Job Title: Industrial Specialist

<P class=ListParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><font size=3><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><STRONG>Background information: </STRONG>&nbsp;The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) is an independent combat support agency within the Department of Defense. Industrial Specialists at DCMA provide technical assistance and guidance to DCMA Contract Management Offices (CMOs). </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">DCMA Industrial Specialists work on projects involving a wide variety of products and services for the military, including all types of aircraft, ships, ground vehicles, and weapons systems, as well as logistics, food, fuel, clothing, information technology, and outsourced services.</P> <P class=MsoListBullet style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; mso-list: none"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext"><STRONG>Description of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on">Opportunity</st1:place>:</STRONG><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>As an Industrial Specialist your work may involve operational system analysis or developing, analyzing, and coordinating industrial base capability surveys and studies and preparing technical methods or approaches to be followed in resolving problems that are not covered by agency guidelines. You may prepare risk management plans to document program execution risks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>You may be responsible for conducting pre-award surveys to determine a contractor’s capability to execute a contract.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Your duties will encompass a wide range of major weapons system, component, subsystem, and material acquisitions, such as antimissile systems, space missiles and vehicles, telemetry, remote sensing, navigation guidance and propulsion subsystems, and command and control systems. These are procured principally under multi-year, multi-tier, cost-reimbursable contracts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>You may be involved in conducting Industrial Capability Surveys and/or conducting financial and manufacturing surveys for the industrial base assessment process, with full authority and responsibility for the collection and validation of data. You may also be required to perform Integrated Systems Evaluations, serving as the Operating Analyst on a Program Support Team monitoring cost and schedule tracking for one or more programs, including in-depth technical evaluation for the program’s progress relative to cost and schedule objectives. In the event that a contractor’s internal systems fail to provide the needed data, you may be required to generate a comprehensive Program Surveillance Plan to provide the required information. You may also conduct earned value assessments using contractor cost, schedule and technical performance data.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></P> <P class=ColorfulList-Accent11 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Industrial Specialists may be assigned to various locations throughout the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place> and in some foreign countries—wherever contract products and services for the Defense Department are produced and delivered. These assignments can change from time to time. <o:p></o:p></span></P> <P class=ListParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt">&nbsp;</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-line-height-alt: 11.7pt"><STRONG>Required Experience:</STRONG><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>One year and above directly related such as experience in planning, developing, reviewing, and maintaining the strategic approach for addressing complex and evolving government industrial related issues and related expertise on resolving significant or controversial issues relating to the variety of commodities, contractors, customers and acquisition approaches.<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>Required Education:</STRONG><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Baccalaureate degree preferred but not mandatory along with specific course work in <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>business administration, industrial management, engineering, applied sciences, or other fields related to the position.<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><br><STRONG>Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:</STRONG><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><STRONG>&nbsp;</STRONG> </span>see specific descriptions in individual employment opportunities listed at DCMA’s Careers page at <A href="http://www.dcmacareers.com/"><font color=#800080>www.dcmacareers.com</font></A><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><STRONG>How to Apply:</STRONG><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>View DCMA’s Careers page at <A href="http://www.dcma.careers.com/">www.dcma.careers.com</A> and follow the application process description.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span><span style="COLOR: black">DCMA offers entry-level and experienced employees opportunities to excel in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Washington</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">DC</st1:State></st1:place> and locations around the world. DCMA is an equal opportunity employer. <o:p></o:p></span></P> <P class=ListParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"></span></font>&nbsp;</P> <P class=ListParagraph style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt"><font size=3><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></span></font>&nbsp;</P>