Program Manager

Customs and Border Protection • Washington, DC

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Facilities and Asset Management, Mission Support Facilities (MSF) Division, National Capital Region (NCR) Program Management Office (PMO), Facilities and Infrastructure Management (FIM) Branch and serves as the Branch Chief. The FIM Branch Chief provides administrative oversight of the branch functions as well as general management of branch operations. The primary role of the FIM Branch Chief is to advise on a variety of project management, and infrastructure activities, ensuring that the projects are funded within the budget, and deliverables are met. This position starts at a salary of $143,913.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $187,093.00 (GS-14, Step 10) with promotion potential to $187,093 (GS-14, Step 10).

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service
• Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years
• All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English
• You may be required to pass a background investigation
• CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures
• You must meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process
• Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 10/20/2026.
• Providing direction of the facility project management, operations, and modernization efforts for an organization including planning, programming, budgeting, and execution of an infrastructure program.
• Providing expert advice on strategic issues relating to facilities and infrastructure program segments and projects.
• Managing and tracking facilities and infrastructure program tasks and deliverables and prepares submissions and informational briefings to higher echelons.
• Managing budgets and procurement actions to ensure facility services are adequately resourced and executed.

Nice To Haves

• Leadership Training: All newly appointed first-time CBP Supervisors are required to complete mandatory training. The training will be scheduled by the Office of Training and Development within the first 90 days of appointment. The duration of the training will include 3 weeks of in-residence training in Harpers Ferry, WV. Note: This training may be waived if previously completed.
• Supervisory Probationary Period: You may be required to serve an 18-month probationary period upon appointment.
• If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
• All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.
• If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible. View information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered well qualified under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the Required Documents section of this announcement.

Responsibilities

• Establishing milestones, proper event sequencing, and planning phases for the lifecycle of facility and infrastructure projects.
• Providing program management direction and oversight of the facility project management, operations, and modernization efforts for the Division including planning, programming, budgeting, and execution of the facilities and infrastructure program.
• Leading effective long-term planning, systems analysis, and services to ensure a sustainable, effective, and efficient infrastructure to safely meet facilities and infrastructure program needs.
• Ensuring that actions are sustainable and compatible to execute mission objectives now and in the future by balancing near-term operational needs and longer term capability requirements related to recapitalization and modernization of the CBP infrastructure.
• Preparing special briefings and reports to management to foster understanding and acceptance of findings and recommendations for future budget, procurement and travel operational needs.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed