PROGRAM MANAGER (CIVIL WORKS)

Summary

About the Position: Serves as a Program Manager within Civil Works, Office of the Secretary of the Army.

Duties

• •Applies knowledge of the federal budget process and water resources policy to integrate Army Civil Works (CW) policy and program initiatives into the CW budget.
• •Participates in developing budget guidance, identifying key milestones for timely submission of information to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (ASA) for Civil Works and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
• •Works with OMB, the Corps, and other staff to develop the final budget submission to Congress.
• •Articulates Army CW policy positions, program initiatives, and management proposals before OMB and Congress.
• •Develops, recommends, and implements Corps-wide managerial and administrative program guidance.
• •Represents the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Management and Budget, Principal Deputy ASA , and the ASA (CW) at interagency, intra-agency, and intergovernmental meetings.
• •Monitors program implementation to ensure consistency with the CW budget and policy decisions.

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. 10-Point Other Veterans’ Rating 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Disabled Veteran w/ a Service-Connected Disability, More than 10%, Less than 30% Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 People with Disabilities, Schedule A 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 Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) 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: 1); Leading or assisting in the formulation, defense, and execution of long-range program budgets for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civil Works Program accounts; 2) Analyzing public laws and regulations to support the USACE Civil Works Program; 3) Drafting formal agency implementation guidance, policy , memos and directives for the USACE Civil Works Program; 4) Providing support for high-level engagements with external stakeholders by preparing briefing materials, talking points for senior leadership to include The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14) 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).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.