Supervisory Program Manager

As a Supervisory Program Manager, GS-0340-15, your typical work assignments may include the following: Directs and oversees a major programmatic area involving planning, and program management activities related to UAS and C-UAS programs, policies, plans, strategies, frameworks, and initiatives.

Plans, organizes, directs, coordinates, controls, and evaluates the activities of subordinate organizations, teams, employees, and contractors supporting Department-wide and interagency UAS/C-UAS mission requirements.

Provides substantive operational support, strategic planning, executive-level advice, and program direction to address emerging UAS-related homeland security threats.

Ensures program activities are aligned with Departmental guidance, statutory authorities, operational requirements, Program Executive Office priorities, and senior DHS leadership direction.

Oversees the development, coordination, and implementation of UAS and C-UAS policies, plans, strategies, and frameworks, involving complex, sensitive, or unprecedented issues.

Advises the Executive Director of the Program Executive Office and other senior officials on UAS/C-UAS program issues, including statutory and policy authorities, limitations, stakeholder equities, resource needs, enforcement considerations, operational risks, technology capabilities, and privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties implications.

Prepares or oversees the development of briefings, decision papers, policy recommendations, strategic plans, performance measures, and other executive-level products. Resolves issues where policy, precedent, or statutory authority may be limited, evolving, or subject to differing interpretation among stakeholders.

Develops and maintains partnerships with UAS and C-UAS stakeholders across DHS Components, interagency organizations, and other mission partners.

Leads activities to identify shared requirements, reconcile stakeholder equities, resolve policy or operational issues, advance program objectives, and support integrated approaches to UAS detection, mitigation, and homeland security protection.

Represents UAS/C-UAS program segments and organizational interests in meetings, briefings, conferences, working groups, executive-level engagements, and other coordination forums.

Coordinates among stakeholders with differing missions, authorities, priorities, risk tolerances, and operational interests to gain cooperation, support implementation, and advance Department-wide or interagency strategies.

Exercises delegated supervisory and managerial authorities over subordinate supervisors, teams, employees, and contractors performing complex program management, engagement, coordination, technical analysis, policy support, operational support, and administrative work.

Establishes goals, priorities, work plans, schedules, performance standards, and rating approaches; evaluates subordinate supervisors or leaders; serves as reviewing official for nonsupervisory employees rated by subordinate supervisors; and makes or recommends selections, awards, training decisions, personnel actions, and disciplinary actions.

Oversees resources associated with program execution, including budget, staffing, contracts, training, travel, and other support requirements. Ensures assigned programs and processes are covered by internal controls and that precautions are taken to prevent fraud, waste, and misuse of resources.

Manages organizational changes affecting structure, content, resources, priorities, and program segments, and furthers equal opportunity in all personnel management actions. All DHS-HQ announcements have a 5 business day open period due to the number of applications received.

This announcement will be open for 5 business days OR until the first 100 applications have been received, whichever happens first. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.

Specialized Experience To qualify at the GS-15 level, you must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in federal service (GS-14) or public or private sector equivalent.

For this position, specialized experience is defined as: Directing or managing major programs, program segments, or organizational operations involving UAS and C-UAS programs, policies, plans, strategies, or initiatives.

Specialized experience must demonstrate experience: Leading coordination activities with senior officials, interagency partners, or mission stakeholders. Developing or implementing program goals, policies, performance measures, strategic plans, or executive-level recommendations.

Advising leadership on complex program, operational, resource, stakeholder, or policy issues.

Overseeing resources such as budget, staffing, contracts, training, or travel; and resolving complex or unprecedented program issues where policy, precedent, statutory authority, or stakeholder interests may be limited, evolving, or subject to differing interpretation.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level. All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Time-in-grade: Current General Schedule (GS) federal employees, and those that have served in GS positions within the last 52 weeks, must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade, or a combination of the next lower grade level and an equivalent band in the federal service by the closing of this announcement.

Note: Current or former Federal employees MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment ("position occupied" block 34 on the SF-50 should show a "1"), tenure group (block 24 should show a 1 or 2), grade, and salary.

If you are applying for a higher grade, please provide the SF-50 Form which shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade (examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, With-in Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s dated a year apart within the same grade/job).

If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION AS A STATUS CANDIDATE.

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, 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.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.

If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Pursuant to Executive Order 12564 and DHS policy, DHS is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and, therefore, conducts random and other drug testing of its employees in order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.

Headquarters personnel in safety- or security-sensitive positions are subject to random drug testing and all applicants tentatively selected for employment at DHS Headquarters are subject to drug testing resulting in a negative test result.