IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager

Department: Department of Energy

Location(s): Vancouver, Washington

Salary Range: $114684 - $149091 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is within the Operational Technology Cyber Security Initiatives (JSI) organization of Operational Technology Cybersecurity (JS), Chief Information Office (J), at the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). We are seeking an IT Project Manager to serve as a technical expert and strategic leader. You will manage critical technology projects, provide expert guidance, and help shape the policies influencing the agency's IT programs, ensuring our infrastructure meets future needs.

Major Duties:

• Power the Future: Lead Critical Technology Projects at the Heart of Pacific Northwest Energy Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is at the core of the Pacific Northwest's power grid. We're looking for a visionary leader, not just a project manager. This is a unique opportunity to serve as a recognized expert, shaping the technological backbone of our mission-critical operations. You will be the strategic partner and "Go-To" person, driving projects that ensure the reliability and modernization of our region's energy infrastructure for years to come. As an IT Project Manager, you will: Provide Strategic Leadership: Serve as a recognized strategic partner and the "Go-To" expert for business clients and technology teams, guiding critical Operational Technology (OT) projects that directly support Transmission Technology Services. Shape Agency-Wide Policy: Make recommendations that significantly influence and define the future of the agency's IT/OT policies and programs, applying new developments to solve crucial challenges. Drive High-Impact Projects: Take full ownership of organizing and executing vital technology projects, ensuring they are managed efficiently from start to finish in alignment with strategic goals. Champion Innovation & Change: Spearhead transformative initiatives in organizational change, process improvement, and technology enhancement, fostering a shared vision that inspires and focuses the efforts of your colleagues. Build High-Trust Relationships: Cultivate powerful relationships with internal teams and external partners, creating new opportunities for groundbreaking collaboration and solutions that were previously considered unachievable. Deliver Expert Guidance: Act as a recognized technical expert, providing authoritative advice and mentorship to technology staff and senior executives on all aspects of the projects you manage. Architect Forward-Looking Solutions: Design, develop, and manage systems that meet both current and future business needs, ensuring our technology architecture is optimized, extended, and enhanced. Represent BPA: Act as a key representative for BPA in high-level conferences and meetings with other agencies, industry partners, and public groups to ensure project success and concerted action by all stakeholders.

Qualifications: BASIC REQUIREMENT: You must have IT-related experience, demonstrating each of the four (4) competencies listed below. The experience must be IT-related and may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. To meet this requirement, you must demonstrate "Advanced" level proficiency in each of the four competencies listed above as follows: Advanced - You can perform the actions associated with each of these competencies without assistance. You are recognized within your immediate organization as "a person to ask" when difficult questions arise regarding each of these competencies. Focus is on broad organizational/professional issues; You have consistently provided practical/relevant ideas and perspectives on process or practice improvements which may easily be implemented; You are capable of coaching others in the application of each of these competencies by translating complex nuances relating to each competency into easy to understand terms; You participate in senior level discussions regarding these competencies; You assist in the development of reference and resource materials in these competencies. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: experience 1) applying project management principles to manage information technology (IT) projects through all phases of the project lifecycle, from initiation to closeout; and 2) analyzing organizational needs to define project scope, gather technical requirements, and coordinate project resources and activities to ensure successful project execution. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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. Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing date to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: You must have a login.gov account to sign into USAJOBS: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/account. To begin the application process in USAJOBS, click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all required and supporting documentation. You must click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 pm (ET) on the announcement closing date. After submitting an online application, you will be notified whether or not you are required to take additional online assessments through the USA Hire Competency Based Assessment system. This message will be delivered to you via email notification. The email may be routed to your "Spam" or "Junk" folder. If you are asked to take the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be presented with a unique URL to access the USA Hire system. Access to USA Hire is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Be sure to review all instructions prior to beginning your USA Hire Assessments. Click here for Computer System Requirements Note, set aside at least 3 hours to take these assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue at a later time, you can reuse the URL sent to you via email and also found in your USAJOBS account under the "Track my application" link for the corresponding application. You may update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period by returning to your USAJOBS account, select Update Application: https://login.usajobs.gov/Account/Login. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To verify the status of your application, during and after the announcement open period, log into your USAJOBS account; applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each application status means, visit: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status. If you need help with login.gov or USAJOBS (e.g., account access, Resume Builder) visit the USAJOBS Help Center: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to If you experience difficulty applying on USAJOBS, after clicking the Apply Online button, or you are experiencing a significant hardship hindering your ability to apply online, the Agency Contact listed in the announcement can assist you during normal business hours. If you receive any system error messages, take screenshots if possible, to aid technical support.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-10