Lead Technical Writer

Duties Leads the team in identifying, distributing and balancing workload/tasks among employees; making adjustments to accomplish the work in accordance with established priorities; and ensuring that each employee has a role in developing the final product. Trains or arranges for the training of team members. Serves as a Staff Project Action Officer concerned with the development, preparation and processing of the US Army Communications-Electronics Equipment and Systems Publications Program. Performs and/or coordinates the planning, development, management, budgeting, acquisition and implementation of programs for technical manuals and equipment publications related to a total major commodity. Develops and maintains technical and procedural guidance to ensure assigned program publication documents are commensurate with the equipment/systems development and modification programs. Monitors the development, modification and integration of various electronic equipment and devices to meet changing operational requirements. Conducts resource impact assessments complying with those directives governing publication support for the user activities. Provides management direction to contracting office and/or government activities regarding all publications in support of assigned equipment/systems. Monitors contractor and/or government activity progress through visits to plants, government activities and sites, and through review of progress reports. Evaluates contractor proposals and changes, comparing requirements against specifications, cost factors, publication criteria and program essentiality. Participates in conferences with Government and/or industrial personnel to develop compromises affecting cost level of services and standards of technical sufficiency. Provides the appropriate Project Managers, government activities and contracting officials with current technical documentation changes and amendments. Prepares and submits appropriate reports indicating whether progress of the technical documentation of assigned equipment/systems is commensurate with the costs claimed in progress payments. Attends and chairs meetings, conferences and should-cost working groups within major command; and subcommands. Analyzes and evaluates raw engineering source data covering maintenance, repair, and test procedures and develops a more practical procedure when appropriate for inclusion in equipment publications. Performs Logistic Support Analysis related to program planning and control around advanced communication-electronic systems and configurations which impact a publication program. Develops approaches and solutions to achieve the best balance between cost, rescheduling, performance and supportability related to development of equipment publications. Requirements Conditions of Employment Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. U.S. Citizenship is required. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance access/eligibility. One-year trial/probationary period may be required. This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must meet position requirements for Life Cycle Logistics certification within 48 months as of entrance on duty. Position require TDY/Business travel up to 25% of the time. A one year probationary period may be required. 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 . Experience required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience: is defined as: 1) Interpreting regulatory guidance to develop equipment publications, for all levels, that articulate highly technical/complex information for communications systems; 2) Analyzing raw engineering source data to develop practical procedures for inclusion in equipment publications; 3) Developing publications utilizing extensible Markup Language (XML); AND 4) Evaluating contract documentation in order to monitor performance. Education 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. Additional information This position may be subject to organizational compensation limits as identified in the organization's CCAS business rules or separate compensation management strategy. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. 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(n) Life Cycle Logistics Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. 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. U.S. Army Communications Electronics Command utilizes Team Lead Cash Differentials as a tool to incentivize and compensate leads based on organizational level and scope, difficulty, and value of the position. Once all eligibility requirements and conditions are met, the incumbent of this position may receive a Team Lead Cash Differential NTE 5% of the employee's basic pay (basic pay defined as pay without the locality rate) IAW the organization's Business Rules. The Differential is paid on a pay period basis with a specified not to exceed date of one year or less, is reviewed every year, and may be terminated or reduced as dictated by fiscal limitations or changes in assignment or scope of work. 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 that 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 information on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference. Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates. 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 that 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 information on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies. The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If yo