Cost Management Branch Chief

About this role

To evaluate your qualifications, your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the specialized experience described below. Your resume must not exceed two pages. To ensure your qualifications can be fully evaluated, we recommend including the following information: Name, address, telephone number, email address; Job Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade); Relevant work experience—should include employer name, job title, start and end dates (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and descriptions that explain how you meet the required qualifications in the job announcement.

Education, certifications or licensures—If the job announcement requires any education, certifications or licensures, make sure to include the required information and any required documents like transcripts. Your resume should contain enough information to make a valid determination that you fully meet experience requirements for each grade level you are applying to. If you do not provide enough information for us to determine your qualifications, you may be rated ineligible.

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume. The GS-14 salary range starts at USD 125,776 per year. To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or higher in the Federal service. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Specialized experience is defined as: Managing, coordinating, and overseeing cost management activities for large, complex construction, modernization, repair and alteration, lease construction, or capital development projects; and Providing technical oversight for cost estimating and cost management programs, including developing cost estimates, cost management standards, controls, procedures, tools, statements of work; and Supervising or leading professional or technical staff or project teams, such as assigning work, setting priorities, evaluating performance, providing technical guidance, resolving work-related issues, identifying training needs, and improving work quality or productivity; and Serving as a technical advisor and liaison to a variety of stakeholders, such as senior leadership, acquisition officials, engineering or architecture staff, customer agencies, or contractors by providing authoritative guidance on cost management, acquisition-related cost issues, and budget impacts to support successful project delivery.