Program Manager

**Duties**:
The Program Manager reports to the Director for Permitting, Planning, and Policy. The incumbent applies financial assistance and funding transfer expertise to lead multiple financial assistance programs in support of FAST-41 and the agency's strategic goals. The incumbent manages financial assistance programs including development and timely execution of goals, plans, reports, and budgets.

Duties performed:

- Lead financial assistance programs to Federal, State/local, and Tribal governments, throughout the programmatic lifecycle, ensuring effective programmatic controls and realization of programmatic goals.
- Build and maintain relationships across the Federal financial assistance community, including workgroups and councils, to inform program activities, best practices, and lesson learned.
- Leverage expertise in financial assistance to design new financial assistance programs that meet agency strategic objectives.
- Coordinate with stakeholders including the Executive Office of the President, the Council on Environmental Quality, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to support cross-agency collaboration on funding towards permitting improvements and innovations.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.
- e-Verify, an Internet-based system, may be used, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
- All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
- License Required: No
- Pre-employment physical required: No
- Bargaining Unit Position: No
- Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expenses will not be paid.
- Financial Disclosure: If you are hired, you may be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) within 30 days after appointment.
- This position is at the full performance level.
- **Supervisory Probationary Period**:This is a supervisory position. Under provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act, first time supervisors and/or managers will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period. You may also be required to complete an appropriate supervisory training course within one year of assignment to this position.
- Only experience obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.
- More than one selection may be made from this announcement.

**Qualifications**:
**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:

- Analyzing FAST-41 permitting processes to ensure compliance with best practices;
- Using knowledge of federal financial assistance programs (e.g. Title 2 of the code of federal regulations (2 CFR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Grant Memorandum, OMB Uniform Guidance) to support program developments;
- Assessing funding proposals against program goals and objectives to recommend effective methodologies; and
- Working with stakeholders to ensure effective management of financial assistance programs.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible.**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.
- In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered.
- Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.
- Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS resume template. However, if you do not use the template you must ensure that your resume contains ALL required information which includes hours worked, starting & ending month and year, and if Federal employment (series, pay plan, and grade).

**Education**:
**Additional information**:
**Current or Former Political Appointees**: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have be