Telework eligibleFederal

Information Technology Specialist (Policy and Planning)

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Department of Agriculture

Information Technology Management

Salary
$89,508–$129,742/year
Grade
12
Work location
Telework eligible · Fort Collins, Colorado; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Kansas City, Missouri +1 more
Schedule
Full-time
Posted
Sep 30, 2026
Apply by
Oct 7, 2026
Category
Information Technology Management

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Summary

This position is located in the APHIS Marketing & Regulatory Programs Business Services, MRP IT, Program and Project Management Directorate. The selectee of this position is an experienced IT Project Investment Manager responsible for the management of complex, agency-wide and programmatic projects investments within the portfolio that support multiple MRP agencies.

Duties

The duties described are for the full-performance level. At developmental grade levels, assignments will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity.

The duties may include, but are not limited to:

Follows OMB’s guidance for capital planning and investment controls, manages investment efforts that can be used by multiple agencies.

Oversees IT investment efforts and works with IT Project Managers to help ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget.

The selectee manages the reporting of development by contractors for products and services such as business process re-engineering and business case documentation.

Determines appropriate financial planning and management of products or services with clients or customers to assist in the definition of project scope, requirements, and deliverables.

Identifies customers' information systems requirements; analyzes information systems requirements or environment; designs or conducts analytical studies, and cost-benefit analyses.

Education

This position does not have an education qualification requirement.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated based on your qualifications for this position as evidenced by your experience, education, training, responses to the application questionnaire and the responses to all assessments required for this position demonstrated in your application package to determine the degree to which you possess the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies listed below: Accountability Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Your application, including the online Assessment Questionnaire, will be reviewed to determine if you meet (a) minimum qualification requirements and (b) the resume supports the answers provided to the job-specific questions. Your resume must clearly support your responses to all the questions addressing experience and education relevant to this position. Note: If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities, or you may be found ineligible. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Providing inaccurate information on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action up to including removal from the Federal service. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Additional Information - USA Hire Online Assessment All applicants are required to complete the online USA Hire assessment to be considered for the position for this vacancy. Applicants will not be given the opportunity to complete the online USA Hire assessment outside of the assigned assessment window for this vacancy. The assessment window closes 48 hours after the posted closing date and time of the announcement. The assessment window closes 48 hours after the posted closing date and time of the announcement. To preview the application questionnaire, please visit: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13076833

About this listing

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has 16 open listings on the site: all telework eligible. This one is telework eligible, based in Fort Collins, Colorado and 3 other locations. See all Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service listings, or read what fully remote and telework eligible mean.

Advertised pay is $89,508 to $129,742 a year. That covers GS-12 on the General Schedule, where pay also depends on step and locality; how GS pay works.

This announcement is open for 7 days, from Sep 30, 2026 to Oct 7, 2026. Among currently open Information Technology Management postings, the typical advertised window is about 13 days. As of Oct 6, 2026, it closes in 1 day.

Who can apply: current competitive-service federal employees, federal employees eligible for career transition programs, veterans and 2 other groups. This announcement is not open to the general public. The announcement's "This job is open to" section has the exact eligibility rules.

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