Management Program Analyst - College Park, United States - Department Of Transportation
Description
Summary
Incumbent serves as a management and program analyst for an organizational entity of the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA). Provides a wide range of administrative and analytical duties in the conduct of projects and
studies of substantive functions to improve the overall work operations of the organization assigned.
Duties
Assignments cover one or more of the following functional areas: program planning, execution and control (i.e., program/system planning and evaluation, program performance measurement); management improvement and control (i.e., quality management, organizational planning and development, staffing utilization, productivity, work improvement and work methods, work measurement and staffing standards development, delegation of authority, goals and objectives, and records and information management); and business management.
Serves as a subject matter expert (SME) who specializes in the development of new and innovative approaches,
methodologies, techniques, and process improvement, e.g., business acumen. Supports evaluating the relationships between major program changes and status of organizations through partnership with analysts and SMEs to create actionable products that provide predictive and prescriptive analytics to enable informed management decisions.
Develops procedures, systems, and methods on a variety of management functions and activities in one or more of
the following areas - organizational planning and development, staffing utilization, productivity, work improvement and work methods, work measurement and staffing standards development, delegation of authority, goals and objectives, business management, financial tracking and/or information management.
Plans, schedules and conducts analyses/studies of proposed program plans for accomplishing program activities.
Determines from a programmatic perspective the viability, consistency and accuracy of plans and projections and
conducts reviews to determine resource levels required to accomplish programs in a sound and efficient manner.
Formulates critical management policies and systems and ensures timely implementation. Advises organization and program managers on critical planning and resource utilization issues. Leads or personally performs complex or controversial studies which result in authoritative recommendations to improve organizational structures,
management policies, and work distribution. Leads or personally completes analyses of critical programs by
developing baseline performance measurements and comparing performance with the baseline. Prepares long-range (5 year) and short-range planning guidance in accordance with broad agency program policies and objectives.
Develops resource (staffing and funding) guidance for subordinate activities and performs continuous appraisal of the utilization of command resources in accomplishing program objectives and goals. Develops staffing and
manpower standards covering complex program functions or missions involved in supply chain management,
training, research, information management etc. Projects typically involve development of new approaches to
identifying meaningful workload factors and performance quality levels, and determining accurate measurement
techniques. Performs other duties as assigned.
Develops recommendations based on management studies and surveys, and discusses recommended courses of
action with program managers to resolve problem areas. Reviews and analyzes new and proposed regulations to
determine impact on program operations and management. Responsibilities may involve providing advice and
support to management personnel for best utilization and reprogramming of resources, conducting cost versus
benefits analyses, developing/maintaining financial tracking systems, monitoring expenditures and developing quarterly/annual/interim reports as required.