DEPUTY DIRECTOR LOGISTICS \u0026 ENGINEERING Jobs
Department of the Air ForceDuties
The Deputy Director leads the critical effort to establish and maintain transformational mechanisms that facilitate interagency unity of effort. By collaborating closely with senior leaders across the interagency community, the incumbent identifies unifying regional goals and coordinates actions with other elements of national power to achieve national objectives. This role requires a cons
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ummate professional seasoned in national leadership, logistics, and engineering to solve highly complex, unstructured theater challenges. Acting as a principal advisor to both the J4 Director and the USCENTCOM Commander, the Deputy Director holds complete responsibility for broad strategic theater issues, using exceptional independent judgment to articulate and execute command intent.
To secure and sustain the necessary resources for the AOR, the Deputy Director coordinates directly with flag officers and senior leadership from the Joint Staff, Service Components, and the Department of War (DoW). The incumbent continuously assesses the overall efficiency, productivity, and organizational effectiveness of the J4 directorate. When logistics or engineering gaps are identified, the Deputy Director collaborates with senior military and defense leaders to develop and present effective courses of action that guarantee overall mission success.
Additionally, the Deputy Director exercises full executive managerial and supervisory authority over a multidisciplinary workforce of more than 100 military and civilian logistics, engineering, and administrative professionals, primarily in grades GS-13 to GS-15 or equivalent. The incumbent is responsible for the strategic mentoring, training, and professional development of this top-tier workforce, ensuring personnel initiatives support broader strategic goals. Acting as the final authority for all personnel actions recommended by subordinate chiefs, the Deputy Director actively enforces equal opportunity and merit-based practices to maintain a high-performing team.
Operating under the broad policy direction of the USCENTCOM Commander, the Deputy Director coordinates daily with senior U.S., coalition, and command leadership on strategic priorities. The incumbent is fully authorized to speak on behalf of the Commander and commit the command to authoritative, final, and directive actions within their scope. This includes coordinating stateside and forward-deployed contributions from the Joint Staff, OSW, DOS, Service Components, and Combined Joint Task Forces (CJTFs) to facilitate theater logistics and basing efforts. Ultimately, the Deputy Director builds and maintains vital support relationships with U.S. government entities and foreign partners in the region, enhancing collective defense and security against extremist and terrorist threats.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
• Disclosure of Political Appointments.
• Mobility is a condition of employment and appointment for SES members will be required to sign a Reassignment Rights and Obligations Agreement.
• Selected candidate must file a Executive Personnel Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278) in accordance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
• Position has been designated Special-Sensitive and the selectee must have or be able to obtain a Top Secret clearance
• Drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to random testing for drug use IAW Exec. Order 12564, dated 14 Sep 86. Position requires that the incumbent sign a Drug Testing letter and pass urinalysis testing prior to appointment.
• Position requires travel under conditions specified in the DoW Joint Travel Regulations. Incumbent is expected to travel on short notice to attend high-level meetings.
• Position may require incumbent to be available for other than normal duty hours to include weekends to support exercises and crisis planning.
• An initial SES career