{"id":4010896,"url":"https://alion.io/job/usda-information-technology-project-manager","title":"Information Technology Project Manager","company":{"id":36337,"name":"Usda","domain":"usda.gov","url":"https://alion.io/company/usda","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":null,"truth_index":null},"role":"Product","role_family":"Product","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Edinburg, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":106437,"max":null,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":106437},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":true,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-10T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":null,"last_verified_at":"2026-11-10T00:00:00Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Duties\n\n The duties may include, but are not limited to:\n\n Responsible for leading and managing large and complex IT projects that span multiple governmental organizations and IT disciplines.\n\n Determines appropriate products or services with clients or customers to define project scope, requirements, and deliverables; develops, modifies, or provides input to project plans.\n\n Gives presentations or briefings on all aspects of project.\n\n Identifies customers' information systems requirements; analyzes information systems requirements or environment; designs or conducts analytical studies.\n\n Ensures appropriate product-related training and documentation are developed and made available to customers.\n\n Requirements\nConditions of employment\n\n You must be a US Citizen or US National.\n\n Individuals who were born male after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.\n\n Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.\n\n Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served. Refer to the Next Steps section for more information.\n\n Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.\n\n Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify at https://www.e-verify.gov/\n\n All USDA employees are required to be enrolled in Continuous Vetting, which authorizes government agencies to receive notifications of criminal activity on individuals who hold low risk, public trust, or national security positions.\n\n May be required to successfully complete a probationary and a trial period. Refer to the Next Steps section for more information.\n\n Qualifications\n\n First priority will be given to applicants who apply in-person or on-line by an initial applicant cut-off of 12:00 PM Central Time on November 17. If the position is filled after the first cut-off, this announcement may close prior to the posted closing date.\n\nApplicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement, including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.\n\nFOR THE GS-13 LEVEL: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-12 level) that may have been obtained in the private or public (local, county, state, Federal) sectors which demonstrates:\n\n Leading and managing complex IT development projects, established priorities in integrated team efforts, attention to detail, and stakeholder management.\n\n Preparing IT development project documentation, briefings and provide presentations to senior management, project stakeholders, to enable them to make informed project decisions.\n\n Developing IT development project cost estimates, initiate funding/budget request, identify problems with a mitigation strategy, and effectively manage project risk.\n\n Experience facilitating IT development project work groups of subject matter experts through the initiation, planning, execution, and implementation phases of IT System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).\n\n Provide technical advice and guidance to senior executives, management, program stakeholders, and external subject matter experts in the areas of development and IT project management principles.\n\nExperience 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.\n\n Education\n\n This position does not have an education qualification requirement.\n\n Additional information\n\n Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP), Reemployment Priority List (RPL), or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Visit the OPM website for information on how to apply as a CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP eligible. To exercise selection priority for this vacancy, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP candidates must be well qualified, which means having knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or competencies that exceed the minimum qualification requirements for this position. CTAP/ICTAP applicants may be required to take a manual assessment and must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100.\n\n First time hires to the federal government normally start at the lowest rate of the salary range for the grade selected.\n\n Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will not be paid. Any travel, transportation, and relocation expense associated with reporting for duty will be the responsibility of the selected employee.\n\n Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.\n\n A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .\n\n Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.\nHow you will be evaluated\nYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.\n\nAll applicants who meet the minimum qualifications, to include any specialized experience and/or selective placement factor(s), if applicable, will be referred. Before a certificate is issued, your application is reviewed to ensure that you meet all the qualification requirements. An unranked list will be used; veteran's preference will apply.\n\nThis announcement is in support of an on-site hiring event. Priority will be given to applicants who apply in-person or on-line by an initial applicant cut-off of 12:00 PM Central Time on November 17. If the position is filled after the first cut-off, this announcement may close prior to the posted closing date. CTAP/ICTAP applicants may be required to take a manual assessment and must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100 to be eligible for selection priority.\n\nNote: If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may be found ineligible. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Providing inaccurate information on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action up to including removal from the Federal service.\n\n A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .\n\n Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.\n\n If applying or potentially interviewing in person, please prepare to have identification documents available for a streamlined process if offered a position on-site. For a list of acceptable documentation, please see: https://www.gsa.gov/federal-credentialing-services/get-appointment-help/bring-required-documents\n\nThe following documents are required for your applicant package to be complete. Our office cannot be responsible for incompatible software, your system failure or downtime, etc. Encrypted documents will not be accepted. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of consideration.\n\n Resume that includes: 1) personal information such as name, address, contact information; 2) education; 3) detailed work experience related to this position as described in the major duties including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment; title, series, grade (if applicable); 4) other qualifications; and 5) supervisors name and phone number for each work period listed and whether or not they may be contacted for reference checks. Resume cannot exceed two pages. Only one resume will be reviewed.\n\n If education is required or you are using education to qualify, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts. An unofficial copy is sufficient with the application if it includes your name and the necessary course information; however, if you are selected, you will be required to submit official transcripts prior to entering on duty. Education must have been successfully obtained from an accredited school, college or university. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program. For further information, visit the following: Foreign Education Evaluation. All transcripts must be in English or include an English translation.\n\n If claiming veterans' preference, you must submit a DD214, Certificate of Release from Active Duty, which shows dates of service and discharge under honorable conditions. If currently on active duty you must submit a certification of expected discharge or release from active duty service under honorable conditions within 120 days after the date the certification is submitted. The certification must be on the letterhead of the appropriate military branch and include the dates of military service.\n\n If claiming 10-point veterans' preference you must provide the DD214 or certification requirements (see above bullet), plus the proof of entitlement of this preference as listed on the SF-15 Application for 10-point Veterans' Preference. The SF-15 should be included but is not required. Failure to submit these documents could result in the determination that there is insufficient documentation to support your claim for 10-point preference. For more information on veterans' preference visit FEDSHIREVETS\n\n Surplus or displaced employees eligible for CTAP, RPL, or ICTAP priority must provide: proof of eligibility (RIF separation notice, notice of proposed removal for declining a transfer of function or directed reassignment to another commuting area, notice of disability annuity termination), SF-50 documenting separation (as applicable), last performance appraisal that is at least fully successful or its equivalent, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location with your application per 5 CFR 330.\n\n Worker's Compensation Separation: Agency certification of inability to place employee AND Notification of Separation OR Separation SF-50.\n\n Disability Annuity Termination: Notification from OPM of disability annuity termination AND Separation SF-50 of the last position held. Military Reserve or National Guard Technician Special Disability Retirement Annuity under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456: Certification of special disability retirement annuity from a military department or National Guard Bureau AND Separation SF-50 of the last position held.\n\n APHIS will be accepting on-site applications and conducting in person interviews for this position. The hiring event will be held on November 17, 18 and 19 at the Embassy Suites located at 800 Convention Center Road, McAllen, TX 78501. 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