Operations Research Analyst SV-1515 I/J - Transportation Security Administration - Herndon, Virginia - EXPIRED

This Operations Research Analyst is located in the Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response Program (VIPR) Section, Law Enforcement Programs Branch, Field Operations Division, Office of Law Enforcement/Federal Air Marshal Service (OLE/FAMS), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). If selected for this position, you will be responsible for serving as the resident expert, leading complex analyses and studies on a quantitative or qualitative basis, formulating overall concepts, evaluating findings and recommending solutions in order to determine the effectiveness of field programs or operations and meet established goals, measures and objectives. Duties also include but are not limited to:

• Performing a wide range of analyses and evaluations on a quantitative or qualitative basis to measure the effectiveness of field programs or operations to meet established goals, measures and objectives.
• Participating in TSA/OLE/FAMS meetings with other management officials to discuss major VIPR program changes, performance metrics, budget projects, formulations, executions, and justifications.
• Providing an analysis of significant financial management issues pertaining to the VIPR program.
• Developing short-term and long-term VIPR program operational plans, goals, objectives, and milestones for evaluating and measuring the effectiveness of field office operations.
• Utilizing operating factors such as cost-effectiveness, attainment of program goals and objectives, and compliance with pertinent legal and regulatory guidelines.
• Coordinating, and conducting special analytical studies and projects of major concerns to improve programmatic operations.
• Reviewing and analyzing draft regulations, manual chapters, policies and directives.
• Drafting comments or referring the proposed issuance to the appropriate group for comment, and collecting and integrating the various responses.
• Providing recommendations, options, and solutions to problems identified in the course of conducting analyses.
• Preparing management and statistical reports and briefing senior management in FLD and other officials.
• Attending and planning meetings, conferences and workshops on behalf of FLD.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external peers and senior management to discuss the status of projects/programs or to share information.
• Analyzing organizational policies and procedures, and making recommendations for improvements.
• Developing a variety of written documents pertaining to FLD programs and operations.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

To qualify for the SV-I Pay Band (equivalent to GS-13), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-H band or GS-12 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience includes: using advanced knowledge of calculating program effectiveness and efficiency using different evaluation methodologies; using mathematics, statistics, and mathematic techniques for scheduling analysis to assess programs effectiveness and vulnerabilities; using qualitative and quantitative analysis to assess programs effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity; using advanced knowledge in planning and evaluating performance measures and metrics; developing operational goals for short and long term field office operations and documenting the results of project studies; using advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel and Access) with extensive experience with data cleansing, conditional statements, pivot tables, and VBA scripts and macros; managing complex projects from definition to completion with little to no supervision; using advanced abilities to discuss project/program status and share information at an executive-level in meetings, briefings and presentations and providing guidance and consultative advice while coordinating and integrating team work efforts. To qualify for the SV-J Pay Band (equivalent to GS-14), you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-I band or GS-13 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Such experience includes: using expert knowledge of calculating program effectiveness and efficiency using different evaluation methodologies; using mathematics, statistics, and mathematic techniques for scheduling analysis to assess programs effectiveness and vulnerabilities; using qualitative and quantitative analysis to assess programs effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity; using expert knowledge in planning and evaluating performance measures and metrics; developing operational goals for short and long term field office operations and documenting the results of project studies; using expert knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel and Access) with extensive experience with data cleansing, conditional statements, pivot tables, and VBA scripts and macros; managing complex projects from definition to completion with little to no supervision; using advanced abilities to discuss project/program status and share information at an executive-level in meetings, briefings and presentations and providing guidance and consultative advice while coordinating and integrating team work efforts.

You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

You will be evaluated based on a comparison of the position requirements against the quality and extent of the experience and/or related education as reflected in your resume and supporting documentation. You are encouraged to ensure work experiences clearly show possession of the competencies required for this position. We will compare your resume and supporting documentation to your responses on the assessment questionnaire. If, after reviewing your resume and any supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your category placement may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.

When completing the assessment questionnaire for this position, you will be prompted to elect if you wish for your application to be considered as External (where Veterans’ Preference applies), as Status (current or former Federal Employees), and/or Internal to TSA as a current permanent or competitive temporary employee. At that time, please select the answer(s) that apply to you and your application to this position.

Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Grouping procedures. Under Category Grouping, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of three categories:

Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;

Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceed the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job; and

Qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.
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