Program Manager
What you'd do
About the Position: Serves as Chief, Programs and Project Controls Branch, supervising a multi-disciplinary staff engaged in the life-cycle program and funds management and project AIS management of Civil Works, Military and IIS programs under the SPK area of responsibility. Provides program and project management support to Programs and Project Management Division and district personnel.
Major duties
Develops, defends, and maintains a balanced, justified, and prioritized Civil Works program of planning and engineering studies, projects, and related activities within available funding, manpower, and other resources. Oversees programs management and funds control functions of the Military and IIS programs including revenue forecasting, the management of existing funds from a wide variety of customers and appropriations, and customer financial reporting. Provides advice to the District Commander, Deputy District Engineer for Project Management, other technical chiefs, and project managers on program policy, funding, scheduling, and manpower. Applies a thorough understanding of the roles the state and local governments, regulators, commands, installations, and partners play in the Corps of Engineers project sponsorship.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Civilian Employees of the Command Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes working with Project Management Business Processes and tools; experience with project and program management of vertical design projects Military Construction/ Interagency and International Services (MILCON/IIS), related military programs, or civil works (water resources) programs; experience working with project and program budgets. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).
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