C 4.0 Professional and Leadership Development

Proficiency Level
Participates as a project team member to gain an overall understanding of mentoring and coaching aspects and to gain initial experience in the competency.

Illustrations
Team Practitioners/Discipline Engineers should be able to describe, identify, or define:

• Secure their own mentor(s) or coach(es) to receive advice and guidance.

Proficiency Level

• Provides mentoring and coaching to the subsystem team.
• Provides guidance and expertise to team members, assisting in resolving issues.

Illustrations
Team Leads/Subsystem Leads should be able to:

• Serve as coach or mentor to at least one individual.
• Apply coaching and/or mentoring skills to improve or sustain the performance of team members for a simple project or subsystem.

Proficiency Level

• Provides mentoring and coaching at the project level.
• Provides guidance and expertise at the project level, resolving project issues.

Illustrations
Project Managers/Project Systems Engineers should be able to:

• Establish a coaching and mentoring climate within the project team.
• Advocate for and support coaching and mentoring resources for their project team members.

Proficiency Level
Provides mentoring and coaching at the program level and maintains relationships with the highest level internal, external, and international contacts.

Illustrations
Program Managers/Chief Engineers should be able to:

• Provide coaching or mentoring to members of the project team.
• Encourage coaching and mentoring within the project team.

Proficiency Level
Participates as a project team member to gain an overall understanding of the aspects of communication on projects and to gain initial experience in the competency.

Illustrations
Team Practitioners/Discipline Engineers should be able to describe, identify, or define:

• Develop their ability to effectively present technical and non-technical information both verbally and in writing.
• Develop their ability to effectively present technical and non-technical information in formal and informal settings.

Proficiency Level

• Leads teams (intact and at a subsystem level) in ensuring reports and other informational material are clear and communicated to internal teams.
• Provides guidance and expertise to team members, assisting in resolving issues.

Illustrations
Team Leads/Subsystem Leads should be able to:

• Review Team Practitioners’/ Discipline Engineers’ reports for accuracy and clarity.
• Write and present reports that effectively communicate technical status, challenges, problem solutions, and/or accomplishments for a subsystem in order to provide a comprehensive account of a particular phenomenon.
• Design and facilitate effective team meetings to reduce errors and redundancies.

Proficiency Level

• Leads teams at the project level in ensuring reports and other informational material are clear and communicates to project teams.
• Provides guidance and expertise at the project level, resolving project issues.

Illustrations
Project Managers/Project Systems Engineers should be able to:

• Review Team/Subsystem Leads’ reports for accuracy and clarity.
• Lead and manage the presentation of information and decisions relating to the project’s/ system’s activities.
• Lead and manage the development and presentation of reports that clearly and concisely communicate the results of technical assessments.

Proficiency Level
Leads overall effort, reviews and approves products, resolves issues, and maintains relationships with the highest level internal, external, and international contacts.

Illustrations
Program Managers/Chief Engineers should be able to:

• Define the communication procedures for their program.
• Develop and present clear and concise reports to agency and center management.
• Establish and maintain an environment characterized by positive communication.

Proficiency Level
Participates as a project team member to gain an overall understanding of leadership behaviors and to gain initial experience in the competency.

Illustrations
Team Practitioners/Discipline Engineers should be able to describe, identify, or define:

• How influence, motivation, and vision are related to project success.
• The relationship between leading and managing.
• In addition, Technical Practitioners/Discipline Engineers are expected to track and manage their own performance.

Proficiency Level

• Leads teams (intact and at a subsystem level) in the execution of project activities.
• Provides guidance and expertise to team members, assisting in resolving issues.

Illustrations
Team Leads/Subsystem Leads should be able to:

• Assign, delegate, and periodically reassess technical tasks/work assignments.
• Establish and evaluate progress toward success criteria for technical tasks/work assignments.
• Provide vision, direction, and guidance for work activities.
• Motivate and inspire Team Practitioners/Discipline Engineers.
• Establish and maintain a collaborative work environment within the subsystem team.

Proficiency Level

• Leads teams at the project level in the execution of project activities. Provides guidance and expertise at the project level, resolving project issues.
• Assigns, delegates, and periodically reassesses technical tasks/work assignments.
• Establishes and evaluates progress towards success criteria for technical tasks/work assignments.

Illustrations
Project Managers/Project Systems Engineers should be able to:

• Provide vision, direction, and guidance for work activities.
• Motivate and inspire Team Practitioners/Discipline Engineers.
• Establish and maintain a collaborative work environment within the subsystem team.

Proficiency Level
Leads overall effort, reviews and approves products, resolves issues, and maintains relationships with highest level internal, external, and international contacts.

Illustrations
Program Managers/Chief Engineers should be able to:

• Define success criteria for performing program technical tasks/work assignments.
• Develop tasks/work assignments for the program leadership team.
• Provide vision, direction, and guidance for program activities.
• Empower leadership team members.
• Establish and maintain an environment characterized by positive recognition, collaboration, consensus building, and the expression of minority opinion.

Proficiency Level
Participates as a project team member to gain an overall understanding of ethical behaviors and to gain initial experience in the competency.

Illustrations
Team Practitioners/Discipline Engineers should be able to describe, identify, or define:

• Tell the truth, whether delivering good news or bad news.
• Honor commitments and promises.
• Behave in a fair and consistent manner.
• Accept responsibility for actions and admit mistakes.

Proficiency Level

• Leads teams (intact and at a subsystem level) displaying ethical behavior.
• Provides guidance and expertise to team members, assisting in resolving ethical issues.

Illustrations
Team Leads/Subsystem Leads should be able to:

• Follow federal government ethical conduct and services principles in all project activities.

Proficiency Level

• Leads teams at the project level displaying ethical behavior.
• Provides guidance and expertise at the project level, resolving project issues.

Illustrations
Project Managers/Project Systems Engineers should be able to:

• Demonstrate integrity and ethical performance in all project activities.

Proficiency Level
Leads overall effort displaying ethical behavior, resolves issues and maintains relationships with the highest level internal, external, and international contacts.

Illustrations
Program Managers/Chief Engineers should be able to:

• Create a culture of integrity and ethical performance.