Program Manager (Business Analysis & Formulation) (Budget Analysis and Formulation Group Team Manager)

About the role

This position is located in Air Traffic Organization (ATO), Mission Readiness Services (AJV), Enterprise Services Directorate (AJV-H), Budget Analysis and Formulation Group (AJV-H6).

This Group is responsible for providing comprehensive financial services and analytical expertise that enables ATO, FAA, and DOT customers to make informed decisions and run operations cost effectively and efficiently in support of the core mission to maintain the safety of the National Airspace System (NAS).

What you will do

• The Program Manager serves as a Team Manager within the Budget Analysis and Formulation Group (AJV-H6), overseeing a diverse and geographically distributed team of highly skilled analysts, typically through subordinate managers.
• This role involves coordinating the efforts of multiple organizations to achieve the strategic objectives of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
• The Program Manager is responsible for making significant commitments regarding programs and budgets for a major organization and aligning programs and activities with the mission and goals of Enterprise Services, Mission Readiness Services, and the Air Traffic Organization (ATO).
• Key responsibilities include leading complex national financial and budget projects and programs that align with the objectives of AJV, the ATO, and the FAA.
• The Program Manager must apply a deep understanding of the technical aspects of budget formulation and business analysis to guide the team in gathering, analyzing, classifying, and prioritizing ATO Operations program funding requirements.
• This involves setting standards for accuracy, efficiency, and timeliness while ensuring compliance with organizational guidelines, as well as evaluating data analysis efforts to ensure proper assessment and prioritization of requirements.
• The Program Manager must have a thorough understanding of budget and administrative policies and procedures, as well as a comprehensive grasp of the objectives of AJV, the ATO, and the FAA.
• They should also have a strong understanding of management principles and strategic planning, enabling them to integrate the work and requirements of multiple programs and projects to achieve the mission.
• The role involves defining, acquiring, and allocating budget, staff, and other resources to accomplish objectives across multiple projects and disciplines.
• This includes managing the budget, reallocating resources among teams, acquiring additional resources when necessary, and participating in the development of long-term requirements that span organizational lines.
• The Program Manager also proposes future funding needs and recommends funding levels to senior leadership.
• The role requires managing dependencies between projects and addressing any issues and risks that could affect the program at the project or organizational level.
• The Program Manager coordinates the various phases of the budget process to enhance strategic insight and recommend solutions to meet ATO needs.
• Lead and integrate budget planning processes for programs, projecting both short- and long-term needs, maintaining necessary documentation, and coordinating with all stakeholders.
• Additionally, the Team Manager formulates and validates program budget requirements, assessing operational needs and developing recommendations that align with program goals and funding constraints.
• Review historical financial data, expenditure trends, and funding allocations to ensure accuracy and justify budget requests, coordinating with finance teams, department leads, and executives to confirm budget priorities and resource distribution.
• The Program Manager identifies areas for cost optimization, ensuring efficient targeting of requirements to meet program objectives, and ensures that budget proposals comply with organizational policies, government regulations, and financial guidelines.

Requirements

• We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience.

How you will be evaluated

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Documents you must provide

• (1) resume with complete work history; and (2) a copy of your most recent SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) For guidance on how to create a Federal resume, visit ***
• Failure to submit all required documents by the closing date will result in a finding of ineligible.
• We are not responsible for incomplete, illegible or missing documents.
• Please DO NOT email your application documents.
• We cannot accept documents received via the email system.
• Documents sent via email will NOT receive consideration.
• If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement.
• You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application.
• If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.
• If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system ***

What to expect next

Once we receive your complete application, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications. Eligible and qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. You will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

For instructions on how to check the status of your application, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide. Important - If you make any changes to your application, you must resubmit it. If you make changes to your application and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your application package, and only your previously submitted application will be evaluated.

All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Information section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodation request.

Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Additional information on reasonable accommodations procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office.

Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty. FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. *** This position is covered by the FAA Core Compensation plan.

Additional information about Core Compensation is available at: *** As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements.

Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each Managerial Selection Factor.

In lieu of providing a narrative response in the text box listed below each Managerial Selection Factor, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each. Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability.

Your answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a human resource specialist as appropriate.

Unless previously completed, the incumbent must satisfactorily complete a 1-year probationary period to remain in this supervisory or managerial position.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and/or selective placement factor(s) (SPF) may be further evaluated on the Leadership & Management Dimensions and/or Technical Requirements listed in the announcement.

Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: (1) score order; (2) category grouping; or (3) alphabetical; or (4) priority grouping referred to the selecting official for selection consideration. Some, all, or none of the applicants may be interviewed.

This Level 6 (High Risk; Public Trust) position requires favorable adjudication of a Background Investigation (BI) background investigation prior to appointment, unless a waiver is obtained. This is not a bargaining unit position. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA