Project Manager

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. If this vacancy includes more than one grade and you are selected at a lower grade level you will have the opportunity to learn to perform these duties and receive training to help you grow in this position.

• Formulates business system plans using advanced information technology and makes recommendations that influence major nationwide change in business practices and policies.
• Directs broad complex long-term studies and research projects requiring application of advanced analytical and statistical methods and the most current and advanced information technology in order to recommend extensive system upgrades.
• Analyzes new business systems and establishes measures to capture business benefits. Prepares recommendations and implements business systems plans to meet long and short-range business goals.
• Identifies and recommends business systems pilot sites makes recommendations on discontinuing pilot programs as necessary manages the pilot programs and provides business executives with comprehensive test evaluation reports and recommendations to improve business systems nation-wide.
• Manages and coordinates complex business systems integration in multiple agency locations.

Federal experience is not required. Experience may have been gained in the public sector private sector or through Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-timework is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

QUALIFICATION REQUIRMENTS: To qualify for this position you must meet the qualification requirements outlined below:

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-14: To be eligible for this position you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience includes:

• Experience planning and overseeing concurrent business-system assignments or projects by establishing project scope schedules resource requirements milestones and deliverables.
• Experience conducting studies and evaluations of business systems or program operations using analytical and statistical methods to identify operational issues establish performance measures compare results against program goals and recommend systems programs or policy improvements.
• Experience analyzing business and functional requirements and documenting those requirements in business-system plans system specifications testing criteria implementation plans or recommendations for system improvements.
• Experience developing and implementing planning policies procedures directives or long-range business-system plans addressing organizational programs resources operations or customer service.
• Experience preparing reports statistical tables flowcharts briefings or recommendations and coordinating with managers executives technical officials and other stakeholders to resolve implementation issues and obtain acceptance of recommended actions.

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You must also meet the following requirement(s):

• TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT (TACA): Current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to All US Citizens.
• TIME IN GRADE (TIG): For positions above the GS-05applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the grade you are applying for. For positions at the GS-5 you cannot advance to the GS-05 if you have held a GS-02 in the past 52 weeks. There is no TIG restriction for GS-02 03 or 04 positions.

For more information on qualifications please refer to OPMs Qualifications Standards.