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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Director Center Operations Directorate

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Job Description

The incumbent serves as the Director, Center Operations Directorate at NASA's Langley Research Center with responsibility to provide crucial operations, engineering, maintenance, logistics, and environmental services. The incumbent is responsible for providing an integrated institutional assets management function for the Center while revitalizing the Center's infrastructure to meet the needs of future NASA missions.

Qualifications:

As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service (SES) under a career appointment, you must clearly articulate and describe within your 2-page resume that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Mandatory Technical Qualifications MTQ(s) related to this position . If your 2-page resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and MTQ(s), you may be disqualified. Any additional pages over the 2-page limit will not be reviewed. Your resume should include evidence of progressively responsible supervisory, managerial, or professional experience which involved management of a program or organization of significant scope and complexity, normally obtained over several years by serving in positions at the GS-15 level or equivalent. If you are (1) currently serving under a career SES appointment, (2) eligible for reinstatement into the SES (this means you were previously employed as a Career SES employee and you successfully completed a one-year probationary period), OR (3) have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) and certified by OPM, you do not need to address the ECQs in your resume. However, your resume must clearly state that you are a current career SES, eligible for SES reinstatement, or SES CDP certified and year of certification. Please DO NOT submit separate documents addressing the ECQs or MTQ(s). Only your 2-page resume will be accepted and considered. Any additional documents submitted will not be accepted.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS

(ECQs) For more information on the ECQs, please visit OPM's ECQ webpage . ECQ 1

•Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the

American Founding:

This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people.

Competencies:

Knowledge of the American System of Government, Commitment to the Rule of Law, and Civic-Mindedness ECQ 2

Driving Efficiency:

This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.

Competencies:

Fiscal Responsibility, Managing Resources, Leveraging Technology ECQ 3

Merit and Competence:

This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.

Competencies:

Technical Skill, Problem Solving, Agility and Resilience ECQ 4

Leading People:

This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable.

Competencies:

Accountability, Developing Others, Executive Judgment ECQ 5

•Achieving Results

•This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

Competencies:

Operational Mindset, Innovation, Strategic Thinking

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION

(MTQ): Your resume must include accomplishments that address the MTQ(s).

MTQ:

Demonstrated experience developing and executing facility master plans for the cost-effective optimization of physical assets and investment portfolio strategies that align with organization mission and goals and leading and managing a multi-faceted organization responsible for operations and maintenance of facilities which may include engineering, facility services, project management, environmental management programs, logistics support services, real property and space utilization, and export control.

Competencies:

Facilities Engineering and Management, Master Planning Your application package must be in your own words. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement, or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

Please visit https:

//www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of artificial intelligent (AI) or AI-assisted tools during the application process.

Benefits

  • Dental Insurance