At the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Office of Rulemaking’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) Division provides vehicle safety information to consumers to help them make informed vehicle purchasing decisions. NCAP conducts frontal impact, side impact barrier, side impact pole, rollover resistance tests as well as advanced driver assistance systems verification testing to assess the crashworthiness and crash avoidance system performance of new vehicles.

Duties

As a Program Analyst, you will:

Requirements

• Must meet specialized experience stated in Qualifications section
• Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date
• Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet either the education or experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration. To qualify for the GS-11 on Experience, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equal or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the following Experience in reviewing data, data management, such as modeling techniques, data backup, data recovery. Experience in maintaining quality control processes of program operations. Experience in communicating verbally and in writing with constant supervision when responding to inquiries from various entities within an organization and external stakeholders. Experience in Federal government contracting (Level 1 certification). To qualify for the GS-11 on Education alone, you must have: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree A LL.M., if related You can also qualify based on a combination of higher level graduate education and experience.  This must be fully supported by your resume and transcripts, provided with your application.   To qualify for the GS-12, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equal or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the following: Experience in conducting analysis of large amount of data and quality inspection of data. Experience in maintaining quality control processes of program operations and coordinating activities with other team members to ensure deliverables are complete on time. Experience in communicating verbally and in writing with minimal supervision when responding to inquiries within an organization and external stakeholders. Experience in Federal government contracting (Level 2 certification). You cannot qualify on education at this level, you must have experience.  To qualify for the GS-13, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equal or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the following: Experience in leading the day-to-day program operations that involve reviewing large amount of data and disseminate data to the public. Experience in managing program data analysis using large amount of data. Experience in communicating verbally and in writing masterfully and considering policies when responding to inquiries from various offices within an organization and external stakeholders. Experience in Federal government contracting (Level 2 or 3 certification). You cannot qualify on education at this level, you must have experience.  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: Knowledge of analytical principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and the reporting of results. Knowledge in collecting and compiling large amount of vehicle safety data. Knowledge and ability to convey technical information cogently through effective writing, presentation, and communication skills for consumers, agency management, and technical audiences. Knowledge of the automotive testing programs, concepts, principles, and methods. Knowledge of the Federal government contracting process.  For 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, NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMIN 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]