Job opening: Program Manager
Salary: $116 393 - 151 308 per year
Published at: Sep 21 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Facilities and Asset Management, Border Patrol and Air and Marine Program Management Office. Location is negotiable in one of the following locations:
Laguna Niguel, CA
Washington, DC
Indianapolis, IN
Euless, TX
This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 75 applications have been received, whichever happens first.
Duties
In this position you will become a key team member of Homeland Security professionals serving as a Supervisory Program Manager for Border Patrol and Air and Marine Program Management Office's Financial Management Section, where both the scope and effect of the work have a CBP-wide impact. This position starts at a salary of $116,393.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $151,308.00 (GS-14, Step 10) with promotion potential to $151,308.00 (GS-14 Step 10).
Salary: Salary listed reflects the rest of U.S. scale and, if applicable, will be adjusted to meet the locality pay or cost of living expenses of the duty location upon selection.
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Typical work assignments include:
Providing leadership for and overseeing the overall planning, direction, and timely execution of programs for the Financial Management Section;
Providing administrative direction in project management, team building, facilitation, process improvement analysis, and the methodology required to develop and substantiate a business case for the selected project;
Developing detailed plans, tasks, milestone dates, and schedules to ensure proper sequencing of events and tracking of processes and costs throughout program/project lifecycle;
Working with senior leadership as a change agent in assuring, directing, and performing the steps necessary to create business cases within established budgets and timeframes; and
Identifying and resolving, as applicable, unique issues where no policy exists, taking innovative actions to address new needs and/or issues.
Qualifications
Experience: You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:
Utilizing financial management principles to request/justify, properly execute, and report/analyze program funding, with the flexibility to adapt and respond to new information, changing conditions, and unexpected obstacles timely;
Managing programs and determining the goals and objectives of those programs;
Overseeing the overall planning, direction, and timely execution of a program or several program segments; and
Utilizing various analytical tools to identify areas of improvement within the program of responsibility.
NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements.
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.
You must:
Meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process; and
Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 09/27/2023.
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.
Background Investigation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity. During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances. For additional information, review the following links: Background investigation and the e-QIP process.
Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions:
Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military
A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. government
Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university
Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S. government
Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.
Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible. View information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibilityon OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered well qualified under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the Required Documents section of this announcement.
Education
Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.
Contacts
- Address Office of Facilities and Asset Management
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Washington, DC 20229
US
- Name: CBP Hiring Center
- Phone: 952-857-2932
- Email: [email protected]