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Lead IT Project Manager
Duties
As a Lead IT Project Manager, you will:
-Articulate and communicate to the team the assignment, project, problem to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and or program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion.
-Lead the team in: identifying, distributing and balancing workload and tasks among employees in accordance with established work flow, skill level and or occupational specialization; making adjustments to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities to ensure timely accomplishment of assigned team tasks; and ensuring that each employee has an integral role in developing the final team product.
-Provide project leadership during planning, design, and execution phases of Information Technology (IT) projects (software engineering, hosting, networking, telecommunications. and others). The work includes team leadership, planning, coordination among project members, and documenting project artifacts.
-Determine the impact of changes to existing systems or infrastructure components. Ensure security controls and requirements are incorporated; contribute information and documentation for Security Plans.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- A one-year probationary period may be required.
- Must successfully complete a background investigation. Periodic reinvestigation is required no later than five years after selection and at least every succeeding five years.
- Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
- This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into “Continuous Vetting.” Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one’s employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI’s Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time. For more information about individual rights, Noncriminal Justice Applicant’s Privacy Rights – FBI, FD-258 Privacy Act Statement – FBI, and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov).
- Please refer to “Conditions of Employment.”
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- Must be U.S. Citizen or U.S. National
Qualifications
The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work 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 résumé.
For the GS-13, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility at the GS-12 level in the Federal service or equivalent, which have equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience for this position includes experience performing IT work developing, modifying, or enhancing IT products, services, or systems in order to support the needs of an organization mission, functions, and operations.
Examples of such experience for the could include:
– Experience leading an IT project team or a segment of a project in order to maintain quality and mitigate risk; OR
– Experience facilitating and authoring schedules, minutes, and action/issue/risk logs for an entire project or a segment of a project; OR
– Experience communicating IT related ideas, orally and in writing, to diverse audiences in order to assess needs and explain options.
AND
In addition to meeting specialized experience, applicants must have IT-related proficiency in each of the four competencies listed below.
– Attention to Detail, such as monitoring and reporting on the status and progress of work to ensure deadlines and quality have been met.
– Customer Service, such as working with technical experts and customers to create systems or enhancements to existing systems and/or IT business processes.
– Oral Communication, such as coordinating the preparation, presentation and communication of work-related information.
– Problem Solving, such as providing advice on work methods and assisting others in identifying the parameters of a viable solution.
In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable:
For the GS-13, you must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks.
Education
Additional information
- During the application process you will have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact on your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
- Factors such as cost effectiveness, labor market conditions and difficulties in filling the position will be reviewed in determining if payment of relocation expenses is in the best interest of the Government.
- We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
- This is a bargaining unit position.
- The following locations are represented by their corresponding NTEU chapter: Parkersburg, WV – NTEU Chapter 190; Hyattsville, MD/Washington, DC – NTEU Chapter 202; Austin, TX – NTEU Chapter 214; Birmingham, AL – NTEU Chapter 220; Philadelphia, PA – NTEU Chapter 223; Kansas City, MO – NTEU Chapter 225
- This position is a non-critical sensitive moderate risk position.
- We offer opportunities for telework.
- We offer opportunities for flexible work schedules.
Our comprehensive benefits are very generous. Our benefits package includes:
- Challenging work, opportunities for advancement, competitive salaries, bonuses and incentive awards.
- Eleven paid holidays, 13 days of sick leave, and 13 to 26 days of vacation time each year.
- Access to insurance programs that may be continued after you retire.
- A wide choice of health insurance plans, coverage for pre-existing conditions, and no waiting periods. We pay a substantial amount (up to 75%) of the health insurance premiums.
- A retirement program which includes employer-matching contributions.
- Learn more about Federal benefits programs at: https://help.usajobs.gov/index.php/Pay_and_Benefits
Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments click here:
Accountant (Systems)
Duties
- Reviews changes in new regulations and related agency/bureau policies impacting the payroll program to ensure application software is designed with the appropriate functional requirements and capabilities to ensure compliance.
- Evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of existing application software utilized in the payroll program. Makes functional design enhancements or develops new capabilities to achieve the objectives of the organization.
- Reviews the existing internal control system impacting the payroll program to determine if the controls are adequate to provide reasonable assurance of meeting component objectives efficiently and effectively and of safeguarding government resources.
- Works closely with leaders of Government and private audit teams in the evaluation of system controls and validity of data. Provides data support and analysis, as requested.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Suitable for Federal employment, determined by background investigation.
- Direct Deposit of pay is required.
- Selective Service registration required for male applicants, unless exempt.
Qualifications
A. Degree: accounting; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law. (The term “accounting” means “accounting and/or auditing” in this standard. Similarly, “accountant” should be interpreted, generally, as “accountant and/or auditor.”)
OR
B. Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. The applicant’s background must also include one of the following: 1. Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law; 2. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or 3. Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., evaluation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant’s education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.
In addition to the basic requirement above, at the GS-09, you must meet the one of the following qualification requirements in order to be considered for the Accounting (Systems) position:
A. One year of specialized experience that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-07 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is in or directly related to the line of work of this position and has equipped you with the knowledge and competencies to successfully perform the duties of this position. More specifically, this requirement involves experience with developing business requirements documentation or technical software specifications; conducting tests on software; using internal controls and auditing concepts.
OR
B. A master’s or equivalent graduate degree; or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.B. or J.D., if related in one of the following fields: Accounting, Auditing, Business Administration, Communication, Finance, HR Management, etc.
OR
C. A combination of education and experience as defined above which equals 100%.
In addition to the basic requirement above, at the GS-11, you must meet the one of the following qualifications requirements in order to be considered for the Accounting (Systems) position:
A. One year of specialized experience that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-09 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is in or directly related to the line of work of this position and has equipped you with the knowledge and competencies to successfully perform the duties of this position. More specifically, this requirement involves experience in developing business requirements documentation or technical software specifications; utilizing data analytic tools (i.e. Microsoft Access) to test software and evaluate results; evaluating internal control systems to determine if the controls are adequate and proposing changes when necessary; experience with software development cycles pertaining to the design and testing of a financial or payroll system.
OR
B. Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related, in a related field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. (Note: Applicants who select this response must provide transcripts as verification of their education).
OR
C. Have a combination of experience and education as defined above which equals 100%.
Applicants must carefully review the information in the “How You Will Be Evaluated” section for important information and instructions pertaining to the multi-hurdle assessment process for this position.
Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
TIME-IN-GRADE: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b).
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.
Education
You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. Note: PDF Portfolio documents will not be processed or accepted as they appear as a one-page document.
Only education from institutions which are accredited or preaccredited/candidate for accreditation may be used to meet education requirements.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/
Contract Specialist, GS-1102-12/13, FPL: 13, Direct Hire, (Remote Eligible)
Duties
APPLICATION LIMIT: This vacancy announcement is limited to the first 200 applications received and will close at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the day that we receive the 200th application, or at 11:59PM Eastern Time on the listed closing date, whichever occurs first.
We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.
As a Contract Specialist, GS-1102-12, you will be responsible for:
• Ensuring contract management activities are undertaken in a manner consistent with internal/external protocols.
• Assisting in market research efforts with the development of clear and concise requirement documents.
• Assisting in the oversight of the source selection to ensure the integrity of the acquisition process is maintained.
As a Contract Specialist, GS-1102-13, you will be responsible for:
• Soliciting, negotiating, awarding and serving as technical expert in the preparation and negotiation of the more difficult and complex acquisition actions.
• Ensuring work conforms to and maintains comprehensive working knowledge of Federal and agency-specific statutes, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders to negotiate points of view and resolve conflicts.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Relocation will not be paid.
- You may be subject to serve a one-year probationary period.
- Males 18 and over must be registered with the Selective Service.
- Must be a US Citizen.
- Must complete a Background Investigation and Fingerprint check.
You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
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. We will consider all qualifying experience, including any volunteer experience.
Conditions of Employment
Current Contract Specialist must provide a copy of their Federal Acquisitions Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) (Professional) or equivalent.
Applicants must obtain and maintain Federal Acquisitions Certification in Contracting (FAC-C) (Professional) within 24 months of the hiring date.
REMOTE ELIGIBILE POSITIONS:
REMOTE ELIGIBILITY:
- If selected for this position you are eligible to work remotely. Participation must be requested and approved by the supervisor and there must be a signed remote work agreement. You must have access to high speed internet and cell phone service meeting current Agency policy from the approved work location.
OR
- You may be eligible for occasional telework in which you are required to report to the office on a regular basis. Participation must be requested and approved by the supervisor and there must be a signed telework agreement. The number of telework days approved is determined by the agency policy, emergency situations, the approval of your immediate supervisor. You must have access to high speed internet and cell phone service meeting current Agency policy from the approved work location.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualification Requirements
You may meet the minimum qualifications for the GS-12, if you possess the specialize experience, education, or a combination of the two.
Specialized Experience for the GS-12
One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-11 performing the following duties or work assignments:
1. Experience in performing contracting functions to procure goods and services.
2. Experience in applying contracting laws, regulations, principles, policies, and procedures to develop and issue solicitations and contracts.
3. Experience in working in collaboration with stakeholders to obtain quality products and services in a timely manner that meets program needs.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement).
- Knowledge of a wide range of contract types, methods, and techniques, and in applying innovative ways to achieve better value procurements.
2. Knowledge of Acquisition laws, regulations and procedures.
3. Ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders (internal/external) at all levels of the organization or agency regarding contractual and/or acquisition matters.
Specialized Experience for the GS-13
One year of experience in either federal or non-federal service that is equivalent to at least a GS-12 performing the following duties or work assignments:
1. Experience in performing contracting functions (i.e. pre-award, post-award, cost/price analysis, negotiations, or administration) for the acquisition of goods or services.
2. Experience interpreting and applying contracting laws, regulations, principles, policies, and procedures to develop and issues solicitations and contracts.
3. Experience working with stakeholders to assess their needs, offering solutions that will meet or exceed their expectations and providing quality products and services in a timely manner.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
The quality of your experience will be measured by the extent to which you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). You do not need to provide separate narrative responses to these KSAs, as they will be measured by your responses to the occupational questionnaire (you may preview the occupational questionnaire by clicking the link at the end of the Evaluations section of this vacancy announcement).
- Knowledge of a wide range of contract types, methods, and techniques, and in applying innovative ways to achieve better value procurements.
2. Knowledge of Acquisition laws, regulations and procedures.
3. Ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders (internal/external) at all levels of the organization or agency regarding contractual and/or acquisition matters.
Education
This position has a positive education requirement.
Contract Specialist – 1102
Basic Requirements for GS-5 through GS-12
A.4-year course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree with a major in any field;
or
- At least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following fields: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
Graduate Education. To qualify for GS-1102 positions on the basis of graduate education, graduate education in one or a combination of the following fields is required: accounting, business, finance, law, contracts, purchasing, economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative methods, or organization and management.
SUPERVISORY CONTRACT SPECIALIST (remote)
Duties
- Serve as a Contracting Officer to contract for supplies and services; architect/engineer, environmental/HTRW services, agreements via authorized contract method using manner of fixed price and cost reimbursement type contracts.
- Participate in acquisition planning, contract formation, partnering, administration, resolution of disputes, and claims by means of issuing Contracting Officer Decisions (CODs) and subsequent contract modifications.
- Prepare recommendations for sustainment or denial of mistakes in bids, protests, justifications and approvals along with their related determinations and findings which must be resolved at higher agency level.
- Exercise delegated authority to appoint Ordering Officers, Contracting Officer’s Representatives, and similar positions in the contracting process.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- If you don’t have it already, Foundational/Professional Contracting certification must be obtained within 36 months.
- If you don’t have one already, a Contracting Officer’s Warrant must be obtained within 12 months.
- To avoid real or apparent conflicts of interest, the selectee will be required to submit recurring Confidential Financial Disclosure Reports (OGE-450).
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.
- Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
- Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
- Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
- Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
- Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
- Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
- Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
- Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
- Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
- Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
- Reinstatement
- Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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.
Basic Requirement for Supervisory Contract Specialist:
Degree: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited educational institution authorized to grant baccalaureate degrees.
OR
Exemption: You are exempt from the education requirements above if (A) you are a current DoD employee, in any occupational series, who has served on or before September 30, 2000, as follows: (1) Served as a GS/equivalent-1102 position or contracting officer position with authority to award or administer contracts above the SAT in any Federal agency, OR (2) Served as a military member in a comparable military occupational specialty; OR (B) you are a current member of the armed forces who occupied a position within an occupational specialty similar to the GS-1102 series on or before September 30, 2000.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes contract solicitation, proposal evaluation, contract negotiation, contract award, contract administration AND supervising or leading employees engaged in pre-award and post-award contracting functions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).
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
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
- Ability to lead or supervise
- Acquisition Strategy
- Communications
- Contracting/Procurement
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-12).
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Additional information
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- A one year probationary period may be required.
- Direct deposit of pay is required.
- This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
- Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
- If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
- Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
- This is a Contracting and Procurement Career Field (CF) position.
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances ARE NOT authorized
- A one year supervisory probationary period may be required if not already completed. The success of USACE’s programs depends on the quality of supervision from USACE supervisors and managers. The probationary period gives new supervisors a chance to develop the unique skills and abilities that cannot readily be taught or developed in other kinds of positions. The probationary period provides the opportunity to assess the new supervisor’s performance (not technical ability or program knowledge) and ascertain their success or return them to a non-supervisory position if warranted.
- Salary will be determined based on the duty location after selection. The salary listed reflects the 2024 General Schedule Base scale (without locality). Salary will be adjusted to meet the locality pay of the duty location upon selection. A complete list of salary tables can be found at: General Schedule (opm.gov)
