Program Manager - National Park Service

Summary This position works in the Facilities, Planning, and Infrastructure Directorate of the Midwest Regional Office (MWRO). The position will be located in Omaha NE. The position is responsible for management of major construction programs including the Line Item Construction (LIC) Program in MWRO and overseeing submissions to the Investment Review Board (IRB) as well as project approvals to the NPS Director. Responsibilities The position is the regional lead for the Major Construction program and coordinates project development for large complex facility projects. These projects include Line Item Construction, Recreation Fees, Great American Outdoors Act, and partnerships. Annual funding for the regional LIC program ranges between $10-50 million for construction projects such as visitor centers, replacement water and wastewater systems, historic building rehabilitation, watershed restoration and dam removals. Program management requirements include oversight on managing funds for construction and professional service contracts (professional service negotiations, review fund requests for construction contract changes, etc.) and ensuring the timely obligation of planning, design, and construction funds on a fiscal basis. Also required are facilitating the transfer of funds between agencies, coordinating calls for project funding from the parks for a wide variety of services, ensuring that the parks and Region are complying with fiscal mandates, and tracking expenditures of all participants in projects within the Region. Also, working with the regional budget office, Denver Service Center (DSC), WASO Support Offices, Harpers Ferry Center (HFC), and parks to review fiscal and budget reports to ensure that requested and approved funds are allocated and expended appropriately. This position manages and facilitates the Regional Investment Review Board process and assists parks in developing investment concepts for review. This position supervises up to four staff in the Major Construction program and coordinates project submissions to both the Regional and Bureau Investment Bureaus. The office is in Omaha, Nebraska. Omaha is the largest city in Nebraska and is the county seat of Douglas County with a population over 560,000. Located along the Missouri River, the 8-county metropolitan Greater Omaha area is home to six Fortune 500 companies; the CHI Health Center which attracts top name entertainers, expositions, and other events; the Charles Schwab ballpark which hosts the NCAA Men's College World Series; and other theaters, museums, and cultural amenities. A leading Zoo and downtown development/river front adjacent to the MWRO provides additional recreation and enjoyment. The area also has 15 hospitals, including the state's only Children's Hospital, and two medical schools and research centers. Greater Omaha is also home to Offutt Air Force Base. The region's cost of living index averages 10-15% below the national average, and there is a plentiful supply of reasonably priced new and used homes. The April 2019 unemployment rate was 2.9%. On average, the warmest month is July with a mean temperature of 77 degrees and the coldest month is February with 28 degrees. Eppley Airfield is serviced by 8 air carriers, and the Greater Omaha area has passenger bus, Amtrak rail service, and affordable commuter bus, and taxicab service. http://www.omahachamber.org/ For questions regarding the positions please contact: Kevin Schluckebier, kevin_schluckebier@nps.gov, 402-973-0872. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship required. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males. Direct Deposit: Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program. Incidental Driving: You may be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties. Prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year thereafter (or more frequently if management determines such need exists), you will be required to sign an affidavit certifying to your possession of a valid State issued driver's license that is current and has not been revoked, suspended, canceled, or otherwise disqualified in any way to prohibit your operation of a motor vehicle. You will also submit a photocopy of your valid State issued driver's license prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year, or more frequently if management determines such need exists. Lastly, you may be required to submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that discloses all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. Please indicate in your application whether you possess a valid State driver's license. Probationary Period: If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period. Qualifications All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/16/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level, you must possess all of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: Have one-year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service. Examples of specialized experience include: performing program management duties including developing and executing single and multiyear financial plans, position management, long and short term planning; managing a workforce engaged in facility management and or planning, engineering, architectural, or landscape architecture design; providing leadership in planning, design, construction and maintenance of buildings, utilities, roads and parking areas, park facilities; representing the NPS at agency or interagency meetings; serving as an advisor to management in matters of planning and or design and facility management; past experience with the line item construction or other major construction program; supervising a workforce engaged in planning and or design and/or facility management; and facilitating cooperation with diverse groups to develop consensus and understanding. You must include hours per week worked. Volunteer Experience: 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. Education There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement. Additional Information A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay. A Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized for a newly selected employee when appointed to a permanent, temporary, or term position. A Federal employee who is transferring to the National Park Service from another component, bureau or Federal agency and who does not meet the conditions under 5 CFR §575.102 is not eligible for a recruitment incentive. A Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized for a Federal employee when the employee must move, as directed by the National Park Service (NPS) either through a management directed reassignment or selection for employment, to a different location at least 50 miles away from the one where his/her position of record held at time of selection is currently located, due to a need of the NPS. A relocation incentive is not the same as a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move and, as such, may be granted in conjunction with one another. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. Physical Demands: The work involves a variety of physical activities depending on the particular assignment including walking, bending, sitting, stooping, and standing as necessary to complete assignments on rough terrain and during inclement weather. Extensive overnight ravel within the Region as well as to Denver and Washington DC (averaging up to 20%-50% of time) is required. Working Conditions: The work is performed in a variety of settings depending on the nature and location of particular tasks. Work environment may range from outdoor settings, on steep and rough terrains, in harsh weather to a highly structured office environment. Telework: The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.