Program Manager

Office of the Secretary of the Army; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of the Secretary of the Army seeks a Program Manager to advise the Executive Office and senior decision-makers on policy and program actions related to ASA(IE&E). The role involves coordinating diverse actions, ensuring quality control, and guiding administrative procedures across secure platforms.

The ideal candidate has specialized experience in policy development, program management, and scheduling, with a track record of guiding long-range initiatives and coordinating cross‑agency

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience improving staff operations by developing or recommending policy changes.
• Experience managing long-range complex projects or studies.
• Scheduling experience to keep executive officers updated on activities.
• Managing task and workflow software across secure and/or unclassified platforms.

Skills

Policy development

Program management

Scheduling

Stakeholder coordination

Job description

About the Position:

Serve as the Program Manager, principal advisor to the Executive Office and senior level decision makers in the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment (ASA(IE&E) on technical and administrative matters relating to the accomplishment, coordination and disposition of a variety of substantive policy and program staff actions and assignments.

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 Civilian Employees of the Command Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan 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 Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized 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.

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes developing and/or recommending changes to existing administrative policies and/or procedures to improve staff operations; providing expert guidance and/or assistance in the management of long-range complex projects, and/or studies; serving as the scheduler to ensure the Executive Officer (XO) is updated on scheduled activities to include changes; and managing task and workflow management software across secure and/or unclassified platforms to coordinate, track, and quality-control organizational actions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). 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.

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-13).