Project Manager

For each job on your resume, provide:

• the exact dates you held  each job (from month/year to month/year)
• number of hours per week you worked (if part time).    

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.

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The GS-11 salary range in Sacramento, CA starts at $80,217 per year.

The GS-11 salary range in Phoenix, AZ starts at $75,783 per year.

The GS-11salary range in Tucson, AZ starts at $73,858 per year.

The GS-12 salary range in Sacramento, CA starts at $96,148 per year.

The GS-12 salary range in Phoenix, AZ starts at $90,833 per year.

The GS-12 salary range in Tucson, AZ starts at $88,525 per year.

If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.  

GS-11:

To qualify, you must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience utilizing project management practices and tools to manage or assist with construction and/or repair and alteration projects in a real estate environment. This experience must include:

• Managing projects (balancing scope/quality, schedule and budget) requiring the services of multiple disciplines (i.e., construction, design, IT, telecommunications, interior furnishings, etc.) from project planning phase through financial closeout;
• Interpreting customer needs and developing them into actionable requirements;
• Coordinating and balancing project plans, budgets, and schedules;
• Coordinating and facilitating decisions with multiple stakeholders;
• Applying procurement knowledge and experience to assist with managing contracts supporting assigned projects; and
• Participating in negotiations for sound real estate business transactions.

OR

You may also qualify if you have 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree if the education provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

OR

Have a combination of graduate education and specialized experience that when combined together meet the qualification requirements of this position.

GS-12:

To qualify, you must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience utilizing project management practices and tools to simultaneously manage multiple construction and/or repair and alteration projects in a real estate environment. This experience must include:

• Managing projects (balancing scope/quality, schedule and budget) requiring the services of multiple disciplines (i.e., construction, design, IT, telecommunications, interior furnishings, etc.) from project initiation phase through financial closeout;
• Interpreting customer needs and developing them into actionable requirements;
• Developing, managing, and balancing project plans, budgets, and schedules;
• Coordinating and facilitating decisions by managing multiple stakeholders;
• Applying procurement knowledge and experience to manage contracts supporting assigned projects; and
• Negotiating sound real estate business transactions.