Come be a part of something big! Smart Minds, Cool Jobs, and Awesome Rewards! Fueled by innovation, talent and ambition, the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) is seeking civilian professionals prepared to deploy war-winning capabilities on behalf of the United States Air Force.
OPEN: 5 November 2026 CLOSES: 19 November 2026
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Air Force Civilian Service is currently seeking a full-time Supervisory Executive Support Specialist to work in the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Systems Directorate at Hill Air Force Base near Layton, Utah.
This position (988501) is a NH-0301-03. The basic salary range for this position is $89,508 - $138,370 based on Value of Position (83), which includes Hill AFB (17.06%) locality pay.
- Value of Position: If your current basic salary is within the band, but above the stated Value of Position, your basic salary will not be reduced if you are selected for the position. *Recruitment, Relocation, Retention, and Student Loan Incentives may be authorized.
The primary purpose of these positions is to serve as a Supervisory Executive Support Specialist for the ICBM Systems Directorate.
The ICBM Systems Directorate’s mission is to deliver, sustain, modernize, and support ICBMs and associated infrastructure for the United States. The directorate is responsible for providing the most responsive capability and backbone of nuclear deterrence for Air Force Global Strike Command through the LGM-30G Minuteman III and LGM-35A Sentinel program offices. Included within life cycle management of the systems is maintaining the required reliability capabilities to meet the nuclear surety, safe storage, and warfighting platform capability.
DUTIES:
- Serve as a first-level supervisor over a team overseeing various Directorate-level programs to include developing program policies, resolving critical problems or issues and coordinating major functions throughout the Directorate.
- Lead, direct and manage the team, ensuring all activities comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meet customer needs.
- Provide oversight and management controls to ensure effective program execution.
- Analyze, evaluate, and propose solutions to highly complex and sensitive issues that cut across cultural, political, and ethnic boundaries.
- Represent the organization with a variety of installation and functional area organizations. Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships.
- Identify and analyze key issues, develop strategies and advise senior leadership on recommended courses of action on a broad variety of topics. Use quantitative and qualitative analytical techniques, knowledge of management processes and techniques to improve support systems and assigned programs.
- Coordinate review of higher level taskings and action items, identifies best course of action, potential problems, and recommends response. Performs high-level integration of analytical and time-sensitive staff activities.
- Direct and develop assigned administrative management program requirements
SKILLS:
- First-level supervisory experience leading diverse teams in administrative or compliance-based programs.
- Knowledge of Air Force and Command policy/regulations relative to Commander or Director Programs and processes is highly desired.
- Comprehensive knowledge of organizational elements of Team Hill, AFNWC, Air Force Materiel Command, as well as a working knowledge of other commands, Air Staff, United States Air Force, Department of Air Force, Office of Secretary of Defense and other agencies is highly valued.
- Expertise in executive writing and the ability to reliably deliver error-free, high-quality products that effectively communicate the messages and themes of the supported senior leader is highly desired.
- Knowledge of federal acquisition regulations pertaining to use of the GPC to procure goods and services above the micro-threshold limit; knowledge of GPC regulations, policies, and procedures for procurement of goods and services at or below the micro-threshold, including use of mandatory sources of supply; working familiarization with market research and buying tools such as SAM.gov, Acquisition Gateway, FPDS-NG, and eBuy is a plus.
- Knowledge of records management principles, programs, and procedures is preferred.
- Ability to communicate in a logical and clear manner, both orally and in writing is desired.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a dynamic environment is valued.
- Familiarity and experience using tools such as MS Teams and suite MS Office products, Jira and Confluence for project tracking and management is desired.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION (NOT ALL INCLUSIVE):
- U.S. CITIZENSHIP
- Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance and will be required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations.
- This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program. Employee must pass initial and periodic short notice drug testing.
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