Job Opening: 66578 Opening Date: August 3, 2026
Closing Date: August 17, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (ET)
Job Title Automotive Program Manager
Full Performance Level GS 13
Division New York City Field Office
Location New York City, NY
Working Hours Monday - Friday8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Hours may vary depending on office needs.
Job Type Full Time/Permanent
Who May Apply Current, permanent FBI employees
Number of Positions Available 1
Questions Email:
[email protected] Salary GS 13 - $125,431.00 - $163,062.00
Additional selections may be made from this announcement to fill positions within the same division when the position includes substantially the same duties, responsibilities, and qualifications. JOB SUMMARY The Automotive Program Manager serves management in advisory capacity, providing information and recommendations regarding automotive fleet resources of the region. Automotive management consists of coordination, control, service and maintenance of the automotive fleet.
KEY REQUIREMENTS - Must be a current, permanent FBI employee
- Some travel may be required
PHYSICAL DEMANDS Work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required.
WORK ENVIRONMENT Work is performed in an office setting.
MAJOR DUTIES - Manage the automotive fleet program for the FBI automotive fleet.
- Performs a variety of administrative functions relative to fleet operations for a field office. Responsible for the coordination, development, and planning of the regional automotive fleet management program.
- Sets program area goals and objectives based on applicable measurement tools and research methodology.
- Makes budgetary projections during fiscal year and long-term budget planning for the field office automotive fleet.
- Reviews the quality control mechanism used to evaluate the safety and preventative maintenance services provided to the regional automotive fleet and conducts inspections of the automotive maintenance and repair functions to ensure repairs are in conformance with contract specifications and applicable safety standards.
- Prepares a variety of oral and written reports to management officials concerning the effectiveness and efficiency of the automotive fleet program and is responsible for presenting and explaining impact findings on overall management of the automotive fleet program.
- Responsible for a large array of specialty vehicles, all terrain vehicles, box & cargo trucks, and towing and & recovery vehicles.
QUALIFICATIONS & EVALUATIONS Please ensure that your specialized experience and requirements are clearly identifiable in your resume. Your application will be evaluated using the FBI's Candidate Rating Procedures. Your resume and supporting documents will be reviewed to verify that you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement.
Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. If you are found minimally qualified, your application will move forward to additional phases of the review process.
The first five competencies will be used in a Structured Resume Review to objectively evaluate applicant resumes. Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather you must describe in your resume how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the competencies identified below.
Your resume should demonstrate that you possess the following competencies. Competencies:
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Flexibility/ Adaptability
- Leadership
- Problem Solving/ Judgment
- Interpersonal Ability
Please make sure your specialized experience/requirement(s) can be identified in your resume.
Specialized Experience (SE): GS 13: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS 12 grade level. SE is defined as follows:
- Planned, developed, and coordinated an automotive fleet program or similar type program.
- Researched, analyzed, or evaluated advancements and improvements in the automotive industry to determine if new types of vehicles would be viable to fleet operations.
- Set goals and objectives to improve efficiencies of program operations.
- Analyzed and evaluated cost data, financial reports, expenditures, and blanket purchase agreements to set budgetary projection.
- Communicated orally and in writing with employees, mangers, other government agencies and/or the private sector.
In addition to the above Specialized Experience, the applicant must possess leadership experience which must be addressed in the resume. Education Education
may no t be substituted for Specialized Experience.
HOW TO APPLY For detailed instructions related to applying, uploading documents, withdrawing an application or updating your application, please review instructions on How to Apply. If applying online is a hardship, please use the contact information listed in the vacancy announcement prior to the closing date for assistance.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS To apply to this position, interested applicants must provide a complete application package by the closing date which includes:
- Utilizing the Resume Builder, outline your relevant work experience and associated start and end dates. Uploaded resumes will not be reviewed or used for qualification purposes.
- Other supporting documents (if applicable):
- College transcripts, if qualifying based on education or if there is a positive education requirement
- Memorandum for Record (MFR): Work performed outside assigned duties (that would not normally be documented on a SF-50, i. e., back-up duties), has to be documented in detail by an immediate supervisor in order to receive full credit for amount of time worked in that position. If no documentation is furnished no credit will be given for time worked in that position. The following notations must be specified in the documentation:
- Percent of time worked in the particular position (cannot conflict with main duties)
- The month/year work began
Frequency worked (i.e., daily, monthly, etc.) - Specific duties performed
Attach the Memorandum for Record to your application in the "Cover Letters and Attachments" section of My Career Tools on the Careers Home page. Please upload the attachment as type "Other."
While applicants might see these documents in their profile, HR Specialists may be unable to access them. Therefore, all applicants MUST upload another copy to ensure that staffing units can review the complete application.
Please note: Failure to provide the necessary and relevant information required by this vacancy announcement may disqualify you from consideration. Incomplete applications will not be supplemented with additional requests for information; your application will be evaluated solely on the information you submit.
You must complete the application process and submit all required documents by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on the announcement's closing date. WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT Once your complete application is received, we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The Most Competitive candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of your status throughout the process.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - Positions with fitness for duty requirements or those that require international travel may require proof of certain vaccinations.
- The selectee will be required to serve a one-year probationary period for initial assignment to a supervisory position.
- Required Leadership Training: All FBI supervisors promoted after January 2022 are required to attend and complete the Training Division's Supervisor Essentials Program within 365 days from initial assignment into a supervisory position. Supervisors will need to complete both the "Mentoring and Coaching" and "Performance Appraisals" courses as part of the Supervisor Essentials program. The Supervisor Essentials course is a pre-requisite for the new Leading People (Virtual) and face-to-face version (VLP) that will be offered beginning the 2nd Quarter of 2022.
- Limited Movement: Policy has been implemented wherein support employees entering a position may be precluded from moving to another position within the Bureau through reassignment or change to a lower grade for a minimum of 12 months. HRD will waive this limited movement policy for qualified employees, who have received an official notification letter that their current position is being relocated due to an organizational restructuring initiative, so those employees can compete for a position elsewhere. Voluntarily leaving a position with a relocation incentive may result in loss of that incentive. Please notate that you have received an official notification letter within your application.
- Probationary employees are precluded from being considered for all job opportunities until 12-months of their 24-month probationary period has concluded. Probationary employees may be considered for competitive vacancies that are advertised within their respective division or field office after serving 90 days within the FBI.
- Candidates will not be considered if currently on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP); a Letter of Requirement (LOR); or have failed a PIP or LOR and are currently awaiting the final action by HRD.
a) Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) is a 90-day written developmental plan for an employee whose performance on one or more critical elements is rated "Unacceptable."
b) A Letter of Requirement (LOR) is issued when a supervisor identifies leave abuse and/or when frequent absences negatively impact operations of an office.
- Relocation expenses will be borne by the selectee, except FBI employees returning from LEGAT assignment. Employees returning from LEGAT assignments must advise the Staffing and Administrative Unit / International Operations Division of their application for this position.
- Current tax law may impact your transfer by making some of your moving expense reimbursements taxable. Please contact 304-625-9337 (304-625-XFER) for information regarding taxable expenses.
- Employees selected for promotions at the GS 12 level or higher, selected for a supervisory position at any grade level, or selected for positions where a transfer of location is required, will be processed through the name check program prior to being notified of their selection.
Nepotism Nepotism is the act of favoring relatives in the hiring process and is prohibited by law. Public officials are prohibited from hiring or promoting relatives or relatives of officials in their chain of command, as well as actively or indirectly endorse a relative's appointment or promotion. During the hiring process, all selected candidates and FBI hiring managers will be required to certify they are not related to anyone involved in the hiring process.
