Summary

The incumbent serves as a Supervisory Program Analyst, Lead Project Manager (PM) in the Facilities Directorate, Office of Mission Support (OMS), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA). The incumbent reports to the Director of the Facilities Directorate. The OMS Facilities Directorate is responsible for all facilities development (planning and design), construction, leases, facilities operations, construction budget development and out-based facilities management assignments.

Duties

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Specific duties include:

• Leads OMS Facilities projects by performing technical reviews of engineering packages; coordinating the ordering, delivery, and installation of furniture/support equipment; ensuring orders are executed and associated procurement requests are issued; and provides technical oversight during project construction for quality assurance.
• Supervises and develops team tasks, set program priorities, and establish schedules for work completion in accordance with the guidance of the supervisor. Actively participates in the execution of a wide variety of facilities project management activities to ensure that project managers are managing their projects' time, cost, and scope in accordance with planned estimates and objectives.
• Performs reviews and analyses of facilities management and construction projects through initiating, planning, execution, control and close out phases. By monitoring and controlling project progress, actions can be taken to keep project performance on track with respect to time, cost scope and quality.
• Researches, organizes, and develops cost and workload data and prepares capital investment applications for major projects that are aligned with the Department's organizational goals. Assists in the formulation of related construction and general operating funds and resource commitments.
• Manages programs, operations, policies, and objectives in accordance with Federal Property Management Regulations, construction processes, legislative and regulatory policy, and the effect on project initiatives.

Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday 8 AM to 4:30 PM.

Compressed/Flexible: Not Available.

Telework: Not Available.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Program Analyst; 38861A.

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.

Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary 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 , your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selectees are required to service a one-year supervisory probationary period if not previously completed in a Federal position.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements I-9 Acceptable Documents.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:09/01/2026.

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.

• For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13 level.

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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience as described below:

GS-14 Grade Level:

• Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is defined as experience equivalent to the GS-13 level in the Federal service related to facilities management (building services, budgeting, capital asset management, and leasing). This includes applying facilities management and project planning (long and short-range planning and analyses). Examples of specialized experience include but are not limited to:
• Coordinating and interpreting project execution (project schedule, risk assessments, and performance measures).
• Implementing project communication plans (written proposals, and status briefings); and
• Collaborating with project teams and other stakeholders (acquisition, minor construction budget requirements, and contractors/vendors) as necessary to assure proper decisions are made and project success.

Volunteer Experience: 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; religions; 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.

Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week.

Physical Requirements: Position is sedentary

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

Education

There is no education substitute at this level.

Additional information

This position is not a bargaining unit position.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more information.

The 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 (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. 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/.

Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement.

It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

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

For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

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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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