Program Analyst

Veterans Health Administration; Tucson (AZ); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Arizona VA Health Care System in Tucson is seeking a Program Analyst in the Engineering Service. The incumbent will serve as Project Manager/Analyst under the supervision of the Chief Construction Projects of the Engineering Service.

The role involves managing capital projects, coordinating design and cost engineering, and acting as the primary contact for internal and external stakeholders. This position is full-time with possible ad-hoc telework and hybrid work options.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall management and execution of construction programs and capital asset improvements.
• Develop and manage capital project scope, budget, schedule, and SCIP/CAI for designated programs/projects.
• Monitor milestones and budgets from initial studies through construction and startup operations.
• Review cost reports to ensure charges are authorized and appropriate.
• Evaluate design objectives and complex calculations to identify economical, efficient procedures for project design and performance.
• Provide professional advisory services relating to observation, measurement, mapping and description of physical and cultural features.
• Coordinate planning, design, cost engineering, construction, and environmental considerations for construction projects of varying scope and complexity.
• Represent as the station's primary point of contact for projects with customers, agencies and external organizations.

Job description

The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System is currently recruiting for one Program Analyst in the Engineering Service at Tucson, Arizona. The incumbent serves as a Project Manager/Analyst under the supervision of the Chief Construction Projects of the Engineering Service.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide the overall management, control, supervision and execution of assigned construction programs and projects to include space utilization and capital asset improvements.
• Manage the development and execution of capital project scope, budget and schedule and maintains the Capital Asset Inventory (CAI) and Strategic Capital Investment Program (SCIP) for designated programs/projects.
• Control and/or manage project milestones, budgets from initial studies through construction and initial operations.
• Review and/or analyze cost reports to assure charges are authorized and appropriate.
• Evaluate i.e. design objectives, complex technical calculations, identifies most economical, efficient procedures for project design and performance considering all influences.
• Conduct and/or provide professional advisory services pertaining to the observation, examination, measurement, analysis, mapping and description of physical and cultural features and phenomena.
• Coordinate the planning, design, cost engineering, construction, and environmental considerations, etc., for construction projects varying scope and complexity as measured by their diversity, geographical area, management demands, technical intricacies, and public/regulatory issues.
• Represent and/or serve as the station's primary point of contact for assigned projects with customer(s), Federal, state and local government agencies, other external organizations and higher authorities.

Work Schedule:

Full-time, Monday thru Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Compressed/Flexible: Not authorized. Telework: This position may be authorized Ad-hoc telework. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Analyst/PD12273A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

Physical Requirements:

Assignments regularly involve long periods of standing, bending, climbing ladders, and stooping to observe and study work operations in an industrial, storage, or comparable work area.