PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

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• Serves as a professional advisor providing analysis and assessment of enterprise-wide DFAS Initiatives, projects, programs, or portfolios with strategic, enterprise, or tactical impacts relative to the agency strategy.
• Adheres to the established DFAS Project Management Standards, including guides, templates and checklists, and tools. Prepares, updates, and provides training on the DFAS Project Management Principles, as needed.
• Identifies actual or potential risk areas or issues areas with current projects within the Agency. Prepares senior executive level briefings, and briefs senior executives. Prepares senior executive level briefings, and briefs senior executives.
• Provides expert development and execution of project management plans, including project charters, risk management plans, communication plans, and change management plans.
• Leads teams of various disciplines in strategy related project management discussions or planning sessions (scope, objective setting, etc.), business case analysis support, and any ad hoc support requirements for DFAS.
• Provides expert development and execution of work breakdown structures and project schedules using MSMS Office 365, including MS Project Professional.

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S Citizen.
• This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
• Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959.)
• Suitable for Federal employment.
• Time after Competitive Appointment: Candidates must have served 3 months after latest competitive appointment in the Federal service.
• New employees to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov.

Qualifications

**This Job Opportunity Announcement is using an additional online assessment tool to evaluate applicants. Please review the HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED, REQUIRED DOCUMENTS, HOW TO APPLY and NEXT STEPS sections below for instructions.

Human Resources will determine your qualifications for each entry grade level based on your interest and the additional following criteria. Resumes for federal government positions need more detailed work descriptions and accomplishments than a typical private sector resume. Please be sure to clearly describe the full scope of your work experiences in your resume. Combinations of education and experience may also be sufficient.

One year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of the next lower grade (GS-12 for GS-13) within the federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility if outside the Federal service which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required.

Specialized Experience Is Defined As:

• Experience managing the complete lifecycle of large, complex projects from initiation through implementation to closure, using project management principles, methods and tools to accomplish project objectives and recommending solutions based on identified risks and value to the organization.

Examples Of Specialized Experience Includes:

• Providing Project Management consulting support, and working independently and with a team of individuals on developing and implementing project management plans, including project charters, communication plans, risk management plans, change management plans, staffing management plans , work breakdown structures, and project schedules.

**A current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is highly preferred for this position and preference will be given to those in the selection process that possess this certification. Individual(s) selected from this vacancy who do not currently possess PMP certification are highly encouraged to seek certification.***

You may qualify for consideration if meeting specialized experience, education requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualification requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement, unless otherwise indicated on the announcement.

Education

SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR GS-13:

• Education Is Not Substitutable For Specialized Experience At The GS-13 Grade Level.

**A current Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is highly preferred for this position and preference will be given to those in the selection process that possess this certification. Individual(s) selected from this vacancy who do not currently possess PMP certification are highly encouraged to seek certification.***

Additional information

• Moving expenses may be paid.
• The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click here.
• For positions where relocation is paid (see Location block of vacancy announcement), you can learn more about relocation allowances and entitlements.
• Telework availability is limited and will only be provided on a rare case-by-case basis during situations where Agency Leadership has determined that telework serves a compelling DoD need.
• We may use this announcement to make a temporary promotion. For some positions, the temporary promotion may be made permanent without further competition.
• Selections are subject to restrictions resulting from the DoD Program for Stability of Civilian Employment.
• As a condition of employment, you may be required to serve a 1 year probationary during which we'll evaluate whether your continued employment advances the public interest. The evaluation will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment advances agency or governmental goals; and whether your continued employment advances the efficiency of the Federal service. At the end of the probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 120 days of the closing date.
• This position is Exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act.
• Travel requirement is Seldom 1-24% .
• This position is not covered by a bargaining unit.
• Pay for first time hires to the Federal Government will typically be set at step 1 salary range for their respective grade level.
• Retired Civil Service Employee: Employment of retired Federal employees receiving an annuity is subject to the requirements of the Department of Defense (DoD) policy guidance. (See DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 300, here.
• The Security Designation will vary and dependent upon position and may require a secret clearance or higher. Employment in this position requires a background investigation which may delay starting date. If you are selected and cannot obtain a favorable security determination within a reasonable period of time due to disclosed/undisclosed background issues, the employment offer may be withdrawn. Individuals selected are required to obtain/maintain a favorable security determination to occupy a sensitive position within the agency as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain eligibility to occupy a sensitive position may result in termination. For more information see the security section of Understanding Vacancy Announcements.
• Criminal History Inquiries- For some positions, criminal history inquiries may not take place before you receive a conditional job offer. Please see Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 (dfas.mil) for more information on The Fair Chance to Compete Act, exceptions, and DFAS contact information.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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