Total 19,768 Manager level Business Management / Project / Planning job vacancies

You will:

• Serve as a Senior Project or Program Manager by developing strategies to successfully implement program goals for site assessment, site cleanup, and redevelopment.
• Manage a variety of complex grants, cooperative agreements, and inter-agency agreements to states, tribes, local/federal governments, and nonprofits as well as EPA contracts for the assessment and cleanup of Brownfield sites.
• Support/Coordinate and conduct outreach and community involvement activities within EPA and with other entities to promote the assessment, cleanup, and economic and/or sustainable revitalization of Brownfields sites.
• Provide authoritative Brownfields policy, procedural and regulatory guidance and training to state, local, and tribal agencies, and non-government organizations, and support them in efforts to redevelop Brownfields sites. Support senior staff efforts to implement policy and analyze results.

You will spend 25-50%, of your work time on contracts, grants/cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

• You will plan, program, budget and execute the Fleet Maintenance Program of the Commander U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT).
• You will lead Navy ship maintenance execution strategy efforts.
• You will provide the correct and timely submissions of the Fleet Maintenance Program Objective Memorandum and budgets to OPNAV.
• You will serve as financial consultant to management on budgeting strategies, resource distribution, program priorities, and financial forecasts and projections.

• You will use Project Management knowledge, processes and tools to lead and manage diverse project teams necessary to propose, plan, execute, and close-out multiple complex Smart Arsenal tasks or projects.
• You will compose and present project documentation (e.g. cost estimates/ proposals, project plans, schedules, spend plans, statements of work, etc.).
• You will manage and track project planning and execution information using Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, SharePoint and Adobe Acrobat software.
• You will manage and track project financial data using the Navy Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system including gathering financial information and building project structures
• You will communicate and resolve project status or issues with portfolio managers, resource managers, customers and suppliers.
• You will support a manufacturing organization.

• Serves as an authoritative consultant and expert in the development, management, and implementation of IT project plans to include requirements development, cost, progress and performance schedules.
• Develops detailed project plans, tasks, schedules, and identifies milestone dates to ensure proper sequencing of events, work efforts, and resources to accomplish objectives.
• Evaluates and manages risk of the program through solid estimation and response planning techniques for each assigned project.
• Tracks related project’s cost throughout the acquisition life-cycle process in concert with financial management to ensure a clear and accurate on-going picture of associated costs and ensures cost data availability.
• Coordinates with civilian technical personnel within DoD to ensure architecture is compliant with the intent of regulatory policies, communication, software standards and with user requirements.

• Provide oversight and monitoring of overall costs, control, adherence to schedules and technical quality of work within Desktop Management and User Support/Computer Refresh Program.
• Oversee coordination of internal and external resources, ensuring IT projects remain within scope, on schedule, and within the defined budgets, in collaboration with project staff from various functional departments on a daily/weekly basis.
• Manage vendor relations, contract negotiations, project budget, and deadlines while focusing on maximum cost savings.
• Lead all phases of the project lifecycle such as initiation, planning, execution, supervision, and finalization all which mitigating risks in a proactive manner.
• Provide input for the IT governance, strategy, and portfolio management functions around acquisition feasibility, costs, and contract execution performance as needed.

As a STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT & INTERNAL CONTROL MANAGER, your typical work assignments may include:

• Responsible for personnel and training related functions of staff such as assessment of candidates, selection, and the planning and execution of employee development programs.
• Works in coordination with the Office of Strategic Planning to translate DEA policies and priorities into agency-wide strategic goals and objectives.
• Develops plans for successful and sustainable implementation of goals and decisions.
• Collaborates with the enterprise data management offices to align compliance analytics with strategic data priorities.
• Recommends value-added data analytics to inform process improvement initiatives, plans, decision-making, and compliance reviews and mitigation plans.

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this Telecommunications Specialist (Communications Planning Manager) - Reservist position, you will be a member of the Disaster Emergency Communications (DEC) Cadre. Typical assignments include:

• Compiling and maintaining the communications COP using spreadsheets, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or other tools as required.
• Identifying and recording Federal assets, their status, and vulnerabilities including asset owners, radio frequency (RF) transmitter locations, coverage, frequencies, RF cross-banding devices, and bandwidth utilization to include satellite, terrestrial, and wireless.
• Developing required reports including spot reports (SPOTREP), situation reports (SITREP), lifeline reports and Incident Action Plan input.
• Assisting in the development of communications plans by identifying communications related requirements and assets in support of the Operations Section of an Interim Operating Facility or Joint Field Office.
• Briefing personnel on information relevant to their assignments
• Delegating specific authority based on the assigned tasks to assigned Specialists and making appropriate decisions and/or adjustments based on analyzed and validated information.

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission to help people before, during and after disasters; so, every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

As a Reservist Employee, your role is to support response or recovery efforts. Reservists are intermittent, on-call employees. Please note that this is not a full-time position, and you only are paid when deployed. Deployment frequency and length varies based on disaster response need. Due to the irregular nature of disasters, Reservist employees are not guaranteed regular recurring hours, deployments, or renewal of employment.

The Civilian Reservist Emergency Workforce (CREW) Act protects the job rights of FEMA Reservists while they are deployed to disasters, emergencies, and critical trainings by including FEMA Reservists under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployments Rights Act (USERRA). This means that if you hold another job, you are able to deploy as a FEMA reservist and your job will be protected. It also protects you against penalization, discrimination, or loss of employee benefits as a result of your deployments to disasters, emergencies, and critical trainings. For more information, please visit FEMA.gov/careers or review the USERRA Resources from the Department of Labor.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflect the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people it serves. To learn about the ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit fema.gov.

WHAT IS THE Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS)DIVISION?
A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions

Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas:
DEDCA: AREA 1

The following are the duties of this position at the full working level.

• Meets with managers and executives within the Service to define the overall goals and objectives of the project.
• Prepares action plans and schedules for various phases of project accomplishment, both short and long-range; ensures that plans are consistent with Service goals, schedules, and policies.
• Prepares recommendation for resource requirements to accomplish the project; negotiates with managers of various components of the Service to obtain needed resources and support.
• Establishes a system to review, control, and report on project status.
• Plans, coordinates, and establishes operating methods and procedures for accomplishment of project mission; as needed, directs the development and accomplishment of employee training relating to the project

• Uses knowledge of government regulations to assist the Contracting office in awarding Architectural and Engineering (A/E) and construction contracts.
• Briefs Park, Denver Service Center, NPS Region 1 and WASO leadership on project status, delays and construction issues on large complex projects.
• Assists in negotiating A/E services, construction management services, and construction contracts.
• Participates in Value Analysis Workshops, and makes park, region, and design team (or equivalent) presentations on project needs, impacts, logistics, and temporary systems.
• Performs daily site visits to each project site an properly documents work, materials and manpower for each trade.

• Perform activities related to the disposition of records, including paper records and electronic records.
• Develop, recommend, coordinate, and implement program improvements.
• Coordinate, administer, and monitor the project plan.
• Mapping business processes and procedures.
• Track open actions, including deadlines, and following up to ensure deadlines are met.
• Monitor project and/or cases throughout their life cycle.
• Develop strategies for implementing/planning for major information, operations, and management projects.
• Identify project activities or situations that may adversely impact the project.

Duties of the position include but are not limited to: Program Oversight, Evaluation & Strategic Planning Program Evaluation:

• Extensive delegated authority from the service line ACOS and freedom of action to provide leadership, resolve operational problems, and direct program planning, development, and management.
• Integrate the work of a complex administrative team across multiple sites where each member contributes a portion of the analyses, facts, recommendations, and judgement.
• Analysis of the department's programs, functions and organizations to determine whether the management systems in current use efficiently and effectively accomplish objectives sought and whether they provide controls necessary for sound management

• Responsible for working with the ACOS to establish a long and short term strategic planning process within the Service Line that will consider and effectively integrate resource management planning; the missions of the VHA, VISN, and healthcare system
• Create team-based quality improvement plans, including definition of department goals, utilizing performance measures, appropriate analysis tools and total quality improvement methods.
• Guides and assists staff in identifying meaningful/relevant management indicators for program performance evaluations.
• Develops procedures for, and ensures the implementation and achievement of, the provision of services to VA Pittsburgh patients, patients treated throughout the VISN 4 Western Market, and those serviced other VISNs through the service line's TeleMental Health Hub.

• Identifies the need for and recommends modifications or changes in business practices to bring the department into compliance with VA/VAPHS' goals.
• Oversees the development of administrative, standard operating procedures and the implementation of operating policy in all phases of administrative management.
• Develop and coordinates the implementation of internal policies and programs relating to equal employment, merit promotion, position management and employee relations and ensures support for these programs from program managers, team leaders and subordinate managers.

• Responsible for identifying budget needs and negotiates with management to arrive at appropriate funding levels that make the most effective use of resources.
• Duties include defining budget requirements, executing approved funds, analyzing actual vs planned, etc.
• Responsible for the department's budget forecasting, planning and allocation of resources, and accounting and financial reporting

• Responsible for the oversight of the Service Line's human capital resources and the associated policies and procedures necessary to meet effective staffing levels and utilization.
• Developing short- and long-term staff utilization plans and requirements.
• Analyzing changes in staffing requirements, organizational structural changes and alignment assuring positions provide optimum balance between economy, efficiency, and skill utilization
• Responsible for oversight of HR processes outside of service line for those individuals working within the department's clinics (CBOCs, PCS, PC staff)

• Technical Supervision of the Supervisory Medical Support Assistant positions will be provided by the ACOS of Behavioral Health.
• Oversees the daily operation of the administrative personnel in the service line; ensures that agency policies and priorities are being followed
• Develops performance standards; and evaluates work performance of subordinates.
• Performs the administrative and personnel management functions relative to the staff supervised. Develops work improvement plans, recommending personnel actions, as necessary.
• Resolves minor complaints from employees; refers group grievances and more serious unresolved complaints to higher level mangers; effects minor disciplinary measures such as warnings and reprimands and recommends action in more serious cases.
• Interviews candidates for positions in the department, recommends appointments, promotions, and reassignments to department positions, identifies, and provides for training needs; and finds ways to improve production or increase the quality of work within the area of authority.
• Responsible for the oversight of subordinates that manage/organize compliance of all training requirements for the service line, including mandatory and position specific training.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Ideal Candidate Statement: The ideal candidate for this position would seamlessly align team efforts with the Commission's strategic goals, ensuring clarity, focus, and efficiency. This person would anticipate roadblocks, solve issues before they arise, while keeping the business and OIT stakeholders, contractors and management informed and engaged. This person would strive to make every product/system and it's every feature meet user need and timely delivered to the user. Finally, this person will be crucial to OIT/Enterprise Solutions Center (ECS) deliver impactful solutions on time and within budget, creating value and driving continuous improvement.

As an IT Project Manager, you will:

• Identify potential products, conduct product research, generate, and prioritize product requirements, determine product specifications, timetables, market strategies, pricing, release plans and deployment.
• Perform needs analysis to determine opportunities for new and improved business process solutions, provide ongoing optimization and problem-solving support.
• Plan and oversee the implementation process of assigned major segments of the productivity improvement program to improve OIT systems and methods.
• Plan, organize, and negotiate effectively with management to accept and implement recommendations where the proposals involve substantial OIT resources, require extensive changes in established procedures, or may conflict with the desires of the activity studied.
• Present briefings to senior IT staff regarding routine IT issues, represent OIT at technical conferences and meetings with representatives from other organizational elements within OIT and FMC, other government agencies, or private organizations.
• Provide consultation and guidance to OIT leadership on policy and planning to obtain cooperation from staff, management, contractors, vendors, and individuals from other federal agencies in performing official duties.

Ideal Candidate Statement: The ideal candidate for this position would seamlessly align team efforts with the Commission's strategic goals, ensuring clarity, focus, and efficiency. This person would anticipate roadblocks, solve issues before they arise, while keeping the business and OIT stakeholders, contractors and management informed and engaged. This person would strive to make every product/system and it's every feature meet user need and timely delivered to the user. Finally, this person will be crucial to OIT/Enterprise Solutions Center (ECS) deliver impactful solutions on time and within budget, creating value and driving continuous improvement.

As an IT Project Manager, you will:

• Identify potential products, conduct product research, generate, and prioritize product requirements, determine product specifications, timetables, market strategies, pricing, release plans and deployment.
• Perform needs analysis to determine opportunities for new and improved business process solutions, provide ongoing optimization and problem-solving support.
• Plan and oversee the implementation process of assigned major segments of the productivity improvement program to improve OIT systems and methods.
• Plan, organize, and negotiate effectively with management to accept and implement recommendations where the proposals involve substantial OIT resources, require extensive changes in established procedures, or may conflict with the desires of the activity studied.
• Present briefings to senior IT staff regarding routine IT issues, represent OIT at technical conferences and meetings with representatives from other organizational elements within OIT and FMC, other government agencies, or private organizations.
• Provide consultation and guidance to OIT leadership on policy and planning to obtain cooperation from staff, management, contractors, vendors, and individuals from other federal agencies in performing official duties.