Program Manager

Full Job Description

About the Position: This is a permanent position with the HQ, US Army Corps of Engineers, Military Programs Directorate, Built Infrastructure Division located in Washington, D.C.

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 Civilian Employees of the Command Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 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 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) applying acquisition, case development, and management principles on the planning, design and construction of projects/programs in accordance with Foreign Military Sales guidance; 2) performing financial management activities such as assessing costs, developing budget and/or allocating funds for design/construction programs; 3) resolving problems with respect to the management of the design, funding, and execution of the Foreign Military Sales design and construction programs; 4) providing guidance on the management of assigned design and construction programs; and 5) providing feedback to HQ Army/DoD on draft Foreign Military Sales guidance/policy/regulations.

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

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork 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-12).

Major Duties:

• Exercise Foreign Assistance and Building Partner Capacity case management and operational control over the programs in the Security Assistance Branch, Built Infrastructure Division.
• Monitor high visibility projects through the review of reports, programming documents, construction/procurement directives, funds authorization documents, and other program material.
• Coordinate broad construction/procurement programs containing complex features at numerous locations under diverse conditions.
• Develop and provide case management and operational control over assigned programs.
• Meet with appropriate officials to resolve problems related to the management of design, funding, and execution of the Foreign Military Sales design and construction/procurement programs.
• Apply an extensive knowledge of effective management principles and practices in conjunction with policies, regulations, and procedures on the programming, planning, design and construction of projects using the Foreign Military Sales mechanism.