IT PROJECT MANAGER

Join the team! This position is located in the Office of Information and Technology (EXIT). EXIT is responsible for planning, organizing, staffing, coordinating and controlling the Information Technology and Administrative support services program for the Agency.

Duties
The incumbent is responsible for a wide range of Information Technology (IT) management activities CPSC-wide, including:

• Defining current and future business environments.
• Identifying customers' information systems requirements in order to develop an IT business solution.
• Developing milestone phases and final project review deadlines to ensure budgetary compliance.
• Implementing and/or maintaining quality assurance processes ensuring compliance with directives and guidance.
• Establishing metrics to measure and evaluate systems performance and total cost of ownership.
• Developing and managing change control procedures related to project management.Work may involve managing multi-disciplinary project teams comprised of technical and managerial professionals.

Requirements
Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required.
• Background Investigation Required.
• Must meet education requirements.

MANDATORY CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT: Applicants must currently meet all of the requirements (competencies, training and experience) for Project Management Professional (PMP), Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers and possess current PMP or FAC-P/PM or equivalent certification.

Must be a U.S. Citizen.

This is a Public Trust Position. Employment in this position requires a background investigation. If you are selected and cannot obtain a favorable security determination within a reasonable period of time due to disclosed or undisclosed background issues, the tentative employment offer may be withdrawn.

If you are a male born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Please see http://www.sss.gov for more information.

Selectees will be required to complete a "Declaration of Federal Employment", (OF-306), prior to appointment and the appropriate background investigation forms to determine suitability for Federal employment.  False statements or responses on these forms can jeopardize your employment opportunity and subject you to disciplinary action, including removal from Federal service.

The selectee will be required to complete a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the I-9 Form. We will compare information provided on the I-9 Form to records available from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The system confirms employee’s identity and eligibility to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.

Upon appointment, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450. You will need to provide the information annually.

Depending on your status, this position may require serving a 1-year probationary period.

Qualifications
In addition to the mandatory education requirement, all applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position.

Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

GS-13: 1) Leading and administering an information technology project AND 2) conducting and implementing comprehensive analytical IT studies.

Evidence of the above specialized experience must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held.  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. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience or based on job titles alone.  If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

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.

Applicants must meet the qualifications for this position by the closing date of this announcement.

In addition to the above specialized experience, applicants must also meet the IT-Related proficiency level for all four of the competencies listed below:

Attention to Detail:  Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

Customer Service: Ability to coordinate cyber operations with other organization functions or support activities.

Oral communication: Ability to communicate complex information, concepts, or ideas in a confident and well-organized manner through verbal means.

Problem Solving: Ability to interpret and understand complex and rapidly evolving concepts; ability to think critically.

Evidence of the above specialized experience and IT-related proficiency must be supported by detailed documentation of duties performed in positions held.  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.
Education
MANDATORY CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT: Applicants must currently meet all of the requirements (competencies, training and experience) for Project Management Professional (PMP), Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Managers and possess current PMP or FAC-P/PM or equivalent certification.

You MUST provide certificates to support your claims.

All materials must be submitted by the closing date of this announcement.

All claims by applicants will be verified.