Program Analyst

Full Job Description

This is a Project Manager/Analyst under the supervision of the Chief, Programs and Project Management Section of Engineering at the Phoenix VA Healthcare System.

It is responsible for the development, implementation, and monitoring of projects/programs with significant scope or complexity related to facility improvement upgrades, facility planning in support of Strategic Capital Improvement Plan, leasing program oversight to include tenant improvement projects for 40,00 GSF or more, etc.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 03/12/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.

If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement.

In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience, (GS-11): You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Performs workflow assessment and optimization in clinical, administrative, educational, and research domains Adapts software controls to existing workflow Primary resource for VHA Leadership when mission critical updates/problems are identified at the facility, regional, or national levels Subject Matter Expert for new technology assessment and usability OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience.

To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related.

OR Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level.

You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B.

or J.D.

Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements for the grade levels specified in the table, and may be computed by first determining the applicant's total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant's education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level (beyond a Masters degree); and then adding the two percentages.

The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Communications Design Organizational Stewardship Project Management 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week.

Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities.

Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements: Assignments regularly involve long periods of standing, bending, and stooping to observe and study work operations in an industrial, storage, or comparable work area.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Major Duties:

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Serving as the Contracting Officers Representative for Capital Improvement, Maintenance and Repair and oversight of leased properties.

Developing a Project Management plan for each assigned project.

Implementing corporate decisions, guidance, laws, regulations, and policy in the development of the project and intermediate products in support of the program.

Negotiating and integrating all station functions, customer needs, regulatory requirements and other agencies' commitments in support of assigned projects into a comprehensive plan.

Controlling and managing project milestones and budgets from initial studies through construction and initial operations.

Allocating project funds to contractors, consistent with progress attained, and measuring and monitoring performance to assure charges are authorized and appropriate.

Reviewing and analyzing cost reports to assure charges are authorized and appropriate.

Providing date and analysis of capital asset utilization and space needs as they relate to gaps in clinical, operational, and facility programs.

Coordinating the planning, design, cost engineering, construction, and environmental considerations, etc.

for constructions projects varying in scope and complexity as measured by their diversity, geographic area, management demands, technical intricacies, and public/regulatory issues.

Serving as the primary point of contact for assigned projects with customers, Federal, State, and local government agencies, other external organizations and higher authorities.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met.

Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. The Full Performance Level for this position is GS-12.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 6:00 am - 2:30 pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Program Analyst/PD12260A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized