
Program Manager
Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army
Pentagon, Arlington, VAFull-time$169–197K/yrPosted today
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Job overview
This Program Manager position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System and is located in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2 Management Support Office at the Pentagon. The role oversees G-2 human capital resources, civilian and military manpower programs, business activities, critical support services, and logistics and transportation planning and operations. Applicants must meet an eligible employment authority and demonstrate specialized experience.
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Summary
About the Position: This position is in the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS). Employees occupying DCIPS positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the OFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, OFC OF DCS, G-2 MANAGEMENT SUPPORT OFFICE PENTAGON, VA.
Duties
- Determines organization goals, develops plans, formulates, defends, and justifies personnel and financial resources, and approves distribution of resources to support the enterprise.
- Finds and implements ways to reduce or eliminate significant bottlenecks and barriers to production, promotes team building, and improves business practices.
- Provides Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS) level management and oversight responsibilities for the effective management of the G-2 human capital resources.
- Manages the G-2 civilian and military manpower programs and personnel management, inclusive of recruitment, onboarding, employee performance management, recognition, and separation processes.
- Responsible for the management and execution of business activities and critical support services for the Office of Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2.
- Manages all initiatives and programs addressing logistics and transportation related planning and operations support.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 10-Point Other Veterans’ Rating 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans 5-Point Veterans' Preference Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Current DoD Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Disabled Veteran w/ a Service-Connected Disability, More than 10%, Less than 30% Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Prior Federal Service Employee Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible United States Citizen Applying to a DCIPS Position Army DCIPS positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as 1) Experience applying federal human resources regulations and specialized or intelligence-related personnel system policies (such as DCIPS or equivalent agency frameworks) to serve as a primary program advisor. AND 2) Experience interpreting organizational missions, goals, and functions within a federal department or the Intelligence Community to conduct complex studies and data analyses. AND 3) Experience presenting complex analytical findings and representing an organization's viewpoint in formal meetings with high-level agency, defense, or force management officials. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GG/GS-14). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Human Capital Management Program Management Strategic Thinking
How You Will Be Evaluated
As part of the assessment process, your resume will be evaluated using a competency-based method. This structured evaluation measures your qualifications, experience, and skills against the core competencies required for the position. Final scores will determine whether you are referred to the Hiring Manager for further consideration. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Other Information
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a General Administration and Management Career Program 51 position aligned under the Human Capital & Resource Management (HC/RM) Career Management Directorate. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Recruitment, Retention, and/or Relocation incentives may be authorized if it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government.
How this job compares
Set against the 10,749 open Program Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$169–197K/yr
- Virginia median$139–200K/yr450 salary ranges
- US median$127–201K/yr7,766 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $183K, is 7% above the Virginia median midpoint ($172K) — in the middle half of Program Management salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 691 open Program Management jobs in Virginia and 10,749 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Program Management postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 9,226 postings).
- Education
- 4,238 of the 10,749 open Program Management jobs (39%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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