About the Position: This job announcement is for a Program Analyst, GS-0343-12 position with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District.

Duties

Maintain awareness of District project/study activities in the various planning, design, construction, and operating stages. Perform a full-range of programs analysis documentation and reporting involving budgetary cost estimates, and scheduling. Advise management on controversial issues relevant to programming activities. Prepare detailed analyses and estimates of annual funding needs for budget year appropriations. Evaluate activities for achievement of operation objectives and goals. Prepare justification materials for study/project cost estimates for request for agency appropriations. Maintain liaison with Division and District personnel for securing information on program/budget activities and requirements, Make recommendations and proposals for new starts, relative need and importance of various projects, economic justifications and environmental impact, comparative costs, and conformance with applicable criteria.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473People with Disabilities, Schedule APriority 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. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes financial management of appropriated funds e.g., Investigations, Construction, Operations and Maintenance; development and analysis of obligation/expenditure schedules; preparing project funding requests; and analyzing the execution of program/project budget, schedule, and/or resources. 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. 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-11).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address RG-W2R905 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-ROCK ISLAND DO NOT MAIL Rock Island, IL 61204 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk