Program Manager

Full Job Description

About the Position: This announcement is for current, permanent Army employees that would like to be considered for a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade.

External status candidates should apply to Announcement # CEDD-26-12820895-MP. Please see "Additional Information" section below for further details.

Recruitment incentives may be offered to highly qualified candidates. DoD National Relocation Program (DNRP) may be offered.

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 Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments 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) serving as a program manager or senior project manager on design and/or construction projects; 2) managing program or project budgets; and 3) supervising or leading teams of employees and programs.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).

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.

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-13).

Major Duties:

• Responsible for the overall management of the assigned program by supervising teams of Program and Project Managers (PM's).
• Supervise and direct Branch employees in their management of various projects through the control of the project parameters of cost, budget, schedule, scope and quality.
• Provide leadership in establishing and maintaining effective and efficient management processes.
• Serve as the authoritative source to Program and Project Managers for decisions and guidance dealing with conflicts, compromises and changes to the projects.
• Ensure that Program and Project Managers negotiate, prepare and process project budgets for final approval.
• Direct Program and Project Managers in preparation of the Project Management Plans (PMP's).
• Represent the District at meetings, briefings, conferences, hearings, etc. with all outside officials on matters related to proposed or approved projects.
• Resolve controversies among District elements, other Corps offices, Federal agencies, and customers.
• Ensure that customers are informed of the status of work and funds.
• Plan and coordinate the work of the Branch.
• Approve budgetary estimates and justification to obtain Branch fiscal resources.