surveys using uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) and autonomous platforms.
• You will littoral environmental characterization, chemical/biological water quality monitoring, and subsurface fate and transport modeling.
• You will sensor development, oceanographic instrumentation integration, and coastal infrastructure resilience.

Qualification Summary

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band NM-03 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Leading a team and providing technical, project management, or contract oversight in fields such as marine sciences and technology, oceanography, hydrodynamics, or autonomous platforms. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: 0801 - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 1301 - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/ 1501 - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/general-mathematics-and-statistics-series-1501star/ 1550 - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1500/computer-science-series-1550/ 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.