Program Analyst

Summary

The Program Analyst reviews the long range facility plan and makes recommendations on organizational changes that are necessary to keep facilities' services in alignment with the medical center's development plan.

Duties

Major duties include: Develops the long-range facility plan. Collects data, assists services and generally assures timely and proper input into the plan. Responsible for resolving any problems that should result in the project submission process. Reviews the long range facility plan and makes recommendations on organizational changes. Acts as Engineering liaison with Medical Center Contracting Officers, VISN Director's Staff, and Central Office staff on issues of funding, change orders, time extensions, project status, award requests, and authorization requests. Reports to VACO, the VISN and the facility in reference to Construction Projects. Responsible for administrative execution of Engineering programs and will assist the Facility Manager and Chief Engineer with overall planning and administration of Engineering Service and Construction Programs. Manages all travel requests necessary to support Engineering Service activities. Coordinates annual maintenance service contracts. Formulates, develops, analyzes, and justifies in final form, the budget for the recurring expenditures of Engineering Service. Analyzes the fiscal history and future plans and prioritizes Engineering Service needs to prepare the Engineering budget. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00am - 4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Position Description/PD#: Program Analyst/PD040740 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/16/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is defined as: Developing the long-range facility plans; assures that plan meets guidelines of regulatory bodies and goals of facility; problem solving; administering and submitting project plans; acting as liaison with various levels of staff on issues of funding, change orders, project status, and authorization requests; responsible for reports in reference to construction projects; ensures accuracy of data and reports; managing listing of equipment in the project management program and maintaining an accurate database.. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must havePh.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree orLL.M., if related. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have a combination of specialized experience and education beyond a Master's degree. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.