Supervisory Management and Program Analyst

About the role

This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), in the Operational Excellence and Compliance (TEBO) organization in the Internal Operations (TEB) Engineering and Technical Services (TE), Transmission Services (T). Ready to advance your career at BPA? Take the next step to lead our Operational Excellence team!

Guide talent driving continuous improvement, modern systems, and compliance across Transmission Engineering. Elevate your leadership impact-apply today!

What you will do

• Drive Operational Excellence Across the Northwest Power Grid Every day, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) delivers clean, reliable, and affordable power across the Pacific Northwest, fueling millions of lives, communities, and businesses.
• Behind this essential mission is our Transmission Engineering team, whose technical rigor and innovation keep the regional grid resilient.
• If you are a proven leader ready to leverage your agency knowledge, empower high-performing professionals, and directly influence how BPA achieves its long-term strategic goals, this is your opportunity to step into a pivotal leadership role.
• As the Supervisory Management and Program Analyst (GS-14) heading the Operational Excellence and Compliance team, you will serve as a strategic partner to executive leadership.
• In this role, you will champion modern business practices, build organizational agility, and ensure that our transmission programs maintain the highest standards of reliability and compliance.
• Key Leadership Duties & Impact Areas Lead and Inspire a High-Performing Team - Direct, coach, and mentor a talented team of senior analysts and project managers.
• Foster an inclusive, high-trust environment focused on continuous learning, professional growth, and delivering exceptional value across BPA.
• Architect Strategic Change & Continuous Improvement - Formulate, champion, and execute multi-year operational excellence initiatives that streamline operations, eliminate inefficiencies, and modernize business workflows across Transmission Engineering.
• Champion Data Analytics & Modern Business Intelligence - Lead the governance and deployment of intuitive data dashboards, performance metrics, and modern collaboration tools (including Power BI and SharePoint platforms) to enable data-driven decision-making for executive leadership.
• Guide Regulatory Compliance & Grid Reliability Strategy - Serve as a trusted advisor on complex regional and federal reliability standards, ensuring that policies, processes, and technical operations seamlessly align with industry governance and audit requirements.
• Spearhead High-Visibility Strategic Initiatives - Oversee and execute division-wide priority projects, translating high-level executive objectives into tangible milestones, clear accountability, and successful project delivery.
• Influence and Align Executive Stakeholders - Build strong collaborative partnerships with senior executives, engineering managers, and regional partners to negotiate solutions, present actionable recommendations, and navigate complex organizational changes.
• Optimize Processes to Enhance Operational Agility - Conduct in-depth evaluations of administrative and engineering support programs, designing innovative solutions that elevate operational effectiveness and enhance internal customer satisfaction.
• Direct Program Resources & Operational Strategy - Strategically plan and manage team budgets, staffing, and workload allocations, ensuring that financial and personnel resources are deployed efficiently to support BPA's long-term business goals.
• Ready to Shape the Future of BPA Operations?
• Bring your deep understanding of BPA's culture, mission, and operational environment to a leadership role where your strategic vision can make a lasting difference.
• If you are prepared to guide exceptional people and shape the systems that keep our energy infrastructure moving forward, take the next step in your BPA career journey and submit your application today!

Requirements

• In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire.
• Answer to these questions is not scored or rated.
• Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration.
• When you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically.
• You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully.
• Key Requirements: You must be a United States Citizen.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
• You will be required to report in person to the official duty location.
• Conditions of Employment: Selectee will be required to complete the Office of Government Ethics Standard of Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OFGE450e) within 30 days of employment and annually.
• First time supervisors will be required to serve a 1 year probationary period.

Education

There are no specific education requirements or substitution of education for experience for this position.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the eligibility and qualification requirements above. Once the announcement closes, we will conduct a review of your application package to verify your eligibility and qualifications. If you are found qualified, your application will move forward to additional phases of the review process.

Minimum Qualifications: Once the application process is complete, the Human Resources Offices or Subject Matter Expert (SME) will review your two-page resume and supporting documentation to determine whether you meet the minimum job qualifications. Selection will be based on skills and competencies, not educational credentials or self-reported experience.

Merit Promotion & VEOA Procedures: If you are minimally qualified for this job, your will be assessed and evaluated to determine if you are a best qualified candidate. Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements and current employees must have at least a fully successful or equivalent performance rating to receive consideration.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience Career Transition Assistance Programs (CTAP): To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet the eligibility criteria; and 2) be rated "well-qualified", which is defined as having a score of 85 or better.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date (11/01/2026) of this announcement.

To preview the Assessment Questionnaire, click *** USAHire: To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.

The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. The USA Hire Assessment includes a cut score. USA Hire cut scores are based on the minimum level of proficiency required to perform the job for a specific series and grade.

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. The cut score is set at a government-wide level and not at the agency or individual vacancy level for USA Hire standard assessments.

In accordance with 5 CFR 300.201(a), the U.S. Office of Personnel Management does not release testing and examination materials, scoring criteria including the specific cut score requirements, or other information used solely to determine individual qualifications, so as not to compromise the objectivity of the testing process.

Documents you must provide

• duties performed; full name and address of each employer; start and end dates (month/day/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed education and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion date).
• Information on how to create a federal resume *** Cover Letter, optional, expressing additional information not covered in your resume.
• Transcripts, if specific educational requirements are indicated in this job announcement.
• Unofficial transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned (semester or quarter hour) and final grade is acceptable.
• It is your responsibility to provide adequate proof that you meet the educational requirements.
• Submit one or more of the following to support your eligibility(s) to apply to this job announcement: SF-50, "Notification of Personnel Action" (current/former federal employees): Most recent Promotion, Within Rate Increase (WRI/WGI), or Appointment/Conversion SF-50 or Notification of Personnel Action showing you are/were in the competitive service and the highest grade or promotion potential held.
• Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program documentation, if applicable (e.g., Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 that documents the RIF separation action; and most recent performance appraisal.) For more information see the OPM Guide to Career Transition.
• Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package.
• It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.
• If selected for the position you MUST submit: A copy of your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation and incentive awards, you received in the last 5 years.
• The assigned HR Specialist will verify review this documentation to ensure selectee has at least a satisfactory performance rating before setting the entrance on duty date.
• If you do not have your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation, you will be asked to submit a statement as to why it is not available.

What to expect next

Based on your application and your responses to the application questionnaire, you may be presented with instructions on how to access the USA Hire system to complete the online assessments. The online assessments must be completed within 48 hours following the close of this announcement.

You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation for the assessment should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Your assessment results will be kept on record for one year and used toward future positions for which you might apply that require the same assessments.

To be considered for the position, you must meet all qualifications, including meeting or exceeding the cut score on the required assessments. Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. The status of your application will be updated in USAJOBS as it is evaluated.

You can check the status by logging into USAJOBS. You may also sign up to receive automatic emails anytime the status of your application changes by logging into your USAJobs Account and editing the Notification Settings. You will be contacted directly if an interview is required.

Additional information

This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across DOE EEO Policy: USAJOBS Help Center | Equal employment opportunity policy Reasonable Accommodation Policy: Employees or applicants may request Reasonable Accommodation (RA) for assistance, when applying or competing for a job or performing a job due to their medical condition or to exercise their religious beliefs.

If you need reasonable accommodation in the application or selection process, please contact the Staffing Specialist listed on this vacancy announcement.

USAJOBS Help Center | Reasonable accommodation policy Reasonable Accommodation for USAHire: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a reasonable accommodation in your online application.

Requests for Reasonable Accommodations for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for Reasonable Accommodation must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for Reasonable Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis.

If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.

You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement.

To determine if you need a Reasonable Accommodation, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here. Veterans Information: USAJOBS Help Center - Veterans Veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Telework: *** Selective Service Registration: *** - Who must register: *** BPA strives to ensure a safe and positive work environment.

We also understand the importance of work/life balance and offer a variety of programs and policies designed to create more flexible, responsive work environments supportive of commitments to community, home and family members.

BPA also supports employees' overall wellness through its Be Well program, which helps employees adopt healthier lifestyles and feel better about their work/life balance. The program supports five key areas of life: career, community, financial, physical and social.?