Project Manager

Full Job Description

About the Position: Serve as Project Manager for a variety of programs which may include physical and electronic security systems; utility monitoring and control systems; ranges and training lands management; energy privatization and competitive sourcing; energy analysis, validation, and execution; facility and utility operation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and demolition; furnishings; medical facility operation, and other activities of entities relative to assigned programs.

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.

USACE Employees Current Civilian Employees of the Command 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 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 specialized experience in which includes: planning, developing, coordinating and implementing processes and procedures to manage assigned projects inclusive of varied complex features concerning functional, technical, and administrative project aspects and leading project delivery teams (PDTs); participating in and/or conducting negotiations with contractors for project cost and timelines; utilizing qualitative methods for the assessment and improvement of program effectiveness or the improvement of complex management processes and systems related to projects; recommending cost effective means of collecting data from the field and means of categorizing this data to ensure proper application to future projects.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the Federal Service (GS-12).

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:

• Manage criteria development, planning and design execution of assigned projects.
• Monitor dollar amount utilization on contracts, coordinate changes and additions, and advise when replacement contracts are anticipated.
• Work and communicate with customers both within and outside of the organization/federal government to provide quality service and satisfy expectations.
• Prepare correspondence for higher authority, other government agencies, field offices, public officials, civic organizations, and contractors concerning planning, direction, and execution of the work.
• Plan, schedule, task, and monitor the progress of others in the procurement of contracts, serving as the single point of contact for status of contract acquisitions.
• Identify and develop ways to resolve problems or cope with issues which directly affect the accomplishment of principal programs of the Huntsville Center.