Program Manager

Full Job Description

About the Position: This Program Manager position serves as the Deputy for Programs and Project Management and Chief of the Programs and Project Management Division at the District level within the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 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 Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) 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 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer 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 Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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 equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal Service which includes supervising program management by providing oversight and direction of large and technically complex civil works and/or Interagency/International Support (IIS) projects or programs to include at least one of the following: flood control, storm damage prevention, environmental restoration, and/or medical facilities construction.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Leadership Organizational Development Planning and Evaluating Project Management Technical Competence 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-14).

Major Duties:

• Work closely with the commander, deputies and other principal staff, providing continuity of corporate leadership in assessing district mission and work requirements and in developing corporate plans, goals, and objectives.
• Responsible for the vertical and horizontal integration of products to produce the projects and manage the program for the district.
• Performing management functions such as interviewing and selecting personnel for key positions, approving personnel authorizations, making regional assignments to cope with workload changes, establish controls for fund expenditures.
• Establishing policy relating to the professional accomplishments of the assignments.
• Assure continuity of management in the executive office at times of change in commanders.