Summary

This position is to fill a position with the IT Operations team.

Duties

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If you are selected as a Supervisory Information Technology Project Manager, your responsibilities would include, but would not be limited to:

• Leading and facilitating the end-to-end business and functional requirements gathering process to define and validate complex information system needs, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.
• Designing detailed project schedules, task lists, and milestone timelines using project management tools and techniques to ensure the proper sequencing of activities, optimal use of resources, and on-time delivery.
• Collaborating with senior leadership, stakeholders, and technical experts across DOJ to ensure that enterprise architecture, system design, and implementation comply with applicable regulations, standards, and policies.
• Overseeing and managing the execution of complex IT projects by coordinating and aligning all technical activities with cross-functional technical teams, including analysts, developers, quality assurance (QA) personnel, and system engineers.
• Monitoring and adjusting project schedules, ensuring that milestones are met with high-quality deliverables that comply with technical standards, stakeholder expectations, and agency requirements.
• Conducting regular in-progress reviews, fosters collaboration with stakeholders, and ensures transparent communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Engaging stakeholders to validate that information system requirements are accurately captured, functional specifications are integrated into solution designs, and business practices are considered or optimized.
• Overseeing and monitors the project budget, ensuring financial accountability and cost control.
• Conducting regular performance evaluations, offering constructive feedback and guidance on both technical and administrative matters to support employee growth and organizational success.
• Developing and implements performance standards aligned with organizational goals, and continuously seeks opportunities to enhance work quality, productivity, and service delivery.
• Providing expert-level advice and strategic recommendations on complex and mission-critical IT project matters, contributing to informed decision-making at the leadership level.
• Driving innovation and service excellence by identifying improvement opportunities, implementing best practices, and benchmarking against industry standards.
• Leading strategic planning initiatives, aligns program objectives with broader ITD goals, and manages project timelines, resources, risks, and stakeholder communication to ensure successful delivery and long-term sustainability of the Mobile Device Program.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• You must be registered for the Selective Service, if applicable.
• You must successfully pass and are subject to random drug screenings.
• You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• You may be subject to a probationary period.
• May be subject to a supervisory probationary period.

Qualifications

Probationary Information: 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 OR trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Basic Requirement

1. Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for mistakes. Complies with established control systems and rules.
2. Team Building - Inspires, motivates, and guides others toward goal accomplishments. Consistently develops and sustains cooperative working relationships. Encourages and facilitates cooperation within the organization and with customer groups; fosters commitment, team spirit, pride, trust. Develops leadership in others through coaching, mentoring, rewarding and guiding employees.
3. Technology Management: Keeps up-to-date on technological developments. Makes effective use of technology to achieve results. Ensures access to and security of technology systems.
4. Project Management - Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.
5. Customer Service: Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers. Delivers high-quality products and services; is committed to continuous improvement.

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Specialized Experience:To qualify for this position at the GS-14 grade level, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level obtained in the public or private sector. (Specialized experience is paid or unpaid experience which has equipped you with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.) Examples of specialized experience include such duties as:

1. Supervising IT professionals by assigning and reviewing work, establishing performance expectations, evaluating performance, developing employees, and addressing performance issues.
2. Providing leadership and oversight for IT projects and programs throughout implementation lifecycle, ensuring alignment with missing requirements, established schedules, available sources, and defined performance objectives.
3. Managing IT project teams by establishing priorities, assigning work, monitoring progress, resolving issues, and coordinating with stakeholders.
4. Developing IT project plans, governance processes, risk management strategies, and performance measures to support successful project delivery.
5. Providing technical leadership and expertise on IT projects; evaluating and recommending the adoption of new or enhanced approaches to delivering and optimizing IT services.

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 level (or equivalent).

Education

There are no education requirements for this position.

Additional information

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP). The CTAP/ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for CTAP/ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP/ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and (for scored examining) score 85 or better on established ranking criteria OR (for category rating criteria) rate equivalent to the Highly Qualified or better category using established category rating criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of CTAP/ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility is at: 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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