Logistician

The United States Space Force (USSF) at Peterson Space Force Base, CO is searching for a Supervisory Logistics Management Specialist for Peterson SBD1 El Paso, CO (NH-0301-03, GS-12/13 equivalent).

Description:

Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities at least 25% of the time. Plans, organizes, and oversees applicable activities of the organization, ensuring that product support operations comply with legal and regulatory requirements. Assists in managing day-to-day sustainment support, across all mission areas, including ground and space segments, ensuring mission partners needs are met and validated, and Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities at least 25% of the time. Plans, organizes, and oversees applicable activities of the organization, ensuring that product support operations comply with legal and regulatory requirements. Assists in managing day-to-day sustainment support, across all mission areas, including ground and space segments, ensuring mission partners needs are met and validated, and the quality of operations are maintained and improved. Develops product support strategies for the full supportability of new or enhanced systems ensuring weapon systems are maintained and modified to reduce the demand for logistics and to ensure effective product support. Plans, analyzes and coordinates system/project transfer into operational use and follow through to ensure product support elements are monitored and changed, if need be, to obtain desired outcomes. Participates in special capability and product support management operation projects and initiatives and performs special assignments. Researches and determines or recommends appropriate actions or interpretation of issues that impact the organization or agency. Meets with key customers and coordinating officials to assess customer satisfaction, explain organizational policy and procedures, and resolve significant problems that arise. Coordinates and implements logistics and supply chain management tasks to include managing, maintaining, controlling, procuring, issuing, inventorying and safeguarding Government Furnished Property (GFP). Ensures technical data/drawing guidance is followed for government-controlled drawing packages affected by hardware and software changes. Creates and updates logistics documents to include the Life Cycle Sustainment Plan (LCSP), Depot Source of Repair (DSOR) and other applicable documents. Provides Depot Level Maintenance (DLM) support to various programs to include coordinating and implementing Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM), Emergency Depot Level Maintenance (EDLM), Urgent Depot Level Maintenance (UDLM), Technical Assists (TA), and Corrosion Prevention and Control efforts. Manages depot case workload which includes ongoing minor hardware and software efforts.

Ideal Candidate:

The ideal candidate for this position is a seasoned logistics and sustainment leader with a proven track record of managing complex ground and space segment operations. They possess strong supervisory capabilities and are highly adept at guiding teams while ensuring strict adherence to legal and regulatory standards. As a strategic thinker, this individual excels at developing comprehensive life cycle sustainment plans, managing Government Furnished Property (GFP), and seamlessly coordinating Depot Level Maintenance (DLM) to drive continuous improvement in weapon system supportability. Furthermore, the perfect fit is an exceptional communicator and problem-solver who thrives in stakeholder-facing environments, capable of translating complex technical data into actionable strategies while building strong, collaborative relationships with key mission partners and coordinating officials.

Organization:

The United States Space Force (USSF) is a military service that organizes, trains, and equips military members and civilians to protect U.S. and allied interests in space and provide space capabilities to the joint force. USSF responsibilities include developing Guardians, acquiring military space systems, maturing the military doctrine for space power, and organizing space forces to present to our Combatant Commands (CCMDs).

The strategic importance of space can’t be overstated. Political and humanitarian interests as well as commercial concerns vital to the world economy all rely on space-based systems. Launched in 2019 as the nation’s sixth and newest military branch, the USSF was created to protect the interests and assets of America and its allies in this heavily contested realm. The Department of Defense relies on satellites and advanced space-based technology for secure communications, navigation, real-time reconnaissance, precision targeting on the battlefield, early warning of potential missile launches, and even weather forecasting. Guardians and civilians of the USSF are challenged every day to reach new heights in protecting and amplifying these space-based capabilities and defending our way of life by maintaining our edge in space.

The Space Force wants to attract talent with the character and potential to excel, empower them with information and choices, and develop them in line with their desires and the Space Force’s needs to create a high-performing organization necessary to secure and defend space.

Requirements:

1. Must be a U.S Citizen.

2. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.

3. Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files.

4. May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.

5. Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.

6. This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.

7. Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.

8. PCS / Relocation funding is authorized. (Centrally Managed Position).

9. Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 20 days per year.

10. This position is part of the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP).

11. This position has been designated for drug testing. Incumbent is subject to random urinalysis testing as a condition of

employment.

12. Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and by 31 October annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, “Confidential

Financial Disclosure Report.”