Army Tank-Automotive and Armament Command is hiring: TECHNICAL WRITER-EDITOR (OR

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 .

About the Position: This position is under the supervision of the Soldier/Chem Bio, Readiness & Sustainment Directorate, CHEM/BIO Division. The referral list(s) generated by this announcement may be used to fill future vacancies in other organizations throughout the Integrated Logistics Support Center (ILSC) in Warren, MI.
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Overview
Accepting applications

Open & closing dates
11/08/2024 to 11/21/2024

Salary
$95,895 - $124,659 per year

Pay scale & grade
GS 12

Location
1 vacancy in the following location:

• Warren, MI
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Telework eligible
Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel up to 25% of the time for this position.

Relocation expenses reimbursed
No

Appointment type
Temporary - 12 months

Work schedule
Full-time

Service
Competitive

Promotion potential
None

Job family (Series)

• 1083 Technical Writing And Editing


Supervisory status
No

Security clearance
Secret

Drug test
No

Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk

Trust determination process

• Suitability/Fitness


Financial disclosure
No

Bargaining unit status
Yes

Announcement number
MCAD24509487 1508

Control number
817666800

This job is open to

Federal employees - Competitive service
Current or former competitive service federal employees.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

Military spouses

Clarification from the agency
See "Who May Apply" in the "Qualifications" section for more information on who is eligible to apply for this position.

This job is also open in another announcement to:

Internal to an agency

This job is also open in another announcement to:

Internal to an agency

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Duties

• Develops and presents recommendations for resources (e.g., human resources, funding, etc.) needed to accomplish functions.
• Evaluates the effectiveness/efficiency of operation led in terms of mission accomplishment; quality and quantity of standards met; procedural, policy, and regulatory compliance; and technical competence.
• 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/armament/chemical system 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/armament/chemical system 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/armament/chemical systems.
• Perform a task analysis to assure that the maintenance instructions can be used by the target audience.
• Directs the necessary research to comply with request for action in the equipment publications area made by either the contractor or a government agency.
• Reviews and analyzes the progress of publications preparation to determine problem areas, assists publications personnel in correcting deficiencies and to establish priorities which are based on equipment deliveries.
• Maintains continuous liaison and working relationship with publications activities to ensure that the most complete, accurate and adequate publications package is available to support the weapon/armament/chemical system.
• Answers inquiries from the field related to publications, expedites review of all publications, and schedules equipment for verification of publications.


Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.


Qualifications

Closing date extended to 11/21/2024.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
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• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
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• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
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• Reinstatement


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 or developing technical manuscripts for weapons, armament, chemical, or vehicle system equipment publications; development and reviewing of extensible markup language (XML) in technical publications; 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).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Customer Service
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• Planning and Evaluating
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• Technical Competence


Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (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
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information


• 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 Logistics Career Field (CF) position.
• You may claim military spouse preference (MSP).
• 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.
• 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.
• 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/.
• Temporary Appointment NTE - Position may be filled as a Temporary Appointment NTE 1 year. Temporary appointments may be extended up to a maximum of three (3) years.
• Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a temporary appointment will be appointed/converted into a Temporary appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position.


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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 you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. 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 Military Spouse preference.

You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.

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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.
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 the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Checklist for Internal/Merit Promotion 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 you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:
• 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 .
• Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determination...