Program Manager

Customs and Border Protection; Yuma (AZ); On-site; USD 148,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

Customs and Border Protection in Yuma, AZ seeks a Program Manager (GS-15) to lead Mission Readiness Operations. Lead development of procedures for administrative control systems, and coordinate management processes and business systems across multiple entities in a demanding federal role.

The role involves planning, directing cross‑functional team efforts, and assigning resources to achieve milestones while ensuring policy alignment and staff supervision in a complex, security‑driven environment.

Qualifications

• Develop procedures for establishing, operating, and assessing administrative control systems.
• Coordinate development and integration of management processes and business systems across units.

Responsibilities

• Develop procedures and systems for establishing, operating, and assessing the effectiveness of administrative control systems; coordinating the development and integration of management processes and business systems with multiple entities.
• Planning, organizing, and directing team efforts across organizational lines, and monitoring progress to ensure milestones are met; providing guidance and leadership in carrying out program strategies.

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Customs and Border Protection
• Department: Department of Homeland Security

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, Yuma Sector, Mission Readiness Operations. Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

Key Responsibilities

This position starts at a salary of $147,945.00 (GS-15, Step 1) to $192,331.00 (GS-15, Step 10) .

The Program Manager exercises a high degree of judgment and independence in developing plans and strategies to effectively carry duties and responsibilities to include: Developing procedures and systems for establishing, operating, and assessing the effectiveness of administrative control systems; coordinating the development and integration of management processes and business systems in conjunction with multiple entitites.

Planning, organizing, and directing team efforts across organizational lines, and monitors progress to ensure realistic objectives and milestones are established; providing guidance and leadership in carrying out program strategies ensuring all policies and plans include long-term outlook.

Ensuring priorities are clearly articulated, understood, and are included in the programming process development and implementation stages; providing analysis of proposals for assignment of resources and making recommendations regarding the allocation of resources.

Providing administrative and technical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the program; establishing guidelines and performance expectations, evaluating performance for staff members through formal employee performance management systems. GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area. If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table.

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Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $147945 – $192331/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-23.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.