Clarification from the agency

DOT wide employees with competitive status only.

As a Supervisory Program Manager, you will:

• Oversee and direct technical staff to accomplish all aspects of financial and program reporting to include business operations, accounting requirements, year-end close out and other systems support.
• Plan organize and direct the operations of a centralized Headquarters transit benefit fee-for-service program and maintaining a central database of transit benefit participants and parking records.
• Manage the DOT and non-DOT transit benefit program by soliciting new customers, negotiating customer agreements, negotiating program improvements with Transit Authorities, developing schedules and ensuring billing methods.
• Serve as an expert consultant and evaluates processes, procedures and policies of other DOT administrations and Federal agencies, as necessary, in developing studies and recommendations.
• Advise the Director, Office of Financial Management and Transit Benefits Programs, on broad policy issues affecting. financial planning, reporting and resource management of the program.
• Develop and recommend overall financial planning, reporting, and Transit Benefits resource management processes and develops and implements policies, instructions and procedures for the financial management and billing for DOT and non-DOT customer agencies ensuring that they are consistent with published guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (0MB), Department of Treasury, and other central management organizations of the Federal government.

The ideal candidate is a strategic transit expert who integrates IRS compliance with innovative commuter solutions to enhance employee experience and corporate sustainability. They possess a proven track record of managing large-scale benefit portfolios, leveraging data analytics to optimize program participation and operational costs. A visionary leader, who excel at building cross-functional partnerships and adapting transportation strategies to meet the evolving needs of a modern, hybrid workforce.

Conditions of employment

• Must meet specialized experience stated in Qualifications section
• Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date
• Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance the organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

• SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
• BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: A background security investigation is required for all selected individuals.  Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of the security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
• SUPERVISORY PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year supervisory probationary period (unless already completed).
• PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
• TIME-IN-GRADE: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications for the grade.

To qualify for the Grade 15, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equal or equivalent to the GS-14, it must include:

• Experience managing and performing the budgeting and financial management functions for an office and their programs to include budget formulation, justification and execution; financial management; and financial reporting.
• Experience developing and executing a program, to include assessing and evaluating program performance, establishing strategic goals and objectives and managing significant financial resources.

• Experience developing and implementing policies, instructions and procedures for financial management and billing for internal and external customer agencies.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Financial Management (*) - Prepares, justifies, and/or administers the budget for program areas; plans, administers, and monitors expenditures to ensure cost-effective support of programs and policies; assesses financial condition of an organization.
2. Administration Management - Knowledge of planning, coordination, and execution of business functions, resource management allocation, and production.
3. Planning and Evaluating - Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.
4. Communications - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, considering the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing presentations: listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately; and writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.

For all types of consideration, 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.

For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link:  https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4

All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE: PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/ application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level. 

Eligible Federal employees also seeking consideration for noncompetitive reassignment for this position, must indicate interest in the assessment. Noncompetitive federal candidates must have competitive status on a SF-50, meet minimum qualifications, have served at the same grade or higher, and held or exceeded the promotion potential of this position.

Your application will be reviewed in two phases determine how you move forward in the hiring process.  Phase I: Your resume will be reviewed to determine your technical qualifications for this position based on the required specialized experience. ONLY two (2) pages of your resume will be reviewed. Additional information beyond your resume (e.g., cover letter, links embedded in your resume) will not be reviewed.  Applicants passing “Phase I” will move on to the “Phase II” of the assessment process where your application will be reviewed and rated based on the KSAs/Competencies listed in the vacancy announcement by a Subject Matter Expert (SME).