Program Analyst

About the role

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Acquisition, Business Operations Division, located in one of the following locations: Washington, DC Ashburn, VA.

Responsibilities

• Developing program and project schedules that are in support of the Government Accountability Office (GAO)/CBP schedule best practices.
• Conducting Schedule Risk Assessments (SRA) on program and project schedules using adopted principles and schedule software compatible with preferred scheduling software tools.
• Developing, approving and maintaining Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) baselines in accordance with GAO and departmental best practices for scheduling.
• Leading, developing, approving, and maintaining Integrated Master Plans (IMP).
• Responsible for overall schedule management of the acquisition program's requirements, making changes in their Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) to meet adjusted program milestones and developing and utilizing Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA) in support of the Government Accountability Office (GAO)/CBP schedule best practices.
• Utilizing an IMS approach to perform the following duties such as providing the program with an overview of progress and realistic forecasts against a resource-loaded performance measurement baseline, assisting management with optimizing the overall execution strategy of their program, coordinating work flows, and assisting in the decision making process to mitigate risks and resolve challenges on a day to day basis.
• Serving as an internal consultant to management on specific business management and organizational development projects such as aligning organizational processes and facilitating new practices, and participating with top management in the development of organizational goals and timetables.
• Performing a full range of management analysis by applying established analysis principles, concepts and practices to a wide variety of difficult problems.
• Serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in policies in assigned areas of responsibilities related to: schedule, trend analyses, and acquisition program forecasting functions.
• Planning, developing, delivering, and attending briefings, presentations and conferences for supervisors and executive management; ensuring accurate and appropriately concise information is available.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service.
• Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below).
• All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English.
• You may be required to pass a background investigation.
• CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures.
• Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes.

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience: You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:
• Developing program and project schedules that are in support of the Government Accountability Office (GAO)/CBP schedule best practices.
• Conducting Schedule Risk Assessments (SRA) on program and project schedules using adopted principles and schedule software compatible with preferred scheduling software tools.
• Developing, approving and maintaining Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) baselines in accordance with GAO and departmental best practices for scheduling.
• Leading, developing, approving, and maintaining Integrated Master Plans (IMP).