Principal Director, Housing Department of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense Office of the Under Secretary of War (Acquisition and Sustainment) Summary This position is loced in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Residential Quality of Life (DASW(RQL)), Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Energy, Installions, and Environment (ASW(EI&E)). The Principal Director for Housing serves in a senior technical and managerial capacity, functioning as the Department's foremost functional expert responsible for overseeing the planning, implemention, and effective execution of the full spectrum of DoW housing programs. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is loced in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Residential Quality of Life (DASW(RQL)), Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Energy, Installions, and Environment (ASW(EI&E)). The Principal Director for Housing serves in a senior technical and managerial capacity, functioning as the Department's foremost functional expert responsible for overseeing the planning, implemention, and effective execution of the full spectrum of DoW housing programs. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Pentagon, Arlington, VA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Salary $186,207 - $228,000 per year This is a Tier 1 Position with a salary range of $186,207 to $209,600. Pay scale & grade ES 00 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0301 Miscellaneous Administrion And Program Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Senior Executive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Sensitive Compartmented Informion Position sensitivity and risk Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Nional security Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
SES -13050294-26-RR
Control number 884490200 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Federal employees - Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Federal employees - Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria. Senior executives Individuals looking for an executive-level job and who meet the five Executive Core Qualificions (ECQs). Clarificion from the agency This job is opened to all qualified U.S. Citizens, Current Federal Employees, and Former Federal Employees. Duties Help Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Senior Technical Advisor & Functional Expert:
Serves as the principal technical expert and senior advisor to the DASW(RQL), ASW(EI&E), and the USW(A&S) on all mters reled to military housing, whether government-owned, leased, or privized. Develops authoritive recommendions, proposals, and complex financial analyses th provide the foundional rionale for final DoW executive decisions concerning the implemention, restructuring, and continuion of specific Departmental housing actions.
Policy Formulion & Program Execution:
Drives the formulion, negotiion, and implemention of complex, Department-wide policies and systems governing government-controlled housing, privized family and unaccompanied housing, privized lodging, and the Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP). Ensures policies are rapidly transled into actionable, enterprise-wide standards.
Executive Represention & Interagency Liaison:
Represents the DASW(RQL) in high stakes engagements with executive-level representives of the Military Departments, Joint Staff, and War Agencies. Frequently engages as the key functional representive for the Department on complex housing mters with various White House offices, including the Nional Economic Council, the Nional Security Council, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as well as congressional staff and top-tier prive sector housing partners in absence of the DASW(RQL).
Resource Management & PPBES Leadership:
Exercises a primary executive role in the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System (PPBES) for the DoW housing portfolio. Conducts vital coordinion and liaison with the Comptroller, other Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) staffs, and the DoW Component staffs on all mters reled to programming, budgeting, executing, and accounting for multi-billion dollar housing resources.
Legislive & Congressional Interface:
Orchestres the evaluion of legislive provisions, coordines Departmental comments on legislive changes, and develops proactive legislive proposals. Drafts written congressional testimony on controversial, highly visible issues of high public interest, often under strict deadlines, and prepares comprehensive posture reports for the Department and Congress.
Internal Management Controls:
Maintains and enforces rigorous internal management controls (IMC) to meet the requirements of OMB Circular No. A-123 and the Federal Manager's Financial Integrity Act, establishing systems to ensure effective performance, prompt correction of merial weaknesses, and the prevention of waste, fraud, and mismanagement. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a U.S. citizen to qualify for this position. All newly appointed Career SES leaders must sign the Reassignment Rights Obligions Agreement as a condition of appointment into the SES. You must submit to a drug test and receive a negive drug test before you can be appointed into this position. Designed and/or Random Drug Testing required. In order to qualify for this position, you must be able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance and access to Sensitive Compartmented Informion (TS/SCI). Submit resume and all other required documents online by 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time on 09/28/2026 The individual selected required to file an 'Executive Branch Personnel Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. You will serve a one-year probionary period unless you have previously completed the probionary period in the SES. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registrion). Qualificions Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Candides will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or nional origin. To meet the minimum qualificion requirements for this position, you must show th you possess the Executive Core Qualificions (ECQ), and Technical Qualificions (TQ) reled to this position within your resume - NOT
TO EXCEED 2 PAGES
. Resumes over the 2-page limit disqualified. Please see "Required Documents" section below for all resume formting requirements. Your resume should include examples of experience, educion, and accomplishments applicable to the qualificion(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstred evidence of these qualificions, you may not receive considerion for the position. Do NOT submit a separe narrive stement specifically addressing the Executive Core Qualificions (ECQs) or the Technical Qualificions (TQs).
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
(TQs) : Your resume should demonstre accomplishments th would sisfy the technical qualificions: TQ 1 : Demonstred executive-level technical and managerial expertise in implementing, overseeing, and executing a highly complex, wide-ranging portfolio of military housing programs and multi-billion-dollar budgets, encompassing both on-installion and off installion (privized and leased) assets. TQ 2 : Demonstred mastery of the Military Housing Privizion Initiive or similar large-scale public-prive partnerships, including advanced experience in real este project financing, financial feasibility analyses, portfolio health metrics, and federal budget scoring (e.g., OMB Circular A-11 and A-129).
EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS
(ECQs): In addition to the Technical Qualificion Requirements listed above, all new entrants into the Senior Executive Service (SES) under a career appointment assessed for executive competency against the following five mandory ECQs. If your 2-page resume does not reflect demonstred evidence of the ECQs and TQs, you may not receive further considerion for the position. There are five
ECQs:
ECQ 1: Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding - This core qualificion requires a demonstred knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people.
Sub-Competencies:
Knowledge of the
American System of Government :
Demonstres understanding and appreciion of the American system of government, including the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, separion of powers, federalism, and the historical development of the American Nion. Commitment to the
Rule of Law:
Upholds the principles of the American Founding, including equality under the law and democric self-government. Ensures the law is applied fairly and consistently.
Civic-Mindedness:
Stays up-to-de on important developments in American government and aligns organizional objectives and practices with presidential and public interests. Demonstres a commitment to serve the American people. ECQ 2: Driving Efficiency - This core qualificion involves the demonstred ability to stregically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.
Sub-Competencies:
Fiscal Responsibility:
Stregically manages, alloces and monitors financial resources. Aligns priorities and initiives to justify budget proposals. Monitors expenditures, cuts unnecessary costs, and uses cost-benefit analysis to set priorities.
Managing Resources :
Manages resources efficiently and effectively based on current and projected organizional goals, skills, budget considerions, and staffing needs.
Leveraging Technology:
Explores emerging technology and potential applicions. Incorpores technology to enhance efficiency and achieve results. Ensures access to and security of technology systems. ECQ 3: Merit and Competence - This core qualificion involves the demonstred knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work th is of exceptional quality.
Sub-Competencies:
Technical Skill :
Possesses the requisite technical knowledge and subject mter expertise to consistently produce timely, high-quality work. Is considered a strong contributor in his or her domain.
Problem Solving :
Engages in critical and da-driven thinking when diagnosing root causes and evaluing options. Identifies and promptly addresses the most pressing, high-priority problems.
Agility and Resilience :
Anticipes and adapts to change, new ideas, new informion, and new conditions. Is committed to continuous improvement. Deals effectively with pressure and remains optimistic and persistent, even under adversity. ECQ 4: Leading People - This core qualificion involves the demonstred ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organizion'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.
Sub-Competencies:
Accountability :
Ensures th employees are appropriely recruited, selected, appraised, trained, and retained. Takes swift action to address performance- or conduct-based deficiencies in employees supervised. Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results.
Developing Others :
Recognizes and rewards outstanding achievement in others. Develops the ability of others to perform and contribute to the organizion by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods. Cultives a dynamic environment in which employees are not afraid to make mistakes.
Executive Judgement :
Makes well-reasoned, timely, and effective decisions and considers short- and long-term implicions. Communices effectively with stakeholders across all organizional levels, sharing and guarding informion where approprie. ECQ 5: Achieving Results - This core qualificion involves the demonstred ability to achieve both individual and organizional results, and to align results to sted goals from superiors.
Sub-Competencies:
Operional Mindset :
Effectively transles stregies into actionable steps and processes. Partners effectively with stakeholders to drive adoption and addresses blockers to ensure successful implemention.
Innovion :
Applies creivity to improving products and processes, challenges convention, takes measured risks, and considers ways to simplify and remove unnecessary requirements.
Stregic Thinking:
Formules objectives and priorities and implements plans consistent with the long-term interests of the organizion by evaluing conditions, resources, capabilities, constraints, and organizional goals and values.
Note:
If you are a member of the SES or have been certified through successful participion in an OPM approved SES Candide Development Program (SESCDP), or have SES reinstement eligibility, you must tach proof (e.g., SF-50, Certificion by OPM's SES Qualificions Review Board (QRB)) of your eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the SES. See "Required Documents" section for additional informion. Additional informion
DoW Joint Enterprise-Wide Experience Stement:
In addition, DoW requires an Enterprise Perspective. This individual must have the ability to apply a broad point of view and an awareness and understanding of individual or organizional responsibilities in relion to DoW or government-wide stregic priorities is required. Executives must demonstre ability to work with internal and external partners to support nional security objectives. This perspective is typically gained through a variety of diverse work experiences. This informion should be embedded within the resume. Veterans preference is not applicable to the Senior Executive Service. Applicions MUST be submitted through USAJobs.
Mobility:
Organizional and geographical mobility is essential in developing and managing SES leaders. Individuals selected for SES positions members may be subject to reassignment across geographical, organizional, and functional lines, and may be required to sign a Reassignment Rights and Obligion Agreement.
Tiering:
The Office of the Secretary of War structures its SES positions into tiers to determine the pay range for each position. The cegories are based on the position scope, breadth, functions, and placement within the structure of organizional levels across the Department. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to OPM must authorize any employment offers made to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employees in the executive branch. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES employee in the executive branch, you must disclose th to the Human Resources Office. Submit resume and all other required documents online by 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time on 09/28/2026 Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the applicion process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documention conducted. If you meet minimum qualificions, your Applicion Package further reviewed to determine if you possess the Executive Core Qualificions (ECQ) and Technical Qualificions (MTQ) listed above. ECQs and TQs must be thoroughly addressed within your two (2) page resume. Separe narrives will not be accepted or reviewed. Highly Qualified applicants may undergo one or more interviews and may be referred to the selecting official for further considerion. Upon selection, if not already a member of the SES serving under a career appointment, the individual selected must have his/her executive qualificions certified by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's SES Qualificions Review Board (QRB) before appointment to this position. The selected individual's applicion forwarded to the OPM for review and certificion by the QRB through a Structured Interview process, unless the selectee provides evidence of their noncompetitive stus (i.e., a current
SES, OPM QRB
certified SESCDP gradue, or SES reinstement eligible). Upon QRB certificion, the selected individual required to serve a one-year probionary period. For more informion regarding the SES, go to https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/senior-executive-service/ . Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help A complete applicion includes items described below. Please note th if you do not provide all required informion, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special considerion for which you may be eligible). Please carefully review the following list to determine wh documention you need to submit. Some documents may not apply to all applicants. 1.
RESUME:
All applicants are required to submit a resume limited to two (2) pages showing all relevant experience. Your resume must address your technical and executive core qualificions for the position, and it may not exceed two (2) pages. Your 2-page (or less) resume must be in PDF form, with no smaller than a 1" margin and no smaller than a 10-point font. If you submit a resume th exceeds the two-page limit and/or does not meet the margin or font limitions sted herein, you will immediely be deemed ineligible for this position and will receive no further considerion. 2.
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
CURRENT
OR FORMER SES MEMBERS
Must provide your SES appointment SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action), and an SF-50 showing current career SES stus or career SES reinstement eligibility.
SES CANDIDATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
(SESCDP)
GRADUATES
Verificion of successful completion of an OPM-approved SESCDP and
OPM SES QRB
certificion.
CURRENT FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE
Must provide a copy of your Notificion of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting you are a current Federal Civil Service employee.
DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
: Extraneous merials such as award certifices will not be If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete this applicion and submit any required documents specified in the Required Documents section and submit by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select and upload your résumé and/or other required documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the "Include Personal Informion" section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. It is applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and uploaded, (i.e., resume and other required documents) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your applicion. Applicion packages will NOT be accepted via mail. Due to security processes, mail delivery takes approximely 2-3 weeks to process which time the vacancy announcement closed, and no further considerion given to additional applicion packages. Agency contact informion Senior Executive Services whs.pentagon.hrd.mbx.semo-job-applicion-assistant@mail.mil Address Office of the USD for Acquisition and Sustainment Human Resources Directore 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350 US Next steps To verify the stus of your applicion, sign in to your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to . Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help A complete applicion includes items described below. Please note th if you do not provide all required informion, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special considerion for which you may be eligible). Please carefully review the following list to determine wh documention you need to submit. Some documents may not apply to all applicants. 1.
RESUME:
All applicants are required to submit a resume limited to two (2) pages showing all relevant experience. Your resume must address your technical and executive core qualificions for the position, and it may not exceed two (2) pages. Your 2-page (or less) resume must be in PDF form, with no smaller than a 1" margin and no smaller than a 10-point font. If you submit a resume th exceeds the two-page limit and/or does not meet the margin or font limitions sted herein, you will immediely be deemed ineligible for this position and will receive no further considerion. 2.
ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
CURRENT
OR FORMER SES MEMBERS
Must provide your SES appointment SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action), and an SF-50 showing current career SES stus or career SES reinstement eligibility.
SES CANDIDATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
(SESCDP)
GRADUATES
Verificion of successful completion of an OPM-approved SESCDP and
OPM SES QRB
certificion.
CURRENT FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE
Must provide a copy of your Notificion of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting you are a current Federal Civil Service employee.
DO NOT SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
: Extraneous merials such as award certifices will not be If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete this applicion and submit any required documents specified in the Required Documents section and submit by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select and upload your résumé and/or other required documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the "Include Personal Informion" section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. It is applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and uploaded, (i.e., resume and other required documents) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your applicion. Applicion packages will NOT be accepted via mail. Due to security processes, mail delivery takes approximely 2-3 weeks to process which time the vacancy announcement closed, and no further considerion given to additional applicion packages. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Senior Executive Services whs.pentagon.hrd.mbx.semo-job-applicion-assistant@mail.mil Address Office of the USD for Acquisition and Sustainment Human Resources Directore 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350 US Next steps To verify the stus of your applicion, sign in to your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to . Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Pentagon, Arlington, VA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Salary $186,207 - $228,000 per year This is a Tier 1 Position with a salary range of $186,207 to $209,600. Pay scale & grade ES 00 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Senior Executive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Sensitive Compartmented Informion Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required Yes Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number