Clarification from the agency

This job is open to current, permanent federal employees; persons eligible for non-competitive appointment under special appointment authorities; current or former employees eligible under CTAP/ICTAP or reinstatement; and veterans eligible to apply under Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) and/or 30% or more disabled veterans.

Major Duties:

• Develop, recommend, and promulgate Departmental capital policies and procedures to govern the acquisition, management, and disposal of capital assets.
• Coordinate the long-term Department Capital Asset Plan.
• Develop approval and reporting thresholds; develop decision criteria and incorporate in decision-making presentation; provide updates at key decision points in the process; and solicit feedback and input.
• Develop and promulgate program specific guidance and procedures for developing capital asset plans and processes for investment review.
• Assess programmatic impact of proposed policy and capital initiatives including consistency with overall Departmental mission, OMB directives and legislative mandates.
• Develop alternatives and makes recommendations concerning capital asset policies and long-range capital asset plans.
• Develop and maintain annual budget year capital projects for inclusion in VA's annual budget based on priorities determined through the SCIP process.
• Develop, maintain, and implement business case justification requirements through SCIP processes, including policies, guidance and software tools.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.

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

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 04/10/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: 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.

• For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13.

• Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
  • Provides broad administrative and policy direction in the formulation and funding execution of a budget at agency level including financial planning data analysis pertaining to budgets and assets of an organization and/or infrastructure related programs.
  • Experience applying OMB policies, directives, and regulations in the Departmental, Congressional and Federal budget process to formulate multi-billion-dollar appropriations.
  • Experience applying OMB A-11 and Capital Programming Guide concepts in support of capital asset policy and selection processes, and SCIP processes.
  • Advanced analytical skills, and the ability to translate large, complex datasets into clear, defensible recommendations for senior leadership.
  • Proven ability to prepare and deliver executive-level briefings, decision papers, investment justifications, and written recommendations, and to communicate complex technical, financial, and policy matters effectively both orally and in writing in a central office environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to work across facilities, finance, budget, acquisition, and program offices to support enterprise capital planning, governance, and real property portfolio management for both owned and leased assets.

• Accountability
• Attention to Detail
• Creative Thinking
• Customer Service
• Decision Making
• Flexibility
• Flexibility
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Learning
• Oral Communication
• Organizational Awareness
• Reading Comprehension
• Reasoning
• Self-Management
• Stress Tolerance
• Teamwork
• Technical Competence

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; religions; 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.

Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements: The work is principally sedentary with occasional sit visits requiring extensive walking/touring of VA facilities. No special physical demands are required. The work may require travel for short periods of time.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be found well qualified, applicants must meet the following qualifications:

• Must demonstrate expert level knowledge of Federal and Departmental budget processes, OMB policies, OMB A-11, and capital investment planning to support the development and execution of agency level budgets and capital asset plans.
• Requires strong analytical skills, including life cycle cost, risk, and portfolio analysis, and experience with the use of Analytic Hierarchy Process, or similar methodologies, to evaluate capital investments and provide clear, defensible recommendations to senior leadership.
• Must be able to demonstrate the ability to collaborate across functional lines to produce high quality executive briefings, decision papers, and investment justifications supporting enterprise capital planning and real property management.

Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Local Commuting Area: The local commuting area for this position is defined as a radius of 50 miles from Washington, DC. This includes all locations that fall within a 50-mile driving distance from 810 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC 20420.

How you will be evaluated

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

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position.

The USA Hire Assessments includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment.

Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be contacted for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.

Area of Consideration: Eligible applicants will be reviewed and referred in the following order:

• All current, permanent VA Employees in the Office of Management.
• All other current, permanent VA employee.
• All other applicants (if status).

Applicant Count: This announcement will remain open until the closing date, 04/10/2026, or when the applicant count is reached, whichever is earlier. The applicant count is the point at which the first 100 applications are received. All applications submitted that day up to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the date the applicant count is reached will be accepted and considered.