Project Management Specialist

Full Job Description

These positions are located within the Washington Office Fire and Aviation Management, Information Management (WO-FAM-IM).

This position serves as a Project Management Specialist; a technical expert responsible for providing project development including defining scope, goals and deliverables that support the business and improve interagency fire and aviation management processes.

This includes coordination with other programs, agencies, states, CIO staff, and contractor representatives.

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement.

For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards.

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary.

Specialized Experience Requirement: GS-09: Applicants must have one-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the (GS-07) grade level in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following: Supported Program Managers and other staff to coordinate with agencies, states, Chief Information Office (CIO) staff, and contractor representatives; and/or Assisted in plan reviews and guidance for compliance to current policies, monitors outgoing reports and correspondence ensuring correct format and content; and/or Reviewed and analyzed project information and studies quality assurance reviews, project requirements, implementation strategy and action plans; and/or Wrote and edited documents and prepared multimedia presentations to communicate program mission and vision to diverse audiences; and/or Compiled and compared technical data for use by a variety of sources such as supervisors, program managers, or other interagency parties at the national, regional or local level; -OR- Master's or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M.

or J.D, -OR- An appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master's degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.

GS-11: Applicants must have one-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the (GS-09) grade level in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following: Identified, planned, developed, implemented, and maintained information systems that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of interagency fire and aviation management business processes; and/or Assisted Project Managers in establishing program goals, plans, schedules, activities, and milestones; and/or Reviewed and analyzed project information and studies quality assurance reviews, project requirements, implementation strategy and action plans to understand the scope of assigned work; and/or Retrieved data from electronic databases, program files and guidance, and other sources as appropriate to compile and compare information on program accomplishments; -OR- Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M., -OR- An appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master's degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.

GS-12: Applicants must have one-year specialized experience equivalent to at least the (GS-11) grade level in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience is defined as three or more of the following: Worked closely with fire and aviation management and information management staff and coordinated with other programs, agencies, states, Chief Information Office (CIO) staff, and contractor representatives; and/or Reviewed plans and guidance for compliance to current policies, monitors outgoing reports and correspondence ensuring correct format and content; and/or Served as project manager and assists higher level project managers and specialists in the overall management, control, coordination and execution of specified projects; and/or Worked with fire and aviation management staff and CIO counterparts to advance projects that support collective strategic plans and long-term vision; and/or Drafted narrative summaries and explanations of fire and aviation program subject matter; and/or Participated in regular information planning sessions, maintains productive interaction with staff.

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).

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.

To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.

This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Major Duties:

• Duties listed are at the full performance level of GS-12.
• Establishes project scope and criteria; creating schedules and milestones; determining dependencies with other projects and applications; assigning roles, responsibilities, and work assignments to project team members.
• Determines how to plan the execution of project scope, manages stakeholder expectations, considers stakeholder requirements and schedule constraints, chooses the most appropriate methodologies, and establishes the performance measurement baseline.
• Tracks work assignments and progress and adjusts plans for efficiency and effectiveness to meet schedules and deadlines, peak workloads, and changing priorities associated with support of the interagency wildland fire community.
• Works with fire and aviation management staff and CIO counterparts to advance projects that support collective strategic plans and long-term vision.
• Participates in regular information planning sessions, maintains productive interaction with staff.
• Serves as a project manager responsible for the overall management, control, coordination and execution of assigned projects consistent with Agency policy and procedures.
• Works closely with Contracting Officers/CORs as necessary to ensure acquisition packages are complete and accurate.