Program Manager (Hiring Event)

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency • Saint Louis, MO

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About The Position

Program Managers oversee the cost, schedule, and technical performance of acquisition, operations, and support activities and are accountable for the overall success of a project or program. They collaborate with others to plan programs across their life cycle, lead program teams and activities, and monitor acquisition processes to ensure work efforts achieve outcomes specified in the Agency’s business strategy. They validate and defend resource requirements, prepare procurement documentation, conduct technical evaluations, monitor expenditures, and assess contractor performance. They may also perform source selection evaluation duties.

The position may be eligible for a recruitment incentive. Selected candidates must meet applicable eligibility requirements and sign a service agreement to remain in the position at NGA for an agreed period. Repayment of a pro rata share of the incentive may be required if the agreement ends before completion.

This is a DCIPS position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1601. Employees are assigned to one of five pay bands, with base salary established within the assigned band based on qualifications. An annual performance pay process may result in a base salary increase and/or bonus. NGA employees must meet fitness-for-employment standards and may be subject to a trial period. The role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and retain a Top Secret security clearance with SCI access, as well as a Counterintelligence Polygraph examination and drug testing. Employees with SCI access under NGA cognizance must submit an annual Security Financial Disclosure Report (SF-714).

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must be able to obtain and retain a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
• Must undergo a Counterintelligence Polygraph examination and drug testing; employees may be subject to periodic random examinations.
• Must meet NGA fitness-for-employment standards and accept direct deposit and a trial period.
• Experience gathering and analyzing data and drawing logical conclusions to develop recommendations for leadership decision-making.
• Experience working across internal and external organizations to collaborate with stakeholders.
• Experience applying acquisition principles, rules, regulations, and methods.
• Experience developing cost estimates, schedules, and performance standards pertaining to acquisition, operations, and/or support activities.
• Experience advising and/or briefing senior leadership to provide program status updates and defend program resources.
• Experience managing projects and/or programs with multiple customers and/or funding streams.
• Meet one of the education/experience pathways: a qualifying bachelor’s degree; at least 24 semester hours of qualifying coursework plus related experience totaling four years; or at least four years of related experience in accounting, cost estimation, project management, requirements definition, or a related area.
• Relevant IT-related experience demonstrating Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Oral Communication, and Problem Solving competencies.
• DAWIA certification may be required. New or transitioning Acquisition Workforce members must achieve the required certification within 36, 48, or 60 months, depending on the required DAWIA Tier. Current Acquisition Workforce members must maintain certification through 80 Continuous Learning hours every 24 months.
• Employees with SCI access under NGA cognizance are required to submit an annual Security Financial Disclosure Report (SF-714).

Nice To Haves

• Experience building collaborative teams to engage stakeholders within and across organizations.
• Demonstrated proficiency in federal agency processes for acquiring services and materials.
• Knowledge of fiscal law.
• Experience assessing contractor performance.
• DAWIA or Program Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Contracting Officer Representative designation.
• Experience adapting to shifting organizational priorities to support operations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cost, schedule, and technical performance of acquisition, operations, and support activities.
• Account for the overall success of projects or programs.
• Collaborate with others to plan programs across their life cycle.
• Lead program teams and activities.
• Monitor acquisition processes to ensure work achieves outcomes specified in the Agency’s business strategy.
• Validate and defend resource requirements.
• Prepare procurement documentation and conduct technical evaluations.
• Monitor expenditures.
• Assess contractor performance.
• Perform source selection evaluation duties when required.
• Gather and analyze data and develop recommendations for leadership decision-making.
• Work across internal and external organizations with stakeholders.
• Develop cost estimates, schedules, and performance standards for acquisition, operations, and/or support activities.
• Advise and brief senior leadership on program status and defend program resources.
• Manage projects and/or programs with multiple customers and/or funding streams.

Benefits

• The position may be eligible for a recruitment incentive, subject to eligibility requirements and a service agreement.
• Annual performance pay process that may provide a base salary increase and/or bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level