Summary

The San Diego VA Healthcare System is currently hiring for a Program Analyst to serve as the Project Manager/Analyst in the Projects/Planning/Design Section of the Engineering Service. The incumbent is responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of projects/programs with significant scope or complexity related to facility improvement upgrades.

Duties

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Major duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Responsible for the overall management, control, coordination and execution of assigned construction programs and projects to include space utilization and capital asset improvements.
• Development of a Project Management Plan (PMP) for each assigned project.
• Implements corporate decisions, guidance, laws, regulations, and policy in the development of the project and intermediate products in support of the program.
• Negotiates and integrates all station functions (i.e., clinical, administrative, safety, planning, construction, contracting, etc.), customer needs, regulatory requirements and other agencies' commitments in support of assigned projects into a comprehensive management plan.
• Integrates project scope and criteria, schedules and milestones, budgets, and responsibilities of the participating parties, assumptions and risks, contingencies, and performance measurement criteria.
• Responsible for obtaining and maintaining the OCAME and VISN corporate commitment to the management plan.
• Manages and coordinates the development and execution of capital project scope, budget and schedule and maintains the Capital Asset Inventory (CAI) and SCIP for designated programs/projects.
• Participates in station programming decisions affecting long and short-range courses of action for assigned projects.
• Provides input to the station operating budget related to projects assigned. Identifies strategies to resolve problems related to their assigned programs/projects.
• Establishes deadlines, oversees work production, communicates project status with clients and senior management. Coordinates and helps contracting officer in negotiations during project modifications.
• Resolves execution conflicts, coordinates project work that impacts hospital operations through direct coordination with all hospital services to mitigate impacts and integrate facility staff support as required oversight of projects that require unique approaches and constant adjustment to environmental conditions.

Work Schedule: 7:00am - 3:30pm Monday - Friday

Compressed/Flexible: Not authorized

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Program Analyst/PD11871A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/27/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For the GS 11 level you must serve 52 weeks at the GS 9 level and for the GS 12 you must have served 52 weeks at the GS 11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

GS-11 Grade Level

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Applying analytical and evaluative techniques to the identification, consideration and/or resolution of issues and problems; understanding of agency programs, policies, and objectives; understanding of contracts, budgets, and fiscal management principles; skill in written and oral communication. OR,
• Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent graduate degree, 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., if related (Transcripts required). OR,
• Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond education beyond 2 full year of graduate level education (Transcripts required).

GS-12 Grade Level

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Project Manager, Integrated Project Team (IPT) Design Manager, Contracting Officer Representative, Construction Controller.

Preferred Experience: COR 2, have extensive Central Plant knowledge, including Boiler knowledge and planning processes knowledge including business case support.

Physical Requirements: Assignments regularly involve long periods of standing, bending, and stooping to observe and study work operations in an industrial, storage, or comparable work area.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is an education substitution as the GS-11 level only

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Additional information

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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