Program Manager (Deputy Director) Job in Fort Worth, TX

Vacancy No. MP-25- PDC-12767636 Department Small Business Administration
Salary $159,244.00 to $195,200.00 Grade 15 to 15
Perm/Temp Temporary FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 8/13/2025 Close Date 8/20/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Status Candidates
Locations:
Fort Worth, TX


Summary

You will serve as the Program Manager (Deputy Director) for the Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Capital Access (OCA), Processing and Disbursement Center - PDC in Fort Worth, Texas. This position is responsible for creating and maintaining organizational capability to respond to major physical and economic disasters with centralized disaster loan assistance as provided by Congress, and in accordance with either the President's or Administrator's declaration of disasters.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

Current SBA employees, willing and able to report to the Fort Worth, TX office.

Duties

As the PDC Program Manager (Deputy Director) at the GS-0340-15, some of your typical work assignments may include:

  • Plans overall work of the organization, including establishing goals, objectives, and priorities, allocating resources to meet priorities and work constraints, and adjusting organizational and workforce structures.
  • Serves as a representative for the Small Business Administration and Office of Capital Access when meeting with members and committees of other federal agencies, such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Government Services Administration (GSA).
  • Reviews subordinate supervisors' performance plans' discusses performance with and rates subordinates supervisors' and reviews evaluations of their nonsupervisory employees.
  • Devises appropriate methods for securing and evaluating data to achieve uniform and consistent Disaster Loan administration on a nationwide basis.
  • Plans, develops, implements, and coordinates disaster declaration policies and procedures, by developing national guideline material for the PDC and ensuring that these policies are carried out uniformly and consistently.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
  • Temp Promotion NTE 1-year (may be extended and made permanent without further competition)
  • PDC is conveniently located near the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and DART/TRE Station.
  • By applying for this position with SBA's Office of Capital Access, you can enjoy challenging but satisfying work and join a highly motivated and diverse team that helps families and businesses rebuild their lives after a disaster.
  • Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur within 180 days from the closing date.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen.
  • You must be a current SBA career/conditional competitive service employee.
  • You must successfully complete a background investigation.
  • You may be required to obtain and maintain a government travel credit card.
  • You must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
  • Time in Grade: Current Small Business Administration employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the Federal service. Time in grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
  • If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered, or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
  • You may be required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period.

Qualifications

Federal status applicants must meet both Time-In-Grade AND experience requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Time-In-Grade Requirement:GS-15: Must have held grade GS-14 for 52 weeks Experience: To receive credit, you must indicate the month and year as well as the average hours worked per week for each employer. Average work hours must be stated on the resume to quantify each period of work experience or that experience will not be credited toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. You must address the specific specialized experience required for each grade level of this position on your resume or application or you will be rated "Ineligible" for that grade level.

GS-15: To qualify you must have at least 1 full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-14 level in the Federal service that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skill, and ability to perform successfully in this position. This experience may have been gained in a Non-Federal service position. In addition, this Specialized Experience must demonstrate the following:
  • Developing or implementing and communicating the strategy, vision and direction of an organization such as a Federal, state, or local government program office, department, or field office;
  • Overseeing, managing, or advising on the day-to-day operations of a disaster program and/or loan making organization/program which must include customer satisfaction and one or more of the following: human resources matters, financial management, or procurement;
  • Analyzing and making recommendations or decisions in areas such as workload distribution and staffing requirements; OR
  • Leading individuals to achieving organizational goals and objectives.
Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

GS-15: There is no educational requirement or substitution at this grade level.

Qualification Standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards

Additional information

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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.

Your application and resume will be compared to the answer you give to the minimum qualification question (s) on the assessment questionnaire. Your resume should not exceed two pages and must demonstrate the specialized experience related to the position for which you are applying. If your resume goes beyond two pages, we will only consider the first two pages for the required experience as outlined in the specialized experience. Your application will be reviewed to determine if you meet all the Specialized Experience required at each grade level. If you do not, you will be rated "Ineligible". If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience your score can and may be adjusted downward to reflect the submitted application material.

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.

Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP eligible. View information about CTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. You must submit the supporting documents listed under the Required Documents section of this announcement. To be considered well qualified under CTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.

Required Documents

Required Documents
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Your Resume showing hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties performed. Please limit your resume to 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
2. Completed Questionnaire

3. Other supporting documents, such as:
  • Veterans' documentation, if applicable (e.g. DD-214 Member Copy 4 or other Member Copy showing type of discharge/character of service, SF-15 Form and related documentation, VA letter, etc.)
  • Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program documentation, if applicable (e.g. Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 that documents the RIF separation action; and most recent performance appraisal.)
  • As a current or former Federal employee, submit a copy of your official SF-50 or other official "Notification of Personnel Action" document that shows the following information to verify your eligibility for consideration as a status applicant:
    • your appointment in the competitive service
    • tenure
    • grade, step and salary
    • highest grade held or full performance level of current or prior position (as applicable).
Examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, within-grade increases, and accessions.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

DO NOT SEND YOUR RESUME OR ANY APPLICATION DOCUMENTS TO THE AGENCY CONTACT.

Your latest resume submitted for this position will be used for qualification determinations and supersedes previous submissions.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:1. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) or Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP): If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, provide a copy of your most recent annual performance appraisal (which must show at least a "fully successful" rating or equivalent), and proof of eligibility, i.e., a RIF separation notice or Certification of Expected Separation, and SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location. In addition to meeting all qualification requirements and selective placement factors (if applicable), CTAP/ICTAP eligibles must meet the Well-Qualified criteria with a score of 85 or above based on the competencies listed above for the position in order to be given priority consideration. Information about CTAP and ICTAP eligibility is also on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at: CTAP/ICTAP http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp.
2. If you are a veteran applying under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) Appointing Authority or for any other Appointment based on your military service, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 copy showing type of discharge/character of service or other proof of creditable service.

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 application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 08/20/2025 to receive consideration.

  • To begin, click Apply Online to access an online application. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to create a new account.
  • You will be taken to an online application. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation, and submit the application.
  • You will receive an email notification when your application has been received for the announcement.
  • To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account, select the Application Status link and then select the More Information link for this position. The Application Status page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online application.
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Agency contact information

Travis Stoughton
Address
Processing and Disbursement Center - PDC
14925 Kingsport Road
Fort Worth, TX 76155
US

Next steps

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After a review of your complete application is made, you will be notified of your rating and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluation or interviews are required you will be contacted.


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