Summary As Director for Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) at NASA Ames Research Center (ARC), the incumbent executes, directs, plans, and evaluates all safety, health, medical, reliability, mission assurance, quality assurance, software safety and assurance for the programs, projects and research activities, as well as institutional activities, at the Center. Responsibilities The Director, Safety and Mission Assurance: Is responsible for all aspects of safety, including occupational safety, health and medical services, mission assurance, software safety and assurance, reliability, and quality assurance. Also, responsible for the Ames Quality Management System and the Center's Risk Management activities. Oversees and implements related government laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and requirements applicable to NASA, Ames, and the S&MA Directorate. Provides system safety, hazard, and mission assurance risk identification, analysis and management services to ensure Ames Research Center projects and activities are conducted safely and successfully. Furnishes failure and non-conformance data to the S&MA Directorate personnel and staff of programs and projects. Develops safety and mission assurance requirements to Center programs and projects; developing, negotiating, and assessing compliance to safety and mission assurance plans. Provides S&MA and Health and Medical technical authority decisions and assessments to, and related oversight for Center programs, projects, and activities. Advises Center management on NASA S&MA requirements and coordinates and tracks S&MA activities of Center programs, projects, and activities. Serves as technical expert, policy advisor, and consultant to the Center Director and senior staff on S&MA matters. Advises Center leadership and senior Agency management regarding the overall status of S&MA issues. Provides leadership to ensure a safe and healthy work environment for all employees, ensures employees are provided adequate training and instructions on safety issues, and helps ensure that safety is a top priority in facility management and operations. Fosters and continually drives a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence, and innovation within and outside of the organization and NASA. Champions the Agency's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and creates an environment and culture that promotes and enables the Agency's commitment to safety, inclusion, integrity, teamwork, and excellence. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications You must have the skill and ability to perform the duties described above as demonstrated by progressively responsible supervisory/leadership experience, normally obtained over several years by serving in positions at the GS-15 level or equivalent. Your application package must be in your own words. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement, or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you MUST address each Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) and Mandatory Technical Qualification (MTQ) separately. If you fail to do so, your application will be rated ineligible. We recommend you provide two (2) examples of relevant experience for each ECQ. Responses to ALL ECQs must not exceed ten (10) pages; MTQ responses must not exceed one (1) page per MTQ. Please include your full name on all documents submitted. If you are currently serving under a career SES appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into the SES (this means you were previously employed as a Career SES employee and you successfully completed a one-year probationary period), or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program and been certified by Office of Personnel Management (OPM) you MUST submit a resume and in a separate document address the MTQs. Any ECQs submitted will not be considered. Your resume must clearly state that you are a current career SES, eligible for reinstatement, or SES CDP certified and year of certification. When preparing your responses to the ECQs and MTQs, you are encouraged to follow the Challenge, Context, Action, and Result model outlined in the OPM's Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualification. For a sample template on how to format your ECQ narrative visit NASA's Executive Leadership Opportunities. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS: ECQ 1 - Leading Change: The ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. ECQ 2 - Leading People: The ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. ECQ 3 - Results Driven: The ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. ECQ 4 - Business Acumen: The ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions: The ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: MTQ 1- Demonstrated experience in leading and directing occupational safety, health, or medical activities for a highly technical engineering and/or scientific organization. MTQ 2- Demonstrated experience in leading and managing an organization responsible for safety and mission assurance functions, processes, and procedures for programs/projects. This includes system safety, hazard, and mission assurance risk identification, analysis and management services. Education No Educational Requirement Additional Information Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
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