IT Project Manager.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a recognized strategic partner and the "Go-To" expert for business clients and technology teams, guiding critical Operational Technology (OT) projects that directly support Transmission Technology Services.
• Shape Agency-Wide Policy: Make recommendations that significantly influence and define the future of the agency's IT/OT policies and programs, applying new developments to solve crucial challenges.
• Drive High-Impact Projects: Take full ownership of organizing and executing vital technology projects, ensuring they are managed efficiently from start to finish in alignment with strategic goals.
• Champion Innovation & Change: Spearhead transformative initiatives in organizational change, process improvement, and technology enhancement, fostering a shared vision that inspires and focuses the efforts of your colleagues.
• Build High-Trust Relationships: Cultivate powerful relationships with internal teams and external partners, creating new opportunities for groundbreaking collaboration and solutions that were previously considered unachievable.
• Deliver Expert Guidance: Act as a recognized technical expert, providing authoritative advice and mentorship to technology staff and senior executives on all aspects of the projects you manage.
• Architect Forward-Looking Solutions: Design, develop, and manage systems that meet both current and future business needs, ensuring our technology architecture is optimized, extended, and enhanced.
• Represent BPA: Act as a key representative for BPA in high-level conferences and meetings with other agencies, industry partners, and public groups to ensure project success and concerted action by all stakeholders.

Requirements

• Must be a United States Citizen.
• Employer participates in the e‑Verify program.
• Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
• Required to report in person to the official duty location.
• Position designated as requiring a PUBLIC TRUST background; a preliminary background check must be completed before employment begins; current Federal employees or others with an existing completed background investigation may not need another check.
• Information Technology positions require 24/7 on‑call availability.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENT: You must have IT‑related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below at an “Advanced” level (able to perform the actions without assistance, recognized as a person to ask, provide practical ideas for improvement, coach others, participate in senior‑level discussions, and assist in developing reference materials):

• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Oral Communication
• Problem Solving

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS‑12 level, consisting of:

• Applying project management principles to manage information technology (IT) projects through all phases of the project lifecycle, from initiation to closeout.
• Analyzing organizational needs to define project scope, gather technical requirements, and coordinate project resources and activities to ensure successful project execution.

Volunteer work (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCor