Senior Advisor Institutional Safety Program

Summary

The Senior Advisor for the Institutional Safety Program drives Agency-wide modernization of NASA's institutional safety posture, providing strategic counsel to leadership and shaping policies, governance, and workforce strategies that advance mission assurance and regulatory compliance. The role leads enterprise integration across Centers and Mission Directorates, strengthening NASA's safety architecture and unifying institutional safety capabilities to support the Agency's mission.

Duties

The Senior Advisor Institutional Safety Program: Provides strategic leadership for Agency level transformation of the Institutional Safety Program, directing shifts in organizational structure, requirements, qualifications, audit approaches, exposure paradigms, safety ownership, and core program focus. Serves as the senior advisor to Agency leadership on institutional safety strategy, priorities, risks, and cross cutting issues affecting program integration and effectiveness. Directs enterprise evaluation and assurance activities, including resource prioritization, assessment planning, and oversight needed to ensure compliance with Federal safety requirements and support Agency decision making. Leads the development and advancement of Agency level policy, governance, and risk management frameworks to guide institutional safety transformation and alignment with Agency priorities. Establishes and codifies the strategic framework, roles, responsibilities, and organizational interfaces required for effective integration and execution of occupational and industrial safety programs. Leads internal Office of Safety and Mission Assurance integration of institutional safety cross cutting functions, ensuring clarity of roles, interfaces, and interdependencies needed to achieve program objectives. Develops and recommends long term workforce and resource strategies, assessing current capabilities and defining sustainable staffing models, competencies, and recruitment needs for the Institutional Safety Program. Provides authoritative guidance on resource utilization, priorities, work assignments, and technical expectations to ensure effective alignment of expertise with program and Agency needs. Establishes enterprise engagement and governance structures, defining communication expectations, decision making frameworks, and cross organizational coordination mechanisms with Mission Directorates, Centers, and enterprise organizations. Leads Agency level collaborative forums and working groups, setting strategic objectives, outcomes, and reporting expectations to address cross cutting institutional safety issues and advance program priorities. Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Candidates must be a recognized subject matter expert with at least 1 year of directly related experience equivalent to the GS-15 level in institutional safety and mission assurance activities for an enterprise safety organization, including experience developing and implementing Agency level SMA requirements, policies, and governance structures. 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. Please visit and review NASA's guidance on the use of super intelligence (SI) or SI-assisted tools during the application process. To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, your resume must also address both Senior Level (SL) Evaluation Criteria listed below. Failure to address these criteria will result in your application being rated ineligible. SL EVALUATION CRITERIA: 1. Technical Competence and Leadership Led technical/discipline teams to advance or enable state-of-the-art solutions in science, engineering, or mission enabling functions. Developed or implemented innovative methodologies or technologies to solve complex scientific, engineering or mission enabling problems. Led or supported collaborative partnerships with industry, academic, or government organizations to advance scientific, engineering, or mission enabling technical capabilities at national or international levels. 2. Professional Contributions and Influence Leveraged expertise and integration skills to resolve technical/discipline challenges for complex systems. Demonstrated impact in technical discipline to solve issues or improve operational effectiveness. Chaired or presented at professional conference sessions or technical forums to share expertise and influence field development. Developed or mentored students or professional practitioners in scientific, engineering or mission enabling communities. Shared technical knowledge or innovations that were adopted by outside organizations with documented results. Please refer to the "How you will be evaluated" section for a list of competencies that you will be evaluated on.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement. To be eligible, you must clearly state in your resume the following: degree, major and/or minor, and college/university. A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major study in engineering, physical science, mathematics, life sciences, computer science, or other field of science. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs. These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, click here. How You Will Be Evaluated

All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Applicants that meet minimum eligibility requirements outlined in the Qualifications and Education (if applicable) sections of the vacancy announcement will be referred to an executive panel for further evaluation. The panel reviews and evaluates the candidate's resume against each SL criterion. Candidates may receive an interview for further evaluation and/or be asked to provide a list of references. The panel will make a recommendation to the appropriate approving authority. These competencies will be assessed using technical assessments. They may also be evaluated during a structured interview: Creativity and Innovation Developing Others Partnering Problem Solving Technical Competence Technical Work and Team Management Mission Assurance Other Information

The selectee receives a temporary promotion and serves for a period of 3 to 5 years. Upon conclusion of the temporary promotion, the selectee will then return to an appropriate position at a grade level no lower than the grade previously held. This temporary promotion may be converted to a permanent appointment without further competition. This temporary promotion may be terminated at any time. NASA may discuss and consider candidate duty station location after selection, which means that the duties can be performed at any NASA location. The selected candidate will need to relocate and report to an on-site NASA location or duty station, which may be different from where he/she currently resides.