Program Analyst 3

Full Job Description

Are you ready to elevate your career? If you are looking for an opportunity to leverage your analytical skills in a new role, this is your chance to contribute to critical departmental initiatives as a Program Analyst 3. Join the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's (PennDOT) Bureau of Strategic Business Operations (BSBO) and immerse yourself in professional growth as you evaluate programs and policies, recommend changes, and manage projects that will improve various PennDOT programs. Seize this chance to become an integral part of our dedicated team—apply today!

Requirements

As a Program Analyst 3, you will utilize consensus-building strategies and strong team-building communications skills to lead executive, managerial, and project teams in analyzing programs, recognizing problems, identifying team-proposed opportunities for improvement, and developing strategies to obtain approval on recommendations.

You will further oversee the development of action plans towards implementing proposed changes, and provide program management support to teams as necessary.

You will function as a lead facilitator, which will involve being assigned some of the most complex program reviews.

In addition, you will coordinate PennDOT’s Climate Survey by serving as the program administrator and collaborating with PennDOT leadership and subject matter experts to develop pertinent questions, the survey tool, and distribution channels. Through your work you will advise stakeholders on survey structure and outreach techniques and facilitate a comprehensive report that may recommend policy and organizational changes. Within this role, you will also serve as the program lead for PennDOT employee engagement activities and the department’s current employee engagement program, the PennDOT Suggestion Challenge. You will coordinate Suggestion Challenge topic selection with executive staff, evaluate topic proposals from diverse work areas across the agency, and analyze topics to present a streamlined list of possibilities to executives for final approval.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• This position may be eligible for alternate work schedule (AWS).

Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time.

In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania.

If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.

Additional details may be provided during the interview.

• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year as a Program Analyst 2 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Three years of analytical experience, two of which include professional experience in program evaluation and the development of program recommendations, and a bachelor's degree; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position.

Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only.

Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.

The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

Additional Information

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.