Program Analyst - DIRECT HIRE

This position is located in the Office of Program Oversight (TPO) within the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The incumbent will serve as a Program Analyst, under the direction of a division chief, in administering the nationwide program oversight programs of recipients of federal transit funding. Major duties: As a Program Analyst (GS-12), your responsibilities may include: · Support the implementation of national oversight review programs to assess the compliance of FTA recipients with a broad spectrum of federal requirements; such as Triennial Reviews, State Management Reviews, Procurement System Reviews (PSR), Financial Management Oversight Reviews (FMO), and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). · Support the Americans with Disabilities Act compliance determinations, engineering reviews, and corrective actions, including requests for equivalent facilitation review determinations, recipient project proposals, and recipient corrective actions that are related to the compliance of capital and other transit projects. · Support the review and analysis program oversight data to enable data driven decision-making. As a Program Analyst (GS-13), your responsibilities may include: · Coordinate and support the implementation of national oversight review programs to assess the compliance of FTA recipients with a broad spectrum of federal requirements; such as Triennial Reviews, State Management Reviews, Procurement System Reviews, Financial Management Oversight Reviews and Americans with Disabilities Act. · Coordinate and support the Americans with Disabilities Act compliance determinations, engineering reviews, and corrective actions, including requests for equivalent facilitation review determinations, recipient project proposals, and recipient corrective actions that are related to the compliance of capital and other transit projects. · Coordinate and support the analysis of program oversight data to enable data driven decision-making. The ideal candidate is an experienced professional who has excellent program management, communication, and analytical skills with knowledge of, and professional experience in one or more of the following: oversight of federal program requirements, external Americans with Disabilities Act and nondiscrimination oversight programs, and/or public transit operations and planning. Qualifications: To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration. To qualify for the Grade 12, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-11 it must include: Experience supporting programs or projects involving stakeholder groups, teams, and contractors. Experience evaluating or investigating issues and implementing solutions. To qualify for the Grade 13, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-12, it must include: Experience managing programs or projects involving stakeholder groups, teams, and contractors. Experience analyzing, evaluating, or investigating issues and implementing solutions. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Program Management - Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing programs and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Communication - Expresses information orally and in writing to individuals and groups effectively, factoring in the audience and nature of the information (e.g., technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately; and writes in a clear, concise, organized and convincing manner for the intended audience. For all types of consideration, 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. For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4 All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.