S&E Workforce Development Specialist, SSC/S37
About The Position
The United States Space Force at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, is hiring a Science and Engineering Workforce Development Specialist to support SSC/S37. This term position is not to exceed three years and is classified as NH-0801-03, equivalent to GS-12/13. The specialist develops, coordinates, and implements workforce development strategies and programs for the Space Systems Command Science and Engineering workforce. The role builds and sustains a technically capable workforce through competency development, acquisition professional development, training, mentoring, career development, workforce analysis, succession planning, leadership development, and functional workforce policy. The incumbent serves as a workforce development advisor and Science and Engineering functional subject matter expert, collaborating with SSC leadership, supervisors, employees, geographically separated units, functional managers, training organizations, and workforce partners. The position supports workforce planning and talent management, professional development and training, hiring and recruiting, employee career progression, functional governance, and workforce policy. Situational telework is permitted only, including emergency and OPM-prescribed unscheduled telework.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
- A bachelor's-level professional engineering degree from an ABET-accredited institution is required.
- Must meet the 0801 series individual occupational requirement and applicable experience-level requirements.
- Must meet Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act requirements applicable to the duties.
- May be required to travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft for temporary duty assignments.
- May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degrees are preferred.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a primary functional advisor for Acquisition Professional Development Program requirements affecting the SSC Science and Engineering workforce.
- Review and adjudicate APDP requirements and resolve certification, coding, or professional development issues with employees, supervisors, and functional leadership.
- Support development and maintenance of Science and Engineering Career Navigator content, career pathways, competencies, and workforce development resources.
- Develop and maintain S&E workforce competency, skill, and proficiency frameworks aligned with mission requirements.
- Conduct workforce skill and training gap analyses and identify education, training, experience, and development needs.
- Identify technical, acquisition, leadership, and professional development courses and recommend training opportunities.
- Coordinate employee nominations for courses, developmental programs, and training opportunities.
- Develop and coordinate training events, workshops, speaker engagements, and educational programs in mission-relevant disciplines.
- Provide S&E functional expertise during civilian hiring package reviews to ensure position requirements, technical competencies, and workforce needs are represented.
- Review S&E Vectoring packages and provide functional analysis and career-development recommendations.
- Review S&E Civilian Development packages and provide workforce input regarding employee development and career progression.
- Support recruiting, hiring events, university engagement, career fairs, and other outreach initiatives.
- Develop and deliver workforce orientation and onboarding overviews for new S&E employees.
- Review S&E award packages and provide input regarding technical contributions, workforce impact, and career-field considerations.
- Provide mentoring, vectoring, coaching, and career-development support to junior S&E employees.
- Analyze workforce positions and demographics, including requirements, vacancies, retention trends, retirement risks, and succession needs.
- Develop workforce metrics, dashboards, reports, and assessments to support leadership workforce-planning and talent-management decisions.
- Support succession planning and workforce continuity for critical positions and technical capabilities.
- Develop and coordinate leadership development opportunities for S&E employees.
- Liaise with geographically separated units to identify workforce requirements, communicate initiatives, and support command-wide functional programs.
- Develop, review, and maintain workforce policies, instructions, operating guidance, memoranda, and program documentation.
- Support S&E governance activities and functional working groups.
- Manage and coordinate workforce development taskers, information requests, suspense actions, and leadership-directed initiatives.
- Safeguard classified or sensitive information and files.
Benefits
- Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive federal benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
