Program Analyst

Summary

As a Program Analyst for the Water Resources and Planning Office you will serve as a Reclamation-wide program coordinator for WaterSMART programs including but not limited to: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants; Basin Studies; External Applied Science Grants; Cooperative Watershed Management Grants; Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration; Drought Response; Title XVI Water Reuse; Small-scale Water Efficiency Projects; Water Marketing Strategy Grants; or Enhanced Water Resources Projects.

Duties

• BOR-Wide - This is a Merit Promotion announcement for career and career conditional Bureau of Reclamation employees, Career Transition eligibles(CTAP), Current or former time-limited employees eligible under Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) and those who are eligible under the hiring paths listed above. Refer to Required Documents section for more information. Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Develop and implement procedures for the competitive allocation of Federal funding for projects, studies, and related activities under a large program. Represent the bureau in presentations, public meetings, and web-based seminars for external stakeholders-including western states, nongovernmental organizations, and the public-to explain program processes and opportunities for participation in WaterSMART and related activities. Conduct research and analysis on complex or emerging issues affecting the Program and provide expert recommendations to the Program Manager and Executive Management. Apply advanced analytical techniques to evaluate findings, interpret results, and reconcile conflicts between program policies and proposed activities to ensure alignment with program goals. Provide expert advice on draft legislation, proposals under other programs, methods for quantifying program benefits, and other program-related issues. Respond to Office of Inspector General (OIG) and Government Accountability Office (GAO) audits or information requests, including preparing written responses and delivering verbal briefings as needed. Prepare key documents such as impact/effects statements, draft congressional testimony, and briefing papers to communicate funding needs, program intent, and expected benefits to Reclamation leadership, the Department, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and Congress.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/18/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Experience: To qualify for the GS-12 level: One year of specialized experience in or directly related to this position that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. To be creditable, the required specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Examples of GS-11 level work may include: 1) Analyze and evaluate (on a quantitative or qualitative basis) the effectiveness of line program operations in meeting established goals and objectives; 2) Design, develop, implement, and maintain control systems for financial management tracking updates. Assignments were planned and carried out independently, resolving most of the conflicts that arose, coordinating the work with others as necessary, relating new work situations to precedent ones, extending or modifying existing techniques, and interpreting and applying program policy in terms of established objectives.. You must include hours per week worked. Time-In-Grade: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower-grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective placement factors if applicable, by 09/18/2026.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. You are required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority. A financial disclosure report will be required within 30 days of appointment. Continue to the Additional Information section for the Condition of Employment For Probationary Period.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

How to apply

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the 09/18/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement to receive consideration. Note: You will only be marked eligible for those eligibilities that you selected and provided the appropriate supporting documentation. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. To PREVIEW the application questionnaire, select the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13054915 Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Bureaus/Offices within the Department of the Interior (DOI) who have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in the same geographic location(s), including within the same metro/commuting area. Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status, visit https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status.