Program Analyst

About the Position: As a program analyst for the Civil Works (CW) program & related appropriations, incumbent is responsible for the budget/ programming process and full range of procedural and technical duties involved in the program formulation, presentation, and execution phases of assigned programs under all civil works appropriations, as well as varying requirements of non-Federal and other agency contributions to numerous projects within the programs. Major duties: Collaborates with and provides assistance to project managers, engineering, construction, operations, planning and real estate managers in the preparation and submission of programming documents. Prepares programming and budgetary projections for CW appropriations or District activities for the current year through the next ten years. Analyzes and evaluates policy directives issued by higher authority concerning the civil works program and Initial Budget submissions to determine their effects on the Districts programs, policies and procedures. As program coordinator, is responsible for preparing program and project correspondence to District elements and to higher authority to assure consistency relative to format, submission requirements and budgetary/appropriation regulatory policies. Prepares the Congressional justification data for CW for review by Congress and prepares data for use by the Project Managers and Testifying Officers in defending the program and budget request in appearances before OMB and Congress. Within stringent time frames, prepares and directly submits responses to higher authority concerning OMB inquiries. Resolves impacts of current year changes on the budget year and nine ensuing fiscal years. Qualifications: 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 Department of Army Civilian Employees Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act 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 Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 budget preparation, formulation and execution to include regulations, preparing cost estimates and utilizing financial databases to analyze projects funds and progress. 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-11).