Summary
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to the competitive service.
About the Position: Serves as Project Manager, managing assigned projects from planning to completion. Project Manager integrates processes and functions including planning, engineering, design, construction, and technical functions to ensure delivery of assigned projects within scope, schedule, and budget.
This job is open to
Clarification from the agency
Internal candidates may also apply on this recruitment.
Duties
- Serves as primary POC with sponsors/external entities to coordinate activities and insure compatibility with project objectives.
- Identify any problems and recommend changes or alternatives to resolve encountered or anticipated issues.
- Assure assigned projects meet schedule, cost and scope objectives along with technical quality meeting expectations of the customer.
- Coordinate the development of project schedules, budgets, manpower needs, and milestones.
- Direct the preparation of budgetary data pertaining to assigned projects.
- Allocates funds to all elements of the project and assures that costs do not exceed projected allocations.
- Prepares and reviews written reports, which may include technical material that is appropriate for the intended audience.
- Presents project briefings to communicate facts, ideas, or status in a succinct and organized manner.
- Serve as a point of contact and liaison to communciate project status, challenges, and success, with external partners, stakeholders, non-federal sponsors, and Congressional staffers.
- Responsible for managing assigned projects from planning to completion.
- Coordinate actions and decisions with various elements, resolving conflicts and settling issues arising by dealing with technical managers who are resp
- Monitor the preparation and review a variety of technical project materials prepared by others, such as design reports and post authorization changes.
- Responsible for preparation of project scopes, schedules, and budgets and closely monitoring execution of projects to ensure successful delivery.
- Responsible for briefing senior leadership on status of assigned projects, facilitate decision briefs, and communicate challenges and success for project execution.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Appointment to this position may be subject to a one-year probationary period.
- Temporary travel (TDY) up to approximately 15% of the time may be required.
- This position has been designated "Mission Essential". In the event of severe weather conditions or other such emergency type situations the incumbent is required to report to work.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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.
Basic Education Requirement for Each Series:
Social Scientist, GS-0101 Series
Economist, GS-0110 Series
Geographer, GS-0150 Series
Archeologist, GS-0193 Series
Biologist, GS-0401 Series
Forester, GS-0460 Series
Fish and Wildlife Administrator, GS-0480 Series
Fishery Biologist, GS-0482 Series
Wildlife Biologist, GS-0486 Series
Landscape Architect - GS-0807 Series
Architect - GS-0808 Series
Engineer - All Engineers - GS-0810, GS-0819, GS-0830, GS-0850, GS-0896 Series
Physical Scientist - GS-1301 Series
Hydrologist - GS-1315 Series
Chemist - GS-1320 Series
Geologist - GS-1350 Series
AND
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE FOR THE GS-12: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Coordinating actions and decisions, resolving conflicts, and settling issues AND 2) Verifying technical quality meets the expectations of the customer AND 3) Certifying assigned projects meet schedule, cost and scope objectives established through negotiations AND 4) Allocating funds to all elements of the project and assures that costs do not exceed projected allocations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
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.
Qualification requirement: Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Benefits
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement.
If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.
Required Documents
The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
1. Your resume:
- Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
- If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
- For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
- For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
2. Other supporting documents:
- Cover Letter, optional
- Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
- This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience. If you meet this requirement based on education you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from
schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 26SEP2024 to receive consideration
- To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12539268).
- Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
- You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
- It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
- Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
Next steps
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking (as applicable) for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
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