PROGRAM ANALYST

• You will coordinate the development of acquisition packages, including authoring Statements of Work/Performance Work Statements, generating Independent Government Cost Estimates, and directing pre-award source selections and proposal evaluations.
• You will oversee and manage contract financial execution, strategically tracking funding levels against contract ceilings to prevent overruns, auditing complex contractor invoices, and identifying and resolving billing discrepancies.
• You will direct contractor performance surveillance, establishing and managing Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASPs) and authoring authoritative performance reviews for the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS).
• You will govern the review, validation, and official acceptance of highly complex contract deliverables, ensuring strict conformance with technical requirements and command standards on behalf of the government.
• You will act as a team leader and mentor, translating organizational goals into actions, distributing and balancing workloads among team members, and coaching junior program analysts and future CORs on acquisition guidelines and training.

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for STRL jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower pay band. This requirement is called time-in-band. Time-in-band requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

DA-05:
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band (DA-04) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate duties related to most of the following: 1) Leading the development, coordination, and authoring of complex procurement packages (e.g., writing Statements of Work (SOW)/Performance Work Statements (PWS), generating Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs), or conducting technical evaluations of contractor proposals); 2) Managing comprehensive contractor surveillance and quality assurance (e.g., executing Contract Surveillance Plans, managing QASP compliance, auditing contractor invoices for proper labor/ODC charging, and formally accepting hardware, software, and data deliverables); 3) Conducting risk assessments, tracking complex contract funding levels and burn rates against ceilings to prevent overruns, and formulating corrective actions for performance delays or contract variances; and 4) Leading cross-functional teams, coaching or mentoring junior team members/CORs, and collaborating with senior internal and external stakeholders to resolve contract execution disputes.

DA-04:
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) or pay band (DA-03) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate duties related to most of the following: 1) Assisting in the development of project plans or procurement documents (e.g., gathering data for Statements of Work or cost estimates); 2) Monitoring routine project or contract deliverables to ensure compliance with established guidelines; 3) Gathering and analyzing project data to identify issues and propose corrective actions; and 4) Collaborating with internal team members and external stakeholders to support successful project execution.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site:

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, 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.



In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:


Successful completion of Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

OR

Successful completion of 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

OR

Possession of an LL.M., if related

OR

A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.



This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link:

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.