Chief Operations Officer

About the role

The CHIPS Program Office (CPO) at NIST is seeking a Chief Operations Officer to join its leadership and lead enterprise operations. The COO provides strategic leadership across administrative, financial, personnel, and business management functions and serves as a key link to NIST, DOC, and intergovernmental partners.

This position may be filled at either ZA-0340-V ($169,279-$197,200 annually) or CHIPS 25 AD-0301-00 ($220,000-$292,300 annually), based on qualifications and organizational needs.

What you will do

• Leads the development, integration, and execution of operational strategies, policies, processes, and management systems that ensure effective administration of CPO programs and operations.
• Directs enterprise functions including financial management, budget planning and execution, human capital, information technology, facilities, administrative operations, and business management to ensure alignment with organizational priorities and mission objectives.
• Serves as a principal advisor to the Deputy Director and Director on operational strategy, organizational effectiveness, and resource management.
• Coordinates with the CHIPS R&D Office, NIST, the Department of Commerce, and other Federal stakeholders to strengthen operational collaboration, ensure effective governance, and enable efficient execution of CHIPS programs.
• Serves as a member of the CPO executive leadership team, providing strategic leadership and executive direction for enterprise operations supporting implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act.
• Leads the development, integration, and execution of operational strategies, policies, processes, and management systems that ensure effective administration of CHIPS programs.

Education

The incumbent must possess, at a minimum, a Bachelor's or other Advanced Degree in a scientific, engineering, or recognized or traditional professional field, or significant experience in a scientific, engineering, or recognized or traditional professional field. Transcripts are not required in the application package.

An official transcript will be required prior to a final offer of employment.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. We will review your resume, optional cover letter and supporting documents to assess your qualifications for this position. All applicants will be forwarded to the selecting official for consideration.

This public notice is a mechanism to collect applications. You will not receive notification of referral, selection/non-selection. Once a selection has been made, it will be submitted separately from this announcement and then this announcement will be cancelled.

Under this CHIPS hiring authority, applicants are not rated and ranked and veteran's preference does not apply.

What to expect next

A hiring coordinator will contact you if NIST determines that you may be a potential fit for the position. Following an informational interview, additional interviews with the lead Hiring Manager will be conducted with highly qualified candidates. All applicants will be forwarded to the selecting official for consideration.

This public notice is a mechanism to collect applications. You will not receive notification of referral, selection/non-selection. Once a selection has been made, it will be submitted separately from this announcement and then this announcement will be cancelled.

Additional information

This position will be in the excepted service as a non-competitive appointment under the CHIPS Act authority. This is a term position; the term is negotiable up to 4 years. This position is covered under the Administratively Determined pay scale.

This position does not confer non-competitive conversion to the competitive service. Acceptance of an excepted service appointment from applicants in the competitive service will require a written statement of understanding when voluntarily leaving the competitive service. A trial period may be required.

This position requires the passing of a drug test This position requires the filing of an OGE-278 Public Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of onboarding and annually thereafter All applicants will be forwarded to the selecting official for consideration. This public notice is a mechanism to collect applications.

You will not receive notification of referral, selection/non-selection. Once a selection has been made, it will be submitted separately from this announcement and then this announcement will be cancelled. Under this CHIPS hiring authority, applicants are not rated and ranked and veteran's preference does not apply.

NIST strives to build a flexible and encouraging work environment to bring out the best in our employees.

To help our employees balance responsibilities at home and at work, NIST offers a variety of work-life flexibilities such as: Telework Flexible work schedules Paid parental leave Paid vacation Sick leave Family-friendly leave Child and elder-care resources On-site childcare center Lactation spaces Wellness programs Fitness center Employee assistance programs