Budget Analyst

Bureau of Reclamation • Glendale, AZ

24d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Bureau of Reclamation is hiring a Budget Analyst to support water resource development and operations. The role is based in Yuma, Arizona, or Glendale, Arizona; pay varies by selected duty location. The position supports multi-year programming and budgeting, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Duties include interpreting and distributing budget and program instructions, preparing and consolidating budget documents, assessing program reports and reprogramming requests, and monitoring budget execution. The duties are suitable for telework, which may be allowed with supervisor approval.

The position is advertised at the GS-11 level. Applicants must meet the applicable specialized-experience or education qualification, and current or former federal employees may also need to meet time-in-grade requirements. A career with the U.S. government includes a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position eligibility.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment is subject to a background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Must participate in Direct Deposit.
• Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Meet all qualifications by the announcement closing date of October 19, 2026, unless otherwise stated.
• Competitive applicants must meet applicable Time-in-Grade requirements; current or former career or career-conditional federal employees with a break in service of less than one year generally need one year of federal experience at the next lower grade, subject to stated exceptions.
• For GS-11, have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-09 in Federal service, or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.M.
• Specialized experience must include comparing figures and relationships between program plans and budgetary data; monitoring and tracking obligations and expenditures; and expressing thoughts in a logical written format.
• Submit transcripts to support claimed education when substituting education for experience; transcripts must contain the specified identifying, academic, and degree information.
• Applicants relying on foreign education must provide evidence that it was evaluated by a qualified credential-interpretation organization and deemed equivalent to conventional U.S. education.
• Current federal employees must provide a non-award SF-50 if their resume does not state hours worked per week; an award SF-50 is not accepted for validating work schedule and qualifying experience.
• Applicants who are not current federal employees must state full-time (or 40 hours per week) or part-time and hours worked per week on their resume.
• For military service, a DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to document service dates for work-schedule crediting.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing multi-year programming and budgeting for water resource development and operation.
• Review and interpret instructions from higher authority for preparing budget and program documents, and disseminate instructions to the area office with necessary implications or additions for Area, Region, Denver, and Washington offices.
• Formulate, review, and edit budget document segments submitted by others, and consolidate assigned program budget submittals into a consolidated budget report.
• Review activity and program reports and evaluate the need for and adequacy of major reprogramming requests, including apportionments, reapportionments, and non-Federal funding requirements for involved non-Federal entities.
• Monitor budget execution for assigned programs and recommend adjustments in response to changes.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available; eligibility depends on position type. Contact the hiring agency for information about specific benefits offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree