Technical Writer-Editor (Ord)

Summary Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This is a term appointment and it may be extended up to a total of 8 years.

Responsibilities Serves as senior equipment publications manager fully responsible for managing, directing, scheduling and controlling the overall equipment publications program for one or more major highly dynamic complex armament or chemical systems, CONT Groups of commodity classes or systems which incorporate the latest technological state-of-the-art in weapon/armament/chemical system design. May instruct and guide writers/editors and visual information specialists of lower grades. Determines and directs contract activities as they relate to scope of work and level of effort required to prepare and maintain all equipment publications to support the weapon mission.

Manages, coordinates and accepts or rejects equipment publications (in-house or contractor-prepared) and other contractor deliverables, for assigned area of responsibility to ensure accomplishment of program objectives. Monitors all of the weapon equipment publications projects for which the contractor is responsible. Plans projects, programs or studies of a broad complex nature involving the writing of supply bulletins (SBs), technical bulletins (TBs), technical manuals (TMs), modification work orders (MWOs), etc. for weapon systems.

Directs the necessary research to comply with request for action in the equipment publications area made by either the contractor or a government agency. Information transmitted through assigned publications may be presented to the reader in such a new and different manner that care must be taken to assure a complete and cogent presentation to all audience levels. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply:

US Citizens 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. To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience which includes preparing technical manuscripts for weapons, armament, chemical, or vehicle system equipment publications; developing contract proposals for publication requirements; and developing and directing technical publication verification or validation. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone. No substitution of education for experience is permitted. Education Additional Information Direct Deposit of Pay is required.

Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. One year trial/probationary period may be required. You may be expected to travel up to 24% of the time for this position.

Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Career Field Position. This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Life Cycle Logistics Level 1 (Foundational) Acquisition Certification within 36 months of entrance on duty.

Information on the Army Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Workforce may be found at https://asc.army.mil/. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.

This is a Functional Community (FC) 17 - Materiel Maintenance Management position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.

If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Term appointment limited to 13 months, but may be extended without further competition, up to a maximum of 8 years.

May be converted non-competitively to career-conditional or career appointment (modified term provision.). Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. Position is designated non-critical sensitive as defined in DoD 5200.2-R. This requires that a personnel security investigation be adjudicated on a pre-appointment basis which may take up to 90 days or longer to process.

The selectee may be allowed to start work prior to adjudication if management approved. Obtaining and maintaining a secret security clearance is a condition of employment. If the security clearance is denied or revoked, the individual may be denied or removed from the position, accordingly.

This position may be converted to permanent career or career-conditional appointment without further competition as long as all requirements are met. To be eligible for conversion, employee must complete at least 2 years of current continuous service under a term appointment in the competitive service AND employee must have a current performance rating under such term appointment of at least fully successful or equivalent.