Program Analyst

Full Job Description

About the Position: Serve under the general supervision of the Chief, Programs Management Branch (PMB) and is assigned as senior Program Analyst in Programs and Project Management Division (PPMD) and a technical programmatic expert.

May be selected at the GS-11 or GS-12 grade levels. If selected at the GS-11 grade level, you may be non-competitively promotion to the GS-12 grade level.

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 USACE Employees with competitive status.

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 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 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.

To Qualify at the GS-11 Level: Specialized Experience: One year of experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes:(1) perform analytical and administrative duties to obtain, compile, and summarize quantitative data concerning Civil Works program estimates and obligations;(2) review cost estimates, justifications of resources, and execution of performance schedules; and(3) operate scheduling software to manage budget and milestones for a water resources program or project.

OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

OR 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.

To Qualify at the GS-12 level: Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1) Providing input for annual or mid-range budget to identify possible financial ramifications due to the rate of budget execution and staffing costs; 2) Reviewing scheduled versus actual reports from CEFMS for all funding accounts throughout the execution phase while evaluating all budgets for areas of imbalance, identification of actual and potential problems, trends, and other factors; and 3) Independently preparing cost projections, including staffing and target cost limitations.

All Current Federal Employees MUST attach a current SF-50 for consideration. Without a SF-50, your application WILL NOT be considered.

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-09/11).

Major Duties:

• Management and oversight of all projects within assigned appropriation. Provide analytical study support for the projects and Project Management programs and provides analytical assistance to individual Project Managers.
• Development, Defense, and execution of the President's budget for all projects within assigned appropriation.
• Providing reports and data to leadership and for meetings pertaining to Programs Management.
• Providing data and responses to data calls from the MSC (Major Subordinate Command), HQUSACE (Headquarters USACE), ASA (Assistant Secretary of the Army), OMB (Office of Management and Budget), and Members of Congress.