Billing Grade Level 1

Skills:
Employees in this billing grade level are Directed Contributors, applying standard business improvement techniques, procedures, and criteria in carrying out a sequence of related tasks. Limited exercise of judgment is required on details of work and in making preliminary selection and adaptations of business alternatives. Individuals billed at this grade level may perform business process analysis and advisory assignments related to the effectiveness of programs and/or the efficiency of the management of operations. Individuals billed at this grade level may conduct studies of work processes, engineering, and procedures, identifying problems, reviewing production standards, and making tentative recommendations for problem resolution. This Grade may review reports and studies to ensure that user requirements are met and appropriate rules and regulations are utilized. They may assist in the development of directives and the design, development, documentation, and implementation of various reporting systems. This Grade may be skilled at analytical techniques and tools for diagnosing process performance problems to identify their causes and appropriate corrective actions. Other direct functions required to meet specific contract requirements may also be billed to this category, depending on the individual's qualifications.

Minimum Education/Experience:
Employees in this billing grade level are typically entry-level professionals, and may have an associates degree or a bachelors degree or related experience.

Billing Grade Level 2

Skills:
Employees in this billing grade are individuals who are developing from Directed Contributors into Self-Directed Contributors by increasing their experience, beginning to independently evaluate, select, and apply standard business improvement techniques, procedures, and criteria, and using judgment in making minor adaptations and modifications. Individuals billed at this grade level may perform business process analysis and advisory assignments related to the effectiveness of programs and/or the efficiency of the management of operations. Inviduals billed at this grade level may conduct studies of work processes, engineering, and procedures, identifying problems, reviewing production standards, and making tentative recommendations for problem resolution. This Grade may review reports and studies to ensure that user requirements are met and appropriate rules and regulations are utilized. They may assist in the development of directives and the design, development, documentation, and implementation of various reporting systems. This Grade may be skilled at analytical techniques and tools for diagnosing process performance problems to identify their causes and appropriate corrective actions. Other direct functions required to meet specific contract requirements may also be billed to this category, depending on the individual's qualifications.

Minimum Education/Experience:
Employees in this billing grade level will typically have a minimum of a Bachelors degree and three years experience (or equivalent graduate-level education)

Billing Grade Level 3

Skills:
Employees in this billing grade level are Self-directed Contributors, having intense and diversified experience with business improvement processes, principles, and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields. Employees in this grade level apply knowledge and experience to make independent decisions on business problems and methods, and may represent the organization in conferences to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate work. This position applies standard business improvement techniques, procedures, and criteria in carrying out a sequence of related tasks. Inviduals billed at this grade level may perform business process analysis and advisory assignments related to the effectiveness of programs and/or the efficiency of the management of operations. Inviduals billed at this grade level may conduct studies of work processes, engineering, and procedures, identifying problems, reviewing production standards, and making tentative recommendations for problem resolution. This Grade may review reports and studies to ensure that user requirements are met and appropriate rules and regulations are utilized. They may assist in the development of directives and the design, development, documentation, and implementation of various reporting systems. This Grade may be skilled at analytical techniques and tools for diagnosing process performance problems to identify their causes and appropriate corrective actions. Other direct functions required to meet specific contract requirements may also be billed to this category, depending on the individual's qualifications.

Minimum Education/Experience:
Employees in this billing grade level will typically have a minimum of a Bachelors degree and five years experience (or equivalent graduate-level education)

Billing Grade Level 4

Skills:
Employees in this billing grade level are Leveraging Contributors through depth of experience, having demonstrated creativity, foresight, and mature business judgment in anticipating and solving unprecedented business related problems. Employees in this grade level make decisions and recommendations that are recognized as authoritative and have important impact on business activities; initiate and maintain extensive contact with key personnel and officials of other organizations and companies, require skills in negotiation of critical issues; determine program objectives and requirements; organize programs and projects and develop standards and guides for business activities. This position applies standard business improvement techniques, procedures, and criteria in carrying out a sequence of related tasks Inviduals billed at this grade level may perform business process analysis and advisory assignments related to the effectiveness of programs and/or the efficiency of the management of operations. Inviduals billed at this grade level may conduct studies of work processes, engineering, and procedures, identifying problems, reviewing production standards, and making tentative recommendations for problem resolution. This Grade may review reports and studies to ensure that user requirements are met and appropriate rules and regulations are utilized. They may assist in the development of directives and the design, development, documentation, and implementation of various reporting systems. This Grade may be skilled at analytical techniques and tools for diagnosing process performance problems to identify their causes and appropriate corrective actions. Other direct functions required to meet specific contract requirements may also be billed to this category, depending on the individual's qualifications.

Minimum Education/Experience:
Employees in this billing grade level will typically have a minimum of a Bachelors degree and ten years experience (or equivalent graduate-level education)

Billing Grade Level 5

Skills:
Employees in this billing grade level are Leveraging Contributors, having depth and breadth of experience and will guide with vision by demonstrating a high degree of creativity, foresight and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and guiding extensive business related programs and projects. Employees in this grade level make decisions and recommendations that are recognized as authoritative and have a far-reaching impact on extensive business activities; negotiate critical issues with senior level engineers and officers of other organizations and companies; and may have extensive experience in program management. Individuals in this grade level may be recognized as national authorities and leaders in their field. This position applies standard business improvement techniques, procedures, and criteria in carrying out a sequence of related tasks. Individuals billed at this grade level may perform business process analysis and advisory assignments related to the effectiveness of programs and/or the efficiency of the management of operations. Individuals billed at this grade level may conduct studies of work processes, engineering, and procedures, identifying problems, reviewing production standards, and making tentative recommendations for problem resolution. This Grade may review reports and studies to ensure that user requirements are met and appropriate rules and regulations are utilized. They may assist in the development of directives and the design, development, documentation, and implementation of various reporting systems. This Grade may be skilled at analytical techniques and tools for diagnosing process performance problems to identify their causes and appropriate corrective actions. Other direct functions required to meet specific contract requirements may also be billed to this category, depending on the individual's qualifications.

Minimum Education/Experience:
Employees in this billing grade level will typically have a minimum of a Bachelors degree and fifteen years experience (or equivalent graduate-level education)

Billing Grade Level 6

Skills:
Employees in this billing grade level are Guiding Contributors, having depth and breadth of experience and will guide with vision, by demonstrating a high degree of creativity, foresight and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and guiding extensive business and government related programs and projects. Individuals billed at this grade level possess both strong, diverse technical capabilities and an ability to formulate broadly applicable policies, directives, or strategic plans. Individuals in this grade level may be recognized as national authorities and leaders in their field. They may possess a sound and in-depth understanding of both government and industry business practices. They may be able to trade off and formulate organizational concepts, operational concepts, organization development objectives, and strategies that will address corporate, agency, or national level objectives, based upon significant prior experience and responsibilities at these levels. They have a recognized track record for personal credibility at corporate, agency, or national levels. They may be familiar with international mission partners, and the ability to incorporate their objectives and considerations into architectures and operational concepts (CONOPS). They may have a sound understanding of system user requirements, at strategic and detailed levels, and the ability to include them in architecture and policy tradeoffs. They may have the ability to work with and coordinate among system development organizations and user organizations, to achieve compatible definitions of requirements and priorities. They may have the ability to assess technology initiatives and applications at a strategic level, and formulate recommendations of investment priorities to address strategic needs. They may have the ability to help programs articulate their mission utility to the highest levels of decision making authorities.

Minimum Education/Experience:
Employees in this billing grade level will typically have a minimum of a Bachelor s degree and twenty years experience (or equivalent graduate-level education)

Billing Grade Level 7

Skills:
Employees in this grade level are Guiding Contributors, having depth and breadth of experience and will guide with vision, by demonstrating a high degree of creativity, foresight and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and guiding extensive business and government related programs and projects. Individuals billed at this grade level possess both strong, diverse technical capabilities and an ability to formulate broadly applicable policies, directives, or strategic plans. Several key individuals in this grade level are recognized as national authorities and leaders in their field. They may work with the most senior members of the customer organization. They may perform tradeoffs at a community or national level, and formulate broad requirements or architectures that address community or national level objectives. They may possess a sound and in-depth understanding of both government and industry business practices. They may be able to trade off and formulate organizational concepts, operational concepts, organization development objectives, and strategies that will address corporate, agency, or national level objectives, based upon significant prior experience and responsibilities at these levels. They may have a recognized track record and personal credibility at corporate, agency, or national levels. They may be familiar with international mission partners, and the ability to incorporate their objectives and considerations into architectures and operational concepts (CONOPS). They may have a sound understanding of system user requirements, at strategic and detailed levels, and the ability to include them in architecture and policy tradeoffs. They may have the ability to work with and coordinate among system development organizations and user organizations, to achieve compatible definitions of requirements and priorities. They may have the ability to assess technology initiatives and applications at a strategic level, and formulate recommendations of investment priorities to address strategic needs. They may have the ability to help programs articulate their mission utility to the highest levels of decision making authorities.

Minimum Education/Experience:
Employees in this billing grade level will typically have a minimum of a Bachelors degree and twenty-five years experience (or equivalent graduate-level education).