
Program Manager
District of Columbia, DCFull-time$144–187K/yrPosted 2 days ago
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Job overview
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks a senior Program Manager and National Account Manager for its Military Programs Directorate in Washington, DC. The role oversees complex military design and construction programs, manages projects and funds, reviews execution plans and performance data, and advises divisions and districts. Applicants must demonstrate one year of specialized experience; education cannot substitute for that experience.
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Summary
About the Position: This is a permanent position within Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers (HQ USACE), Directorate of Military Programs, Installation Support Community of Practice located in Washington, DC.
Duties
- Serve as senior Program Manager and National Account Manager with responsibility for exercising management and operational control over the assigned programs/projects and initiatives.
- Manage and monitor all aspects of complex Military Design and Construction programs.
- Review reports, analyze design and construction program data, conduct line-item reviews to make recommendations, identify the source of and a resolution to problems relating to engineering, design and construction.
- Provide technical advice to divisions and districts on reporting program execution metrics, and management of projects and programs.
- Manage projects and funds, spend plans and issues design and construction directives, submits and allocates military construction funds.
- Provide authoritative interpretation of organizational policy for military construction programs, reviews program execution plans, military construction reprogramming actions, and design and construction projects for cost and schedule reasonableness.
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. This is a Limited Area of Consideration for applicants that are Current Civilian Employees of the Command, USACE and the other employment authority categories listed above. Current Civilian Employees of the Command Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Serving as a senior program manager with operational control over diverse, multi-regional built infrastructure programs, including developing standard procedures and allocating design and construction funds; 2) Conducting program reviews to identify and resolve systemic design delays, cost overruns, and technical execution issues; 3) Evaluating program execution plans, interpreting congressional appropriations and statutory language; and 4) Establishing enterprise-wide program management policies, quality standards, and continuous improvement practices across a professional community of practice. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. How You Will Be Evaluated
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. You may claim Military Spouse preference. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) applicants will receive preference consideration and will be placed (if selected) at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined best qualified, up to and including the full performance level. You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference. DoD Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicants will receive preference consideration at the full-performance grade level only. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. 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. This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest. 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 an Engineers and Scientists - Resources and Construction Career Program position aligned under the Construction, Analysis, Science, Infrastructure & Engineers (CASIE) 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. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. Relocation incentive may be authorized
How this job compares
Set against the 11,445 open Program Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$144–187K/yr
- Washington, D.C. median$134–202K/yr174 salary ranges
- US median$120–205K/yr9,031 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $166K, is close to the Washington, D.C. median midpoint ($169K) — in the middle half of Program Manager salary ranges in Washington, D.C..
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 210 open Program Manager jobs in Washington, D.C. and 11,445 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Program Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 9,642 postings).
- Education
- 4,830 of the 11,445 open Program Manager jobs (42%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 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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