Program Manager

Summary

About the Position: Serves as Program Manager for the General Investigations (GI) Program which involves planning, design, and construction of water resource projects throughout the Walla Walla District.

Duties

• •Consults with Project Managers and technical chiefs to consolidate and formulate the overall program from study initiation through design, construction, and maintenance of a project.
• •Reviews Design Memoranda, Project Management Plans (PMPs) and cost estimates for compatibility with approved program and supporting narrative data.
• •Programs and budgets activities and provides advice to the senior leaders on the overall District program, and on Program Management relative to life cycle project management to include funding and schedules.
• •Reviews scope, schedules, and budget estimates of projects and study cost estimates (including revisions) for program consistency and budgetary guidance.
• •Provides assistance to others in the network analysis method of scheduling during the planning and design stage of studies and projects.

Qualifications

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 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 of specialized experience which includes managing the overall planning, initiation, design, procurement, construction AND closeout of projects associated with civil works, military or supporting other federal agencies programs, using various project and program management business processes and tools. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). 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).