The position serves as lead of the Professional Development Office in the Administration Branch, Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD), Federal Lands Highway (FLH), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation (DOT) located in Ashburn, VA. The incumbent is responsible for communication and coordination with Office of Human Resources and providing administrative support to EFL staff on personnel areas, including performance appraisal and processing awards.

Duties

As a Lead Program Specialist, you will:

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen and eligible for consideration.
• You must meet specialized experience to qualify.
• Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.
• Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications for the grade. To qualify for the Grade 13, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-12 and it must include: Experience mentoring and leading a staff to develop strategies for maintaining a strong customer service orientation which provides quality service in a timely manner. This includes experience identifying, distributing, and balancing workload and tasks among team members. Providing administrative and liaison support to management regarding classification, position management, reorganizations, functional changes, personnel changes, and/or workforce planning. Experience utilizing automated personnel systems and providing guidance to customers and management. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1.  Administration and Management - Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource allocation, and production. 2.  Problem Solving - Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations. 3.  Communication - Makes clear and convincing oral presentations. Listens effectively; clarifies information as needed. Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience. 4.  Leadership - Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations. 5.  Technical - Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issuesFor all types of consideration, 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.For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link:  https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address DOT, FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION Submit Application and Documents Online 1200 New Jersey Ave SE / HAHR - 50 Washington, District of Columbia 20590 United States
• Name: Automated Staffing Office
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]