IT Project Manager (APPSW)

Summary

The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in Facilities Management Systems, System Modernization, Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), Office of Under Secretary for Finance and Administration (OUSFA), Smithsonian Institution (SI).

Duties

The IT Project Manager (APPSW) is responsible for overseeing one or more SI units' technical systems portfolios and acts as the primary liaison between OCIO and other SI units. In this position, you will: Engage in full S/SDLC management (planning, analysis, design, development, deployment) of complex automated information systems supporting facilities and physical security. Direct technical activities of staff and contractors across modern environments (hybrid-cloud, SaaS, AI/ML, DevSecOps). Work closely with user organization leadership, technical advisory councils, and diverse functional stakeholders (space planners, leasing admins, facilities managers). Standardize business processes and integrate them into supported applications while ensuring data privacy and assurance policies. Develop and negotiate statements of work (SOW), task orders, and acquisition documentation. Evaluate contractor performance, establish management controls to ensure charges are fair, and verify delivery within scope, budget, and federal regulations. Provide expert technical support in implementing major aspects of the unit-implemented software, particularly IBM Maximo Application Suite (MAS) and IBM TRIRIGA. Collaborate with DevSecOps resources on data exchange architecture between legacy systems using modern development tools, databases, and reporting frameworks.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment Qualification requirements, including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates, must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date. See the 'Required Documents' section for additional information. For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on OPM Website.

Qualifications and evaluation

Your application will be evaluated first for the basic qualifications described above. The applications that meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further against the following criteria: 1. Mastery of project management methodologies and techniques for advanced computer applications. 2. Expert skills in IT systems design and architecture, sufficient to design, develop and manage secure systems that meet evolving business mission requirements and that enhance existing IT landscape and architecture. 3. Knowledge of systems security practices and policies (NIST Risk Management Framework Rev. 5). 4. Expert knowledge of AI technologies and architecture, common enterprise use cases of AI and proficiency in its use across common enterprise use cases. 5. Expert knowledge of multiple facility management business concepts, standards and operations to include property portfolio, space management and utilization, CAD drawings, leasing, geo-spatial, project management building asset and inventory management, facilities operations and maintenance. 6. Ability to communicate orally with many types of audiences and at various levels within the organization to support and forward business and IT objectives. 7. Ability to communicate in writing both to various audiences on IT issues and to prepare technical proposals and/or statement of work in accordance with contracting laws, policies, regulations and practices. 8. Knowledge of competing facilities management software to evaluate alternative solution feasibility. 9. Expert knowledge of IBM TRIRIGA (v10.7–11.6), IBM Maximo (v7.61–9.0), or IBM Maximo Application Suite (v9.1 or higher) 10. Expert knowledge of enterprise AI technologies, architecture, and common use cases. 11. Proficiency in web/data programming languages (SQL, XML, HTML, YAML, JSON, JavaScript/TypeScript) and reporting tools (Tableau, BIRT, Cognos). Important Note: Your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses to the occupational questionnaire or other assessment tool for consistency. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Your resume should provide detailed information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed. You may preview questions for this vacancy.

Benefits

The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, vacation and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options. Please see Benefits at https://www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description. Flexible Spending Accounts - https://www.fsafeds.com/ Health Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp Leave - http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp Life Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp Long Term Care Insurance - http://www.ltcfeds.com Retirement Program - https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/

How to apply

Click on the "Apply Online" button on the upper right side of the page. Please Note: You must apply for this position online through the 'Apply Online' button and submit required supplemental documents (if they are relevant to you). You may submit required documents by uploading them online during the application process. The complete application package, including any required documents, is due in the Smithsonian Office of Human Resources on the closing date of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Time. If you are unable to apply online, paper applications may be accepted with prior approval of the Contact Person listed below.

Required documents

Your application package should include the following documents: Resume - Your resume can be uploaded and attached to your application or created using the USA Jobs on-line resume builder. Ensure your resume contains the job title (including the occupational series and grade if it is Federal), job-related qualifications, starting and ending dates (month and year), hours worked per week, and salary for each employment period. It is your responsibility to ensure all information is submitted. Failure to include this information may result in disqualification for the position. For assistance with creating a resume, please click here. Current and former employees MUST submit a copy of their Standard Form (SF)-50, “Notice of Personnel Action,” that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position title, series, grade, step, salary, type of service (competitive or excepted in block 34), and tenure (1 or 2 in block 24). Please provide a SF-50 that shows the length of time you have been in your current/highest grade level. Examples of appropriate SF50s include: Appointments, Reassignments, Within-grade/range increases or Promotion actions. NOTE: Pay adjustments and award SF-50s do not include the length of time in your current position, therefore, they are NOT acceptable SF-50's on their own. You may need to provide more than one SF-50. Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Unofficial school transcripts, if the position has an education requirement or if you are using education to qualify. If selected for the position, you must provide an official transcript before appointment. Proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study, if applicable.

Additional information

This position is included in the bargaining unit. Recruitment Incentive: Recruitment incentive(s) may be authorized for this position. However, approval for incentives are contingent upon various availability. If authorized, certain incentives will require the incumbent to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a certain time period. Note: This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid. Selections may be made for vacancies across the Smithsonian Institution (SI). By applying to this position, you agree to allow your application and other personal information to be shared with one or more SI hiring officials for employment consideration for same/similar positions within the location(s) identified in this announcement. ATTENTION: Due to the large number of qualified applicants for positions of this type, this job announcement will close at 11:59 pm Eastern Time on either: (A) The closing date listed above or (B) The date that 100 applications are received; whichever occurs first. If the announcement closes on the date that 100 applications are received, all applications submitted by 11:59pm that day will be given consideration, including those in excess of 100.