Program Manager (Construction Project Manager)

Summary Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Facilities and Asset Management, Mission Support Facilities Division located in Aliso Viejo, CA; Indianapolis, IN; Euless, TX; and Washington, DC. The open period for this job opportunity announcement may be extended to allow for a sufficient applicant pool. Duties Additional selections may be made beyond the total number of vacancies specified using this vacancy announcement. Further selections may also be made for additional organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above. This position is with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Facilities and Asset Management (OFAM),Mission Support Facilities (MSF) Division. MSF Division provides the facilities and associated infrastructure, facilities management, and sustainment to support CBP mission support office operations. As stewards of a large national portfolio of GSA-owned and CBP-owned infrastructure, MSF carefully balances resources to ensure the right facilities are planned and delivered at the right time to meet mission requirements. The Program Manager, serving as a Construction Project Manager, plans, coordinates, and oversees complex real estate development, construction, and facilities projects for CBP. The position manages project scope, budget, schedule, quality, contracts, and stakeholder coordination, while serving as a Contracting Officer's Representative and ensuring projects comply with applicable requirements. This work supports CBP's mission by delivering and maintaining mission-support facilities that enable personnel and business partners to operate safely, efficiently, and effectively. This position starts at a salary of $106,437.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $138,370.00 (GS-13, Step 10). GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area. If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table. Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position. Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts. Leads planning, direction, and timely execution of facilities, infrastructure, real estate development, and construction projects supporting customer needs and program requirements. Oversees short- and long-range planning activities, including multi-year improvement plans for assigned facilities programs. Manages project decisions involving cost, scope, quality, schedules, building systems, and compliance with applicable requirements in coordination with contracting, procurement, legal, architectural, real estate, estimating, and scheduling staff. Serves as a

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on multiple facilities or infrastructure projects by monitoring contractor performance, identifying problems, and developing solutions. Provides guidance to officials and business partners on program or procedural changes to address project funding, budget, design, construction, operational issues, or deviations from established plans. Qualifications Experience: You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Supporting construction or facilities-related programs by coordinating project activities, tracking milestones, resolving issues, and reporting project status. Supporting facility requirements through planning, funding, scope development, space design, space construction, furniture, equipment, or information technology coordination. Monitoring facility construction contracts as a contracting representative or project representative to verify work progress, deliverables, schedules, and contract compliance. Reviewing construction progress reports, project documents, special studies, or contractor deliverables and recommending actions to project managers or senior officials. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements. 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). 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. You must meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process by 10/06/2026. In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Background Investigation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity. During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances. For additional information on the preemployment process, review the following link: Applicant Resources | CBP Careers Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions: Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. government Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S. government Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period. 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