Program Specialist

Veterans Health Administration; Lakewood (CO); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Health Administration in Colorado seeks a Program Specialist to serve as a SSEB chair and project manager for acquisition actions, including contract modifications. The incumbent will oversee end-to-end project management, IPT participation, and ensure timely completion within a federal acquisition framework.

The role requires planning, directing, and reporting on contracting activities, analyzing business systems, estimating costs, and coordinating teams to meet program objectives.

Responsibilities

• Manage, coordinate, and execute specified acquisition projects and contract modifications.
• Plan, direct, coordinate, and report acquisition projects and contract modifications.
• Serve on acquisition IPTs and act as SSEB chairperson leading acquisition source selection teams.
• Conduct analyses of business systems to determine requirements, flows, and track programmatic objectives for contracting plans.
• Determine personnel needs, provide proposals, cost estimates, and updated schedules; prioritize objectives and measure progress.

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The incumbent serves as a project manager and Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) chairperson administering implementation and completion of acquisition actions, including contract modifications and other special projects for the employing organization.

Key Responsibilities

Serves as project manager for the overall management, control, coordination, and execution of specified projects for acquisitions and other elements of the wider employing organization. Plans, directs, coordinates, sets up, and reports acquisition and contract modification projects. Serves on acquisition integrated product teams (IPTs) and as a SSEB chairperson leading acquisition source selection teams.

Conducts analyses of business systems to help determine nature of requirements, logical work and information flows, and track execution of programmatic objectives for short- and long-range contracting plans. Determines the number of personnel required to successfully accomplish acquisition project requirements; provides proposals, cost estimates, and updated schedules; and prioritizes project objectives and measures progress toward effectively and economically reaching them.

Identifies actual or potential problem areas with current projects and solves them. Work Schedule: 8am-4:30pm Telework: This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Specialist/PD051510 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $106437 – $154280/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-25.

Who is eligible to apply?

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