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Summary This position is in the Office of Civil Rights (TCR), within the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). You will serve as Director for the Office of Recipient Civil Rights Management managing and executing national programs and high-priority projects. You will directly support TCR’s Executive Management team to address the full range of delegated supervisory, administrative, and operational responsibilities for personnel, program, project, budget, contracts, and administrative activities. Responsibilities As a Supervisory Program Manager, you will: Provide supervisory direction, guidance, oversight, and quality review for the planning, development, implementation, and conduct of programs, projects, initiatives, and responsibilities within the office. Provide advice, guidance, coaching, leadership for subordinate supervisors and staff in program and project management, analysis, communication, decision-making, time-management, and proactivity. Initiate, recommend, design, and implement significant program improvements and other enhancements to streamline operations, optimize effectiveness in meeting established goals and objectives, improve the impact of programs, and resolve longstanding systemic issues. Plan, organize, and carry through to completion analytical studies involving the substance of key agency programs, operational processes using a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods for the assessment and improvement of program effectiveness. Represent the FTA Office of Civil Rights at national conferences and official trainings, and meetings with federal recipients, other federal departments and agencies, state and local governments, and stakeholder organizations. This position is ideal for an experienced management professional who has supervised professional personnel, developed and managed various programs and projects with national or regional impact within the transportation industry, and has excellent leadership and management skills, communication skills, analytical skills, and technological skills. NOTE: If selected to interview for this position, candidates will participate in a structured interview process and will be given a topic to use to draft a writing sample. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. citizen & meet specialized experience to qualify Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date Required documents must be submitted by the closing date. Direct Hire Authority will be used to fill this position 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. PROBATIONARY PERIOD: Applicants may be required to successfully complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed). SUPERVISORY PROBATIONARY PERIOD: New supervisors must complete a 1-year probationary period (unless already completed). TELEWORK ELIGIBILITY: This position may be eligible for occasional and/or regularly scheduled telework. The number of telework days approved will be determined by your immediate supervisor or manager following the agency’s telework policy and guidance. If participating in the telework program, you will be required to sign a telework agreement detailing agency telework policy requirements, working conditions, and expectations for the position. 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 15, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equal or equivalent to the GS-14, it must include: Experience leading and managing a multidisciplinary team. Experience managing programs and leading others in developing and applying program management principles and practices. 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: Creative Thinking - Uses imagination to develop new insights into situations and applies innovative solutions to problems; designs new methods where established methods and procedures are inapplicable or are unavailable. Influencing/Negotiating - Persuades others to accept recommendations, cooperate, or change their behavior; works with others towards an agreement; negotiates to find mutually acceptable solutions. Leadership - Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. Strategic Thinking - Formulates effective strategies consistent with the business and competitive strategy of the organization in a global economy. Examines policy issues and strategic planning with a long-term perspective. Determines objectives and sets priorities; anticipates potential threats or opportunities. 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 The agency has the option of extending a term appointment up to the 4-year limit. This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. Qualified CTAP/ICTAP candidates receive priority and will be referred to the hiring manager.