Management and Program Analyst (Project Scheduler)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is a Management & Program Analyst (Project Scheduler), GS-0343-12 position with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District.

This position is located in Concord, MA. This position will be filled on a permanent basis.

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: 1) Assisting in the creation and maintenance of project schedules using project management software; 2) Helping to monitor project data and update information within project management systems; 3) Gathering information to support the analysis of project schedules and performance metrics; and 4) Communicating with team members and stakeholders to provide status updates and basic technical assistance on scheduling matters.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

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.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Oral Communication Problem Solving Project Management Technology Application 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-11).

Major Duties:

• Apply project management principles to ensure projects are correctly entered into the automated information system.
• Ensure projects use the correct project architecture and work breakdown structure templates.
• Use project management software to implement and maintain project schedules with resource loading.
• Maintain and monitor database integrity for the project management system.
• Advise managers on methods to customize project architecture and work breakdown structures.
• Evaluate schedules and project data to identify consistent and efficient management processes.
• Analyze the flow of information to identify and correct areas of confusion or misinformation.