Job opening: Senior Project Manager and Process Improvement Specialist
Salary: $139 395 - 181 216 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Feb 26 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position:
This position is with DoD Education Activity HQ. Office of the Director Strategic & Organization Excellence Project and Risk Management Branch in Alexandria, VA.
Duties
Project Management responsibilities include to plan, execute, monitor, and control complex and large-scale projects involving multiple stakeholders, resources, and risks.
Assist in overseeing and coordinating multiple interrelated projects and ensure alignment with the strategic goals and objectives of the organization.
Process Improvement responsibilities include contributing to the Agency’s high-impact and complex strategic improvement initiatives that cut across organizational lines.
Ensure process improvement projects are integrated with other activities and the overall organizational mission.
Delegate tasks, monitor performance, and evaluate results of project team members.
Develop, draft, and disseminate project management and process improvement policies and procedures to DoDEA.
Requirements
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement.
- Proof of U.S. Citizenship required.
- Direct deposit of pay is required.
- One year trial or probationary period may be required.
- Appointment subject to a suitability/fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation.
- You may be required to sign a transportation agreement.
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.
Current Competitive Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Civilian EmployeeCurrent Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActNon-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
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.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Complete projects and/or studies which require analysis of interrelated issues of effectiveness, efficiency, productivity, and mission-oriented programs; Provide advice regarding alternative courses of action including projected outcomes, risk identification, mitigation, etc.; Engage with quantitative or qualitative analysis of policies, programs, and processes related to education services resource management.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Manages and Organizes InformationPlanning and EvaluatingProject Management
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-13).
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.
Contacts
- Address DoDEA Headquarters
4800 Mark Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22311
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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