Program Manager (Facilities)
What you'd do
About the Position: This Program Manager (Facilities) reports to the Chief of Headquarters Facility Operations Branch, Facilities Division of the Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) in Alexandria, Virginia. Located along the western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is an independent city of the Commonwealth of Virginia, located approximately seven miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.
Major duties
Serve as a Program Manager for one or more Facilities Division programs that may include the following: Real Property Management, Facility Asset Management, Asbestos Management, Sustainment, Restoration etc. Implement agency decisions, guidance, laws, regulations, and policy into the development of assigned programs. Develop contract requirements packages (e.g.., scopes of work, independent government cost estimates, contract data requirements, justifications, approvals, acquisition plans, source selection plans, etc.). Provide budgetary guidance to headquarters and regional Facilities Division leaders, detail policy and procedures, and provide budget formulation assumptions. Develop detailed programming, financial planning justification, and documentation for inclusion in the organizational / departmental short-term and long-term budgeting and planning processes.
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 Competitive Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Civilian Employee Current Department of War (DoW) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Non-Department of War (DoW) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoW MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoW Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Manage, control, coordinate and execute multiple real property facility programs; Provide proposal, cost and contract estimates, schedules, and funding expenditures; analyze program performance data to identify issues and make recommendations for program performance data to identify issues and make recommendations for program and process improvement issues, risks or problems in assigned programs; and collaborates with others to provide resolution and improvements to assigned programs. 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-12). This position is not covered by a bargaining unit. All candidates should reside within the local commuting area where the position is located. Local commuting area is defined as the geographic area surrounding a work site that encompasses the localities where people live and reasonably can be expected to travel back and forth daily to work based on the generally held expectations of the local community. (5 CFR 575.203)
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