Management & Program Analyst

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/22/2026. 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 a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. 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 some former Federal employees applying for reinstatement, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. See the Required Document section below for more information regarding the SF-50s needed to verify time-in-grade. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Maintaining project management policy and procedures associated with quality compliance Serving as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Ensuring program consistency and compliance with established rules and regulations Advocating, explaining and/or justifying, procedures and guidance to ensure program consistency. 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. Note: Resume must include job title and employer name, number of hours worked per week, start and end dates (including month and year), list of duties and responsibilities for each position held. In addition, if the experience was a federal position, you must list series and grade for each position held. Failure to include this information may result in an ineligible rating. A full year of work is considered to be 40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required 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/. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/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 found well qualified, applicants must meet the following qualifications: Analyzing program, organizational, and mission performance (for example, comparative, trend, diagnostic, root cause, predictive) to inform decisions, actions, communications, and accountability systems Developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance Producing, communicating and disseminating information and ideas to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media Demonstrated knowledge of the organization's mission and functions, and how its social, political, and technological systems work and operate effectively within them 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/. Local Commuting Area: The local commuting area for this position is defined as a radius of 50 miles from selected area. Location Negotiable: Location is negotiable among VA-approved staff offices, subject to space availability and management approval. Applicants without an existing assigned VA staff office must be located within 50 miles of the CFM regional office locations listed above to be considered. This is not a remote position.

As the Management and Program Analyst, you will help to promote optimal construction program management by developing business solutions that maximize support to VHA, NCA and VBA projects by aligning solution with business needs The major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Serves as subject matter expert in managing a PAE business line program Establishes and maintains project management policy and procedures associated with quality compliance. Works with SMEs within CFM to develop, interpret, and advise on construction, design or project management Advocates, explains and/or justify, procedures and guidance to ensure program consistency. Develops and distributes, analyzes and reviews findings. Prepares and distributes regular reports to senior officials Analyzes open-ended comment data and recommends SES leadership on appropriate CFM contacts for stakeholders seeking more information Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) Applies expert knowledge and skill needed to apply analytical and evaluative methods and techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of various activities Accountable to the CFM's Director of Program Analysis and Evaluation who provides administration supervision Develops detailed plans, goals, and objectives to produce the most effective policies and guidance for the administration of the assigned programs Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Location is negotiable among VA-approved staff offices, subject to space availability and management approval. Applicants without an existing assigned VA staff office must be located within 50 miles of a CFM regional office to be considered. This is not a remote position. Position Description/PD#: PD10035A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Available Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized