Program Manager

Summary

About the Position: Performs a wide range of current year and multi-year programming and funds management in support of District Civil Works programs.

Duties

• Coordinate with program and project managers and technical chiefs to consolidate and formulate the district civil works program.
• Review project decision documents, cost estimates, and schedules for consistency with program authorizations and funding agreements.
• Provide technical advice on program policy, funding, and scheduling to district leadership and external stakeholders.
• Prepare and present civil works program status reports, congressional testimony briefings, and responses to congressional inquiries.

Qualifications

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 Department of Army Civilian Employees 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: 1) managing multi-year program budgets for water resource appropriations for Planning, Construction and Operations; AND 2) Reviews and participates in preparation of planning, design, and construction documents to assure consistency with project authorization, budgetary, funding, schedules and cost sharing agreements; AND 3) providing advice to upper management and project managers on annual budget cycle relative to program management funding and schedules. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). 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-12).