Lead Program Manager (Acquisition)

Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the specialized experience below.

Specialized Experience: GS-14: Applicant must demonstrate one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-13 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors) performing the following duties: Managing costs, schedules and performance of an acquisition program to ensure it meets stated objectives; Assessing the effectiveness of acquisition plans and strategies to identify opportunities for improvement; Providing guidance on capital investment and resource allocation to meet acquisition goals; AND Performing requirement and resource analysis to formulate compliant and effective acquisition plans that sustain organizational success.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Limit your resume to two pages. Only resumes 2 pages in length will be accepted to determine eligibility and qualifications.

Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying).

Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current competitive service employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).

You may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification. NOTE: 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; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The position may also require DHS IT Specialization if assigned to an IT or Mixed Program.

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Lead Program Manager responsible for the full lifecycle management of the FPS Capital Asset/Investment Acquisition Program encompassing multiple capital investments portfolio that are critical to the success of FPS's mission and operational objectives. Duties performed: Leads a team of acquisition administrative staff members engaged in planning, executing, and overseeing FPS capital asset acquisition programs and projects.

Provides technical guidance and expertise to team members in applying acquisition management principles, DHS Management Directive 102-01, Acquisition Lifecycle Framework (ALF), Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC) processes, and other relevant standards and policies Oversees the portfolio of FPS capital investments including ongoing acquisition programs and deployed systems.

Ensures that acquisition programs meet the DHS Management Directive 102-01 (MD-102-01) requirements for all acquisition phases appropriate for the program level, development strategy, and the guidance with respect to the Acquisition Lifecycle Framework (ALF) and the Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC), including enterprise architecture and cybersecurity.

Coordinates the gathering, analysis, evaluation, and integration of programmatic information from all sources to determine effectiveness of program plans when measured against the cost, schedule, performance, and risk baselines.