THIS IS A TEMPORARY PROMOTION NOT TO EXCEED ONE YEAR. This temporary promotion may extended up to 5 years based on management's needs. It may also be made permanent without further competition. This position is located in the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Marine Fisheries Science Center (NMFSC), with once vacacny in Seattle, WA.

Duties

As a Program Analyst, you will perform the following duties: Manage the Capital Investment Program with service-wide responsibility. Exercise responsibility for program level administrative management, planning/evaluating programs, promoting economy of operations, and planning/controlling a budget. Manage short- and long-range planning activities that include multi-year work plans. Develop detailed plans, tasks, milestone dates and schedules to ensure proper sequencing of events and tracking of processes and costs throughout the life cycle of the programs/projects. Review programs/projects to determine how they can be accomplished with the least disruption to workers and mission operations and that directions and schedules are accomplished in a timely manner. Draft guidance regarding program management and reporting. Work effectively across boundaries including with people in other agencies and offices. Participate in meetings with internal staff and representatives from staff agencies and industry to determine program status, major milestones, and coordination of each to detect in advance potential slippage or increased costs; and to ascertain appropriate action required to maintain or improve program schedules. Coordinate all aspects of the capital improvement effort. Collaborate with staff to finalize facility specification requirements. Establish contracts to provide requisite construction and change management support. Ensure leadership and staff are kept apprised of progress. Serve as a main point of contact for reshaping workspaces through capital improvements to multiple facilities. Manage construction of new facilities and updating existing research and laboratory stations.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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. To qualify at the ZA-4 or (GS-13/14): SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-3 or (GS-12) in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Supporting a Capital Investment Program by conducting administrative tasks, program planning, or budget tracking; Analyzing program effectiveness and efficiency, providing strategic recommendations to senior leadership for organizational improvement; and Participating in communications about program objectives, progress, or adjustments to project schedules.

Education

Substitution of education for experience is not applicable to this vacancy.

Contacts

• Address NOAA Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS) 1315 East West Hwy SSMC4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 US
• Name: Applicant Inquiries
• Email: [email protected]