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Summary The position serves as the Director of the Operations and Engineering for the North Carolina Division of the Federal Highway Administration and is responsible for instituting and implementing a complex program to attain the Division goals and objectives, carrying out stewardship and oversight activities. The Director is responsible for developing Division policy, interpreting national policy and providing leadership, coordination, and authoritative advice to top State and local officials. Responsibilities As a Supervisory Program Manager, you will: Serve as the principal advisor to the DA and DDA providing direction on a Statewide basis, for the management, implementation, program direction, and coordination of all phases of new and existing Federal-aid highway programs in discretionary grants, environment, major projects, structure and bridge, pavement and materials, design, construction, local public agencies, and asset management. Provide leadership in development and implementation of Division strategic planning and program management activities including development of annual Unit Plan, stewardship and oversight plans, conducting risk assessments, development of strategic operations and business plans, implementation of a performance-based planning and programming process, and identification and tracking of performance measures and the associated reporting processes. Direct staff activities necessary to implement strategic goals and objectives for assigned program areas. Direct staff activities and resources necessary to review programs for effectiveness and compliance with Federal laws, regulations, policy, and best practices and ensures that staff activities achieve strategic goals and objectives. Represent the Division Office to resolve complex problems involving program management, implementation, and project development to assist in developing appropriate State policy to meet Federal requirements. THE IDEAL CANDIDATE: The ideal candidate for this position is an experienced career professional who is mission-focused, a champion of diversity, has experience leading and motivating employees, openly embraces creativity and innovation, and extensive knowledge and experience in Highway engineering and project delivery processes to innovatively deliver a large program of projects. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for consideration. You must meet specialized experience to qualify. Required documents must be submitted by the closing date. Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service. GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: This position involves travel. A government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only. PCS/RELOCATION/RECRUITMENT: Permanent Change of Station (PCS), Relocation, and Recruitment Incentive authorization varies by position/selection and a service agreement may be required. BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: You may be required to complete a background/security investigation and meet preliminary requirements prior to onboarding. SUPERVISORY PROBATIONARY PERIOD: You must complete a one-year supervisory probationary period (unless already completed). TIME-IN-GRADE: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. Qualifications To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration. To qualify for the Grade 14, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-13, it must include: Experience performing program management principles and practices relating to Federal-aid surface transportation programs; AND Experience in providing program oversight and conducting process reviews and strategic planning, specifically, experience working with the Strategic Plan, Strategic Implementation Plan, Unit Plan, and program and risk assessment process. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Leadership - Influence, motivate, and challenge others; adapt leadership styles to a variety of situations. Negotiation - Work with others towards an agreement that may involve exchanging specific resources or resolving differences. Oral Communication- Express 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); make clear and convincing oral presentations; listen to others, attend to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Written Communication - Write in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience. Manage and Organize Information - Identify a need; gather, organize, and maintain information; determine its importance and accuracy, and communicate it by a variety of methods. For all types of consideration, 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. For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4 All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Education Additional Information The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Transportation and its Operating Administrations from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Transportation by email at, FairChanceAct@dot.gov. To learn more, please visit our page at: The Fair Chance to Compete Act | US Department of Transportation This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.