Management and Program Analyst

Summary

This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration, in Business Administration (TIBA), Internal Operations (TIB), Transmission Infrastructure Asset Management (TI), Transmission Services (T), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). A successful candidate in the Management and Program Analyst position will serve as a program analyst, technical subject matter expert responsible for planning, organizing, conducting, researching, programmatic and operational financial analysis activities.

Duties

• As a Management and Program Analyst, you will: Design and lead the development of cost management strategies; establishment of prioritization criteria; and development of the methodology, assumptions, metrics and trends review of programmatic spending levels. Ensures consistency by providing predictive analyses and coordination between capital and expense planning/spending assumptions. Review management variance statements and validates that they meet BPA's financial standard for reporting. Perform budget and cost analysis as an objective third-party review of costs across the Transmission Asset Management platform and associated Transmission organizations. Provides consultation to assist and support cost management decisions such as Asset Plan forecasts, variance analysis and historical trend analysis for departments and programs. Aggregate and verify overall data collected, calculates identified performance measurements, prepares reports and presents results to management. Develop and run models to provides detailed programmatic, financial, statistical, and economic analyses and studies to assist managers and executives in meeting Transmission's strategic business objectives and identifying uncertainty and risk as part of BPA-wide strategic planning. Focus may include financial forecasting, cost-effectiveness, cost efficiencies, benchmarking, and cost benefit analysis. Performs gap analysis from the "as is" to the "to be" state. Serves as a programmatic consultant to the business units and considers their unique areas of importance in analysis and research. Recommends improvement opportunities for programmatic oversight in support of long-term strategic direction.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENT: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [enter grade] in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience 1) Lead and conduct complex programmatic, strategic, and financial analyses (such as cost-benefit analysis, variance analysis, financial forecasting, and historical trend analysis) for large scale, multi-year asset or infrastructure programs; 2) develop and maintain quantitative models, forecast systems, and performance metrics to evaluate program effectiveness, identify financial risk/uncertainty, and support capital and expense investment planning; 3) facilitate formulation and review of agency budget submissions and capital/expense plans; 4) conduct organizational and process evaluations, gap analyses (as-is vs. to-be states), and studies to recommend programmatic improvements, cost management strategies, and operational efficiencies to senior leadership. Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

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.

Education

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

How to apply

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing date to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: You must have a login.gov account to sign into USAJOBS: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/account. To begin the application process in USAJOBS, click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all required and supporting documentation. You must click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 pm (ET) on the announcement closing date. After submitting an online application, you will be notified whether or not you are required to take additional online assessments through the USA Hire Competency Based Assessment system. This message will be delivered to you via email notification. The email may be routed to your "Spam" or "Junk" folder. If you are asked to take the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be presented with a unique URL to access the USA Hire system. Access to USA Hire is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Be sure to review all instructions prior to beginning your USA Hire Assessments. Click here for Computer System Requirements Note, set aside at least 3 hours to take these assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue at a later time, you can reuse the URL sent to you via email and also found in your USAJOBS account under the "Track my application" link for the corresponding application. You may update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period by returning to your USAJOBS account, select Update Application: https://login.usajobs.gov/Account/Login. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To verify the status of your application, during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account; applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each application status means, visit: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status. If you need help with login.gov or USAJOBS (e.g., account access, Resume Builder) visit the USAJOBS Help Center: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to If you experience difficulty applying on USAJOBS, after clicking the Apply Online button, or you are experiencing a significant hardship hindering your ability to apply online, the Agency Contact listed in the announcement can assist you during normal business hours. If you receive any system error messages, take screenshots if possible, to aid technical support.