Management and Program Analyst.

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in Washington, DC seeks a senior program manager to guide agency responsibilities, provide authoritative guidance to leadership, and oversee action items for endorsement.

You will maintain transparent progress communications with leadership and stakeholders. You will advise on science, programs, and projects addressing key objectives, and coordinate responses to urgent inquiries.

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience Requirement: at least one full year equivalent to GS-13 level in Federal service; experience in formulating complex programs, studies, and data interpretation.
• Hours worked per week must be stated to ensure proper crediting; DD-214 acceptable for military time.
• Education cannot substitute experience for this position.

Responsibilities

• Maintains awareness of agency responsibilities and provides guidance to leadership.
• Oversee assignment, tracking, evaluation, and reporting of action items for leadership action.
• Maintain transparent communication of progress to leadership and stakeholders.
• Advise leadership regarding science, programs, and projects addressing key issues.
• Coordinate responses to urgent inquiries on crucial matters.

Skills

Formulating complex programs

Complex studies & data interpretation

Project coordination

Administrative/financial data systems

Job description

Duties

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Maintains a comprehensive awareness of all agency responsibilities and provides authoritative guidance, information, and advice to leadership and staff.
• Oversee the assignment, tracking, evaluation, and reporting of action items for leadership action or endorsement.
• Maintain transparent communication of progress to leadership and relevant stakeholders.
• Advises leadership regarding science, programs, and projects that address pertinent issues or objectives.
• Responsible for coordinating responses to urgent inquiries on matters of crucial importance.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit
• A financial disclosure report will be required within 30 days of appointment.
• You may be required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.
• Pre-employment and random drug testing are required. You will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test is received.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.

This Probationary Period Is An Extension Of The Appointment Process And Therefore Requires The Agency To Determine If Continued Employment Would Advance The Public Interest, Meet The Organization Goals And Mission Of The Agency, And/or Otherwise Promote The Efficiency Of The Service. In Determining If Your Employment Advances The Public Interest, The Agency Will Consider

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated.

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-09/10/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications:

To qualify for this position at the GS-14 grade level:

• Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: formulating complex programs; conducting complex studies on assembly analysis, and interpretation of data; planning, organizing, completing several complex project assignments requiring coordination of work; and utilizing administrative/financial data systems. You must include hours per week worked.

Volunteer Experience:

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.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

Additional information

Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

This position requires work primarily in an office environment. Office work is primarily sedentary and includes no special physical demands. Some work may involve travel to and attendance at meetings away from the work site.

All Department of Interior (DOI) employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here,

The duties of this position are suitable for telework only during an emergency or natural disaster.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.

As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.