Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to provide developmental experience designed to broaden the skills and/or enhance the leadership perspective of an identified high-potential, mid-level manager/executive; it is not a continuing position, assignment duration is NTE 36 months. Responsibilities 1. Supports the strategic and integrated planning advisor/technical expert representing the DAF in matters relating to enterprise-wide installations activities and discussions with the SAF, HAF, DoD agencies, Air Force Installation Mission Support Center (AFIMSC), Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC), MAJCOM, and outside agency staffs. 2. Supports the establishment, interpretation, and implementation of policies, guidance and procedures to provide oversight and management ofSAF/IEI authorities pertaining to installation planning, installation divestment, base realignment and closure (BRAC), national environmental policy act (NEPA) and environmental impact analysis process (EIAP), to include community engagement, joint basing, basing strategy and posture, and range airspace and planning. 3. Assists in representing the concerns of the Department of the Air Force at senior strategic meetings and conferences; helps to prepare staff studies and various documents to meet special needs; helps to develop and deliver oral presentations; supports steering committees. 4. Assists in special projects directed by the SecAF, CSAF, SAF/IE, or SAF/IEI, characterized by unusual managerial complexities and demands as well as substantial uncertainties and risk. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Administrative and Management Positions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, the specialized experience must have been at the GS-13 (or higher) level or equivalent under other pay systems in the federal service. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Applicants must have served at least 52 weeks at the GS-13 or higher grade (or equivalent in an alternate pay system) within the Federal Civil Service to be considered for referral. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: - Knowledge of advanced management and organizational principles and practices. Ability to plan, organize, and develop studies or projects. Ability to negotiate effectively with management to accept and implement recommendations where proposals involve substantial DAF resources, require extensive changes in established concepts and procedures, or may be in conflict with previous actions. - Knowledge of multi-disciplinary professional engineering concepts, principles, and practices applicable to the full range of engineering duties and familiarity with other engineering disciplines, related areas/functions and technical program management. Knowledge of project management plans including milestones and documentation. - Knowledge of strategic basing duties. Ability to apply the standard practices of related disciplines as they relate to programming. Knowledge of the concepts, principles, practices, and regulations that apply to DoD/DAF strategic basing, integrated planning, NEPA/EIAP, to include community engagement, divestment, basing strategy, ranges, airspace, and force structure processes. - Knowledge of the concepts, principles, practices, and regulations that apply to the DoD/DAF planning, programming, budgeting, and execution processes, and ability to learn applicable laws and 0MB regulations, policies, and directives. Knowledge of the SPPBE process and ability to learn the interrelationship between the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the services processes. Knowledge ofDAF missions, goals, and objectives and the programs that support these. - Knowledge of resources which comprise the DAF program, including force structures, installations, manpower, and financial resources. - High level of skill in verbal and written communication techniques. Knowledge of organizational roles and missions to establish and maintain personal contact with personnel on the Air Staff, Secretariat, OSD, or DoD components, and other federal agencies to obtain information, coordinate analysis, and present results. - Senior level knowledge and skills for principles and procedures involving policy development and implementation with regard to basing, encroachment, ranges and air space for major projects involving complex situations. Education . Additional Information PCS restrictions: An employee selected to make a PCS to a Career Broadening assignment is restricted from making a second PCS for 12 months Defense National Relocation Program is Authorized Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit. Incentives: Recruitment and/or retention incentives may not be used. If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here. Tax Law Impact for PCS: On 22-Dec-2017, Public Law 115-97 - the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" suspended qualified moving expense deductions along with the exclusion for employer reimbursements and payments of moving expenses effective 01-Jan-2018 for tax years 2018 through 2025. The law made taxable certain reimbursements and other payments, including driving mileage, airfare and lodging expenses, en-route travel to the new duty station, and temporary storage of those items. The Federal Travel Regulation Bulletin (FTR) 18-05 issued by General Services Administration (GSA) has authorized agencies to use the Withholding Tax Allowance (WTA) and Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) to pay for "substantially all" of the increased tax liability resulting from the "2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" for certain eligible individuals. For additional information on WTA/RITA allowances and eligibilities please click here. Subsequently, FTR Bulletin 20-04 issued by GSA, provides further information regarding NDAA FY2020, Public Law 116-92, and the expansion of eligibility beyond "transferred" for WTA/RITA allowances. For additional information, please click here.