Summary You will serve as an AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE SHIPS ANALYST in the MARITIME EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE DIRECTORATE of MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT CMD. Responsibilities You will provide analytic subject matter expertise to develop the operational requirements for Navy programs that extensively affect the Marine Corps. You will support the development and review of Marine Corps, naval, multi-Service, joint, and multi-national publications and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) as they relate to Amphibious Warfare Ships (AWS). You will serve as Amphibious Warfare Ship Section Lead or Expeditionary Ships Capability (ESC) Branch Head representative as necessary for the identification, planning, coordination, and determination and expression of the Marine Corps’ position. You will develop and utilize spreadsheet models in support of optimization, decision analysis, resource allocation, or other operational problem-solving efforts. You will review and assess planning documentation, and a variety of supporting documents, briefs, and plans submitted by supporting organizations, or the Services. You will support the Branch’s SharePoint Web-site administration effort to maintain currency of Congressional testimony information papers, program briefs, and documents associated with the Branch’s portfolio of amphibious warfare ships. 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: Providing technical and analytical expertise to coordinate across warfighting functions to identify and disseminate critical capability sets and develop operational requirements for amphibious warfare ships capabilities. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: 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 option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. 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. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. Initial consideration for this announcement is limited to the number of applications listed at the top of this announcement. All applications received on the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and processed. This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.