USDA Forest Services Program Manager

Position Overview:

The Rehancement Group (TRG) is seeking a Program Manager to plan organize and control assigned Forest Service projects and BPA calls. The position will coordinate personnel schedules budgets deliverables meetings and customer communications to keep work on track and provide early warning when risks or dependencies require action.

Work Arrangement: Primarily remote. Work location will be established by individual BPA calls and may include USDA facilities field sites government offices contractor facilities or Fort Collins Colorado.

Travel: Periodic travel may be required within the United States including Alaska Hawaii and U.S. territories.

Employment Type: Full-time contract support contingent upon contract award and assigned BPA calls.

Schedule: Generally aligned to government business hours. Some assignments may require support outside normal business days or hours including Federal holidays.

Security: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the USDA/Forest Service background investigation and Personal Identity Verification process appropriate to the position and level of access.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day execution of assigned BPA calls projects or workstreams in coordination with the Forest Service project manager and COR.
• Develop and maintain work plans schedules staffing assignments cost and budget tracking action logs risk registers deliverable calendars and status reports.
• Assign work supervise contractor personnel monitor progress and adjust resources to meet changing priorities and delivery dates.
• Coordinate consultants facilitators analysts administrative staff and technical specialists across geographically dispersed offices and partner organizations.
• Establish repeatable procedures for receiving call requirements confirming deliverables obtaining written due dates tracking government review and documenting acceptance.
• Prepare and review reports briefings process documentation meeting records training materials and other deliverables before submission.
• Monitor compliance with quality security privacy records-management Section 508 travel and property-accountability requirements.
• Communicate performance status risks issues decisions and resource needs to contractor and government leadership.
• Support workforce continuity onboarding cross-training background-investigation processing PIV eligibility and replacement staffing when required.
• Capture lessons learned and implement approved process improvements and technology enhancements.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience or masters degree and at least 4 years of relevant experience in business management information systems or a related field is requirement.
• Demonstrated project management experience involving personnel schedules budgets deliverables and customer coordination.
• Experience providing guidance to staff and managing resources against defined requirements and deadlines.
• Ability to integrate work across multiple functions and maintain accountability for action items and outcomes.
• Strong writing briefing organization and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office project scheduling collaboration and document-management tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP CAPM FAC-P/PM or comparable project management credential.
• Experience managing federal task orders BPA calls or professional-services projects.
• Experience supporting policy organizational improvement analytics training information technology or natural-resource programs.
• Familiarity with Section 508 SharePoint Microsoft Project GIS applications and federal security or PIV processes.

Security Access and Employment Conditions:

• Must be able to successfully complete the Forest Service background investigation appropriate to the position level of access and need-to-know.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain required USDA Personal Identity Verification credentials facility access and computer or information-system access.
• Must comply with applicable USDA Forest Service GSA NIST HSPD-12 Privacy Act information-security acceptable-use records-management and facility requirements.
• Must protect government information and Privacy Act records from unauthorized access use or disclosure.
• Must remain eligible for assigned access throughout employment. Ineligibility or loss of required access may prevent performance on the contract.
• Must be available for travel field support on-site work or work outside normal business hours when specified by an individual BPA call.

TRG provides competitive salaries commensurate with education and experience with full options for advancement and a robust benefits program.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process please contact Dawn Newton HR and Talent Acquisition Manager at

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