IT Project Manager, GS-2210-14, FPL 14 (DH) (Open-Continuous)

Summary

This position is in the U.S. Department of Education (ED), Federal Student Aid (FSA). FSA is modernizing the systems that serve over 17 million students and power more than $120 billion in financial aid each year. We are building a team of IT professionals to strengthen the technical foundation of one of the federal government’s highest-impact digital ecosystems.

Duties

• This is an open continuous announcement to fill current and future vacancies, until 07/30/2026.
• This is an open continuous announcement with cutoff dates.
• Applications will be referred based on receipt of application and established cutoff dates as follows: 1st cutoff date: 07/17/2026 Last cutoff date: 07/30/2026 We encourage you to read this entire vacancy announcement prior to submitting your application.
• This position is eligible for Remote/Virtual work.
• However, this position may fall under the
• Memorandum titled "Return to
• Work" which will require you to go into the office if you are located within 50 miles of a
• Education facility in these locations: Washington, DC, Dallas, TX, San
• Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, Kansas
• City, MO, Chicago, Il, Atlanta, GA, Philadelphia, PA, New
• City, NY, and location is negotiable.
• Actual salary will be based on location of selectee.
• Locality pay tables available at www.opm.gov.
• As a IT Project
• Manager, GS-2210-14, you will be responsible for: • Managing and ensuring the performance of role-specific tasks: project, time, resource, and budget management, scope management, schedule management, risk management and coordination on contracts and contracts management and oversight. •
• Managing the identification and coordination of technical activities of project team(s), prioritizes and facilitates technical tasks and sequence tracks of work, of IT projects/initiatives in an iterative, incremental, parallel, and time-boxed manner aligned to deliver business value. •
• Managing and ensures the performance of role-specific tasks: project, time, resource, and budget management, scope management, schedule management, risk management and coordination on contracts and contracts management and oversight (in role as
• Representative [COTR]/ Contracting
• Representative [COR]). • Identifying and consulting on technical resource requirements for projects (e.g., analysts, developers, quality assurance), and onboard qualified resources to support project needs. • Managing effectively and efficiently various
• Technology (IT) projects.

Requirements

• Condition of Employment: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a probationary period or trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: • your performance and conduct; • the needs and interests of the agency; • whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the
• Government; and • whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the
• Upon completion of your probationary period OR trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this vacancy announcement.
• 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.
• We will consider all qualifying experience, including any volunteer experience.

Education

Education cannot be substituted for experience for this position and grade level.

Benefits

As an ED employee, you will also benefit from our family-friendly work environment. As part of our commitment to maintain a work life balance, we offer excused leave for Parent/Teacher Conferences (3 hours); excused leave for annual health screenings (4 hours); and matching leave for community volunteer service. Other flexibilities that may be available to you include alternative work schedules. You may be eligible to receive a recruitment incentive for this position. To receive this incentive payment, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S. Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon. You may be eligible to receive a relocation incentive for this position. To receive this incentive payment, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S. Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon. You may be eligible to participate in the Student Loan Repayment Program as a recruitment incentive for this position. To receive student loan repayments, you will be required to sign a service agreement obligating you to remain with the U.S. Department of Education for a specified period as agreed upon.

Required Documents

• You must submit (REQUIRED FOR ALL APPLICANTS): A resume demonstrating your education, experience, training, and accomplishments as it relates to the qualifications for this position and substantiating your responses to the occupational questionnaire.
• Please limit your resume to 2 pages with the font size no smaller than 10 points.
• If your resume is more than 2 pages, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed and considered for the qualifications determination.
• If you are claiming
• Preference, you must submit: A copy of your DD-214 that shows active service and character of discharge, OR A certification of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions within 120 days from the date of application (Current
• Members only); AND/OR The
• Application for 10-Point
• Preference (SF-15) AND all documents indicated on the form as proof of type of preference; AND/OR Proof of
• Preference (e.g., certificate of death or 100% disability as a result of serving in the armed forces).
• Are you claiming special priority selection rights under the Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP/CTAP)?
• If you are a current or former Federal employee who was displaced (for example, due to a Reduction-in-Force) and want priority consideration, you must submit the documents listed below.
• Required documents for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan consideration (All are required): 1.
• Proof that you were displaced, such as Reduction-in-Force (RIF) notice or notice of proposed removal.
• SF-50s (Notification of
• Action) showing: RIF as the
• Action (Box 5B)
• Career or career-conditional status (Box 24 must be 1 or 2)
• Competitive status (Box 34 must be 1)
• Promotion potential or full performance level of the position from which you were or are being displaced.
• This is likely your appointment SF-50 for that position.
• Duty location 3.
• Your most recent performance appraisal showing a rating of Fully Successful or higher.
• Your Federal position at the time you were displaced must be within the local commuting area for a location listed in this announcement.
• The definition of local commuting area varies based on duty location and hiring agency policy.
• To receive priority consideration, you must also be found well-qualified, which means you score 75 or higher based on this announcement's assessment rating criteria.