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Supervisory Personnel Plans and Programs Specialist, SSC/S1KC

Department of the Air ForceSource: USAJOBS

Company websiteaf.mil (Department of the Air Force, opens in new tab)

Base salary $146,632  to $197,200

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Los Angeles, CA

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  • LocationLos Angeles, CA
  • WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
  • Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
  • Last checked (54 min ago) · observed since

About this job

Summary

Do not email applications. To submit your resume for this Direct Hire opportunity click here. For additional information on other USSF direct hire opportunities visit the Air Force Civilian Careers Space Force website and follow USSF on LinkedIn.

Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) at Los Angeles Space Force Base is searching for a Supervisory Personnel Plans and Programs Specialist to support SSC/S1KC (NH-0201-04, GS-14/15 equivalent). Description: Lead mission-critical civilian personnel operations for Space Systems Command (SSC), directing cradle-to-grave human resources support across SSC directorates. As the Personnel Management Operations leader, you will supervise and develop a high-performing team; establish priorities, performance standards, and workload plans; and drive accountability, process improvement, and customer-focused service. You will shape workforce strategy, organizational design, staffing, recruitment, position management, and resource allocation to align civilian workforce capabilities with current and future mission requirements. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, managers, and supervisors on complex civilian personnel issues, applicable laws, regulations, and policies. You will use data and performance metrics to assess program effectiveness, conduct compliance reviews, identify risks and improvement opportunities, and implement practical solutions. The position also leads special projects, prepares decision-quality briefings and written products, develops operational tools and guidance, and represents SSC in strategic working groups supporting an effective, compliant, and mission-ready civilian workforce. Ideal Candidate: The position requires a broad and progressively responsible background in civilian human resources management, personnel operations, and supervisory leadership. The incumbent must possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to direct complex personnel management programs; provide authoritative advisory services to senior leaders; ensure regulatory compliance; and lead a workforce responsible for delivering timely, accurate, and customer-focused civilian personnel support. Progressively responsible experience in civilian personnel management sufficient to demonstrate mastery of personnel operations and advisory services. Experience should include applying federal civilian personnel laws, regulations, policies, and procedures involving such areas as position management and classification, recruitment and placement, staffing, performance management, employee and labor relations, workforce planning, affirmative employment, organizational design, and civilian personnel program administration.

Qualifications

The 0201 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management Positions.

How you will be evaluated

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here: Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.

Required documents

Resume: You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide: Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information: Job title Detailed duties and accomplishments Employer's name and address Supervisor's name and phone number Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.) Hours per week Salary, if applicable Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.

How to apply

Do not email applications. To submit your resume for this Direct Hire opportunity click here. PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.

Other information

Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information. Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.

What to expect next

For additional information on other USSF direct hire opportunities visit the Air Force Civilian Careers Space Force website and follow USSF on LinkedIn.

Source: Department of the Air Force on USAJOBS · View original posting (opens in new tab)

Pay in context

This role's base floor ($146,632) is above 45% of the 583 HR & Recruiting roles in California listed on this site. Their median floor is $150,000; the middle half runs from $125,500 to $172,000.

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.

This range next to 6 other live Department of the Air Force roles with the nearest advertised base floor
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This range next to 6 other live Department of the Air Force roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Supervisory Personnel Plans and Programs Specialist, SSC/S1KC (this listing)$146,632 - $197,200
Air Traffic Control Specialist$145,052 - $188,573
Air Operations Officer (Pilot)$145,052 - $188,573
Supervisory Acquisition Program Management Specialist - Direct Hire Authority$143,913 - $197,200
IT Specialist (ENTARCH)$143,913 - $187,093
Logistics Managment Specialist$143,913 - $187,093
Director$143,913 - $197,200

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All Department of the Air Force roles · How to read the bar

Observed changes

  1. First observed on the employer's board
  2. Began meeting the published-salary criteria
Observed since
Employer-stated posting date
2026-11-06
Where this pay comes from

Location as the employer wrote it: Los Angeles, California

USD 146,632 – 197,200 · PA · federal_basic_pay

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