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Program Analyst

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Department of the Army

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$86,123 - $130,754

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GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves monitoring and analyzing real estate projects for the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, focusing on budgets, timelines, and funding to ensure smooth execution of land acquisition, management, and disposal.

A good fit would be someone with experience in project oversight or program analysis, especially in government or real estate settings, who enjoys problem-solving and working with deadlines.

It's aimed at external candidates eligible under specific federal hiring categories, with opportunities at GS-11 or GS-12 levels.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-09 level for GS-11 (e.g., monitoring projects for deadlines/milestones/funding issues, identifying cost deficiencies, recommending solutions)
  • Or, for GS-11: Ph.D./equivalent doctoral degree, 3 years of graduate education, or LL.M. in fields like Real Estate, Law, or Business Administration
  • Combination of education and experience totaling 100% of GS-11 requirements
  • 52 weeks of federal service at GS-09 or equivalent within the last 52 weeks for GS-11 applicants
  • One year of specialized experience at GS-11 level for GS-12 (e.g., analyzing manpower/funding/schedules for real estate, assessing program progress, coordinating real estate actions)
  • 52 weeks of federal service at GS-11 or equivalent within the last 52 weeks for GS-12 applicants
  • Eligibility under specific federal authorities (e.g., DOD civilian, military spouse, people with disabilities, reinstatement)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This is a Program Analyst position with USACE, Southwestern Division (SWD), Fort Worth District, Real Estate Division, in Fort Worth, TX.

This position will be hired at both the GS-11 and GS-12 positions.This announcement is NOT intended for current, permanent Army employees.

Current, permanent Army employees who would like to be consider for this time-limited assignment should instead apply to Announcement #CEDD-26-12863170-MP.

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 Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Reinstatement In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 GS-11: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Monitoring projects to identify problems with deadlines, milestones, or funding; AND 2) Identifying funding/cost deficiencies; AND 3) Recommending solutions to problems involving project, program, or funds execution.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M.

in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Real Estate, Law, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

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-09).

Specialized Experience GS-12: One year of specialized experience which includes at least 2 out of 3 of the following: 1) Analyzing manpower funding or schedule requirements for real estate actions; OR 2) Analyzing real estate program progress to determine if program adjustments are needed; OR 3) Coordinating real estate schedules for acquisition, management, disposal, or leasing of land.

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

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:

  • Responsible for the financial development and scheduling of the overall real estate program organization and management planning.
  • Coordinate real estate schedules for the acquisition, management and disposal of lands, and leasing.
  • Initiate real estate actions for updating and maintaining current status of funds and manpower.
  • Prepares a variety of reports for other district elements and higher headquarters.
  • Provides direction to a voucher examiner and four program analysts.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/15/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CEDD-26-12863171-MP