Program Manager (Associate State Director)

Job DutiesSome of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:Managing directly, or indirectly through subordinate managers and supervisors, a large workforce of full-time permanent employees and a fluctuating workforce of seasonal and temporary employees in the accomplishment of the State's priorities.Interviewing candidates for positions; recommending appointment, promotion or assignment for positions; making or approving selections for subordinate non-supervisory positions; hearing or resolving groups or individual grievances or serious complaints from employees; and effect disciplinary measures.Leading the planning, direction, and integrated management of statewide BLM-administered public lands in collaboration with the State Director to ensure long-term, sustainable public benefit.Overseeing full lifecycle program management across assigned programs, including the formulation, justification, and execution of multi-year program budgets.Developing, updating, and implementing program policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and technical or operational guidance to improve program consistency and performance.Exercising delegated authority to make final statewide land-use planning and programmatic decisions; resolving long-range and operational issues affecting program execution; and ensuring program activities maintain quality, consistency, and alignment with approved plans and performance standards.Anticipating shifts in priorities, workloads, and resource conditions; adapting plans and reallocating assets as necessary to maintain mission readiness and program continuity.