Program Analyst

This position is located in the Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) within the FMCSA, Midwestern Service Center Region. The purpose of this position is to perform analyses and evaluations of FMCSA programs and initiatives covering a range of FMCSA programs and initiatives including motor carrier safety performance management data, investigations, reviews, enforcement actions, crash safety reduction strategies.

As a Program Analyst, you will:

• Coordinate and provide analytical support on problem definitions, planning methodologies, policies, and procedures for the improvement of business processes and marketing of the Division Compliance, Safety, and Accountability (CSA) program.
• Provide quantitative and qualitative analyses to Division and Regional leadership, program specialists, and managers on safety programs and crash reduction strategies, including carrier prioritization and assignments, investigation findings and planned actions, and post-investigation safety management corrective actions.
• Assist in evaluating the content of new or modified legislation and regulations for projected impact upon the Division safety programs. Review and evaluate assigned program activities to assure integrated effort and program balance.
• Research and analyze risk management of carriers designated as high risk, to assess potential assignment. Provides analyses and subsequent recommendations on the prioritization of carriers for assignment and performs ongoing analyses and recommendations for re-prioritization after assignment.
• Conduct in depth quality, efficiency and productivity analysis of investigations, creating ad hoc/special reports of findings for Division Management in order to gauge program’s deficiencies and effectiveness.
• Provide recommendations for enforcement or other programmatic actions. Reviews proposed safety management plans. Analyzes recommendations for rating upgrades and provides support in consent agreement monitoring activities.
• Compile data required for statistical/research/strategic reports on a monthly, quarterly, annual and/or on-request basis for evaluating the varied levels of program operations within the Division.
• Compile, maintain, and analyze data for tactical plans within the Division to support the execution of national and/or strategic strike force goals.
• Review and analyze the SMS prioritization lists to prioritize assignments; helps ensure that the Division Budget Performance Goals (for various required program elements) are completed in the areas of high risk mandatory, passenger, hazardous materials, and household goods investigations

The ideal candidate will be an entry to mid-career level professional with extensive experience using software and formulas to mine data, performing qualitative and quantitative data analysis and evaluation and subsequently reporting on his/her analyses.

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen and eligible for consideration.
• Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.
• Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
• BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: You may be required to complete a background/security investigation and meet preliminary requirements prior to onboarding.
• GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: Travel will vary by position. If the position requires travel, a government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.
• FOR DIRECT HIRE CANDIDATES: You must complete a one-year probationary period (unless already completed).
• FOR GOVERNMENT CANDIDATES:  Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions contained in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must  (1) provide a copy of transcripts for verification, AND (2) meet either the education or experience qualifications for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.

To qualify for the GS-07 on experience, you must have at least one year of equal or equivalent experience equal to the GS-06, which includes:

• Experience using software to assist in obtaining data and determining the relevance of the analytical information.
• Experience assisting in performing qualitative and quantitative data analysis to evaluate alternatives and report on conclusions.

To qualify for the GS-07 on Education alone, you must have at least 1 year of graduate-level education OR superior academic achievement.
•    **Superior Academic Achievement is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society membership.
•    1. Class standing -- Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses.
•    2. Grade-point average (G.P.A.) -- Applicants must have a grade-point average of: 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on their official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.

You can also qualify based on a combination of graduate level education and experience. This must be fully supported by your resume and transcripts, provided with your application.

To qualify for the GS-09 on Experience, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-07 it must include:

• Experience using software to assist in obtaining data and determining the relevance of the analytical information.
• Experience assisting in performing qualitative and quantitative data analysis to evaluate alternatives and report on conclusions.

To qualify for the GS-09 on Education alone, you must have 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or have been awarded a master's or equivalent graduate degree. You can also qualify based on a combination of graduate education and experience. This must be fully supported by your resume and transcripts, provided with your application.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

Data Management: Knowledge of the principles, procedures, and tools of data management, such as modeling techniques, data backup, data recovery, data dictionaries, data warehousing, data mining, data archiving, data disposal, and data standardization processes.

Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change. Gates work. Accepts responsibility for mistakes. Complies with established control systems and rules.

Teamwork: Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.

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.

Written Communication: Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.

For all types of consideration, 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

For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4

Students enrolled in a qualifying degree program can apply if the anticipated graduation date is within six months of closing date of the announcement. Graduation transcript must be received before start date.

Other applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Additional information

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

TELEWORK ELIGIBILITY:  Telework availability will be based upon the mission requirements and supervisory determination.  If approved for occasional telework, you will be required to report to the office on a regular basis. The number of telework days approved is determined by the agency policy, emergency situations, the approval of your immediate supervisor, and if applicable, approval of additional officials.

This announcement may be used to fill additional Merit Promotion positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.