Summary This position is located in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) Business Center (FBC), Information Solutions Division (ISO). You will serve as an Information Technology Project Manager responsible for applying project management standards, new approaches and best practices to ensure project success. This position will be filled as a Term Appointment Not to Exceed 3 Years, Term Appointments may be extended up to a total of 4 years. Responsibilities Serves as a project manager through the full project life cycle processes of initiating, executing, controlling, and close-out on assigned projects. Assists in the formulation, determination, development and implementation of policies, processes and process improvements of the FBC project management methodology and tool sets in accordance with industry best practices (e.g., PMBOK, CMMI). Facilitates project and inter-project communications, risk mitigation and issue resolution, provides recommendations for decision making, and coordinates the implementation of solutions to address project needs. Monitors and control project interdependencies and involve other project managers in the process. Participates with the FBC ISD management to resolve resource constraints and conflicts. Collaborates with PMs to develop project documents, facilitate and manage the project initiation, monitoring and control processes to ensure projects are properly authorized and performance is in accordance with planned schedules. Assess project risks and issues and recommends mitigation strategies, elevating through the project FBC governance structure for decision making and resolution as necessary. Initiate documentation and briefings to support decision making and communicate project interdependencies, risks, and issues for the IT projects and portfolio. Engage with the Stakeholders to ensure architecture standards (e.g., FBC SDLC), models, principles and guidelines are incorporated into project requirements. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. For all positions, individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. (1) Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. (2) Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. (3) Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. (4) Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. The specialized experience must include, or be supplemented by, information technology related experience (paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training, as appropriate) which demonstrates each of the four competencies, as defined: Specialized Experience to qualify for the GS-13 level: To qualify for the GS-13 grade level, you must possess at least one year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or higher in the Federal service (or private sector equivalent) that has equipped you with the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. This experience must include: Experience that demonstrates accomplishments of IT architecture, requirements management, and systems engineering across all phases of the project lifecycle; Planning, organizing, managing and monitoring efforts related to a project including: procurements, budgets, requirements, contractor deliverables, scheduling, resourcing, risk management utilizing Project Management Industry best practices; 1 year or more Project Management working experience; 1 year or more Information Technology working experience *This experience should be demonstrated in the resume* Selective Placement Factor: Must be a current certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or FAC P/PM Senior level or Level III or equivalent is required. (NOTE: Failure to submit proof of certification will result in an ineligible rating.) For more information on the qualifications for this position, click here: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/2200/information-technology-it-management-series-2210-alternative-a/ 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 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 THE SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION IS NOT QUALIFYING FOR THE GS-13 LEVEL. Additional Information This is a Bargaining Unit position. For Washington, DC, this is a AFSCME Bargaining Unit position For Kansas City, MO, this is a NTEU Bargaining Unit position. For St. Louis, MO and Ft Worth, TX this is a AFGE Bargaining Unit position. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Visit the OPM website for information on how to apply as a CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP eligible. To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method, CTAP/ICTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100. This position is being concurrently announced under Merit Promotion Announcement Number FPAC-25-12609264- MP-ISD-SJ. Current or former Federal employees or other eligible applicants may apply to both announcements to expand all possibilities of consideration since different referral criteria apply to each type of announcement. See the above announcement for more information. This position is eligible for telework within the local commuting area of the position and other flexible work arrangements. Current USDA policy includes telework for an 8 hour work day, 4 days per week; other flexibilities are possible dependent upon availability and/or the position and its associated duties. Employee participation is at the discretion of the supervisor. Term appointments are time limited appointments for more than one year but cannot exceed four years. Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent USDA employees) applying for a Term appointment will be appointed/converted into a Term appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position. Positions may be made permanent without further competition if certain conditions are met, such as meeting a non-competitive hiring authority. Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be authorized.