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The Director, Business Management Office performs the following duties:

• This supervisory position provides leadership and managerial direction for effective, uniform, and economical accomplishments of management and administrative functions and responsibilities.
• Directs the formulation and dissemination of business transformation management policies and provides direction, coordination, review and analysis of transformation initiatives.
• Provides day-to-day leadership and guidance, both technical and administrative to assigned staff.
• Provides authoritative advice and recommendations to Office of Acquisition (OA) staff in establishing financial priorities in the areas of travel and training and human resources, as well as setting priorities tasking management and establishing internal and external communication channels for the OA executives.
• Provides expert analysis and evaluation of work processes and policies, management practices and work operations taking into full consideration complex programmatic and management issues and problems.
• Analyzes and evaluates the management practices and methods, as well as administrative operations of OA Divisions.

Starting at $163,964 Per Year (GS 15)

Brief Summary of Duties

The incumbent conducts comprehensive performance analysis of teams and branch caseloads to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures. They consult with staff for input on case management practices, policy interpretation, and issues, while conducting operational analyses and management studies. Responsibilities include planning and conducting management surveys and audits, developing improved procedures to prevent fraud, managing complex social service programs, planning budgets, and preparing reports and presentations. Additionally, the incumbent supports policy dialogue, provides program support across geographic regions, and evaluates the effectiveness of policy reforms and social science strategies.

Starting at $82,764 Per Year (GS 11-12)

Incumbent actively engages in assisting IPRO management with administrative and technical support for the annual Office of Inspector General audit of VA's compliance with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019, VA's annual reporting to paymentaccuracy.gov of its payment integrity activities, and any required annual reporting to VA's Congressional committees for noncompliance with legislation. The Management Analyst performs as a Contracting Officer's Representative for VA's Payment Oversight Program (POP) services contract. Incumbent also assists with administrative functions within OBO, IPRO, and FSICO. Incumbent works closely with management analysts and OBO Managers on the Director's staff and other administrative personnel to ensure efficiency in operations and maintain a consistent approach to the overall management of the Office of Business Oversight. Incumbent works in administrative support of the entire organization on budget, reporting, and functional activities.

Duties include:

• Complete all phases of program/projects to include conception, planning, research, development, evaluation, and maintenance and/or distribution. Gather, analyze, develop, and evaluate information relating to program and project operations.
• Prepare and/or present original presentations on special projects and organization-specific topics to management officials.
• Analyze specific management and productivity improvement initiatives, monitors the implementation of approved management initiatives, and recommends changes, when necessary, based on follow up evaluation(s).
• Provide support for coordinated and complete end of year reporting on VA's payment integrity activities to paymentaccuracy.gov. Supports the development of reporting templates and coordinates with points of contact in affected VA Administrations and Staff Offices and concurrences to ensure legislatively required reporting to VA Congressional committees occurs timely and includes all required information and data.
• Act as the COR on VA's Payment Oversight Program and services contracts utilized by OBO, and VA Administrations, which includes ensuring deliverables are reviewed by Subject Matter Experts for quality and accepted timely, invoices are paid accurately, and is fully responsive to questions from the Contracting Officer and other CORs.
• Track, analyze, and provide oversight of a variety of administratively related special projects, which may be specifically requested by management or self-initiated.
• Maintain confidentiality as an advisor to senior management on staff disciplinary actions and subsequent agency policy requirements.
• Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of administrative functions and operations in meeting established goals and objectives.
• Coordinate and prepare administrative staff reports, briefings, etc., as requested by staff personnel for Directors and Associate Directors.
• Provides advice and recommendations on the pros and cons of proposed office strategies, develops, and recommends changes in program objectives, methods of operation and emphasis.
• Adjust resource utilization to correct deficiency situations, extend merit situations, and provide the necessary balance in the overall efficiency of the office operation.
• Coordinate ad hoc team efforts in conducting comprehensive studies or projects dealing with significant changes in workforce distribution, positions, or related organizational structures.
• Conduct studies of employee/organizational efficiency and productivity, and recommending changes or improvements in organization, staffing, work methods and procedures.
• Participate in the formulation, presentation, execution, and analysis of the organizations' budget. Participates in developing the annual budget formulation and/or execution process. Evaluates financial trends and determines compliance with agency guidance.
• Review and control costs of Departmental operations and reviews and evaluates justifications for major expenditures for improving operations including personnel and equipment in close liaison with the OBO budget officer and senior leadership.
• Ensure travel, training, and contract costs are included in budget proposals and are monitored to ensure fiscal management.
• Administer a Records Management Program for the IPRO and FISCO organizations, a single mission program consisting of related functions. Develop tools promoting effective coordination of a Records Management Program.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Compressed/Flexible: May be available with supervisor approval.
Telework: Yes - as determined by the agency policy.
PD#: PD208230
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.

Starting at $86,962 Per Year (GS 12)

• Collaborates and coordinates with the Portfolio Management team in the development and execution of the annual budget formulation.
• Performs in depth, rigorous analysis of budget requests by employing techniques such as cost benefit analysis, program tradeoffs and exploring alternative methods of funding.
• Leads and advises projects focused on the development, testing, implementation, evaluation, and maintenance of software and hardware.
• Analyzes and evaluates, on a quantitative or qualitative basis, the effectiveness of programs or operations in meeting established goals and objectives.
• Develops and implements process improvement controls, techniques, and mechanisms that improve upon Office mission functions.

Starting at $117,962 Per Year (GS 13)

Performs a combination of routine, multiple, and varying assignments under the general direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional. Acts as an individual contributor and/or member of a team for projects/ programs within a defined area of responsibility. Applies experience and detailed knowledge of administrative procedures, processes, rules and regulations to support assigned program area. Typical assignments may include collecting and analyzing data/information; conducting research; applying policies and procedures; identifying problems; and working with higher level and lower level professionals in day-to-day operations.

Provides direct support to the Managing Director, Deputy Managing Director, and assigned Team Manager within the Office of Operations & Legal Support (AGC-10). Carries out a variety of diverse administrative, organizational, and basic analytical functions/tasks as requested by the management team. Demonstrates some independence in planning time and using assigned resources to accomplish tasks or small projects.

Provides administrative, analytical, and/or technical support in one or more of, but not limited to, the following program areas: budget management; contracts administration; database administration/management; employee development/training; Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) administration; procurement and/or acquisitions; records management; and/or space management, as assigned by the designated Administration Division and/or Office of the Chief Counsel management official.

Established policies/procedures provide guidance for most assignments, but allow some discretion for employee to select the most appropriate approach(es). Typically receives guidance on selecting approaches from a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional.

Contacts are primarily internal to the organizational unit, major subdivision, or LOB/SO with a manager and other employees to share information, provide data and/or written analyses, and/or explain the statuses of assignments. Depending on the program area, may have frequent contacts with customers and other external parties on routine matters such as gathering information, explaining regulations, and discussing the customers’ situations.

Refers problems and work issues to a manager, project/program manager, team leader, or more experienced professional when guidelines are not available or applicable. Work is typically reviewed frequently during assignments and at completion to ensure timeliness, policy compliance, and alignment with the requirements of projects and/or other work activities. Work activities typically support activities of the organizational unit and may affect project/program objectives for the major subdivision and the LOB/SO.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Starting at $64,332 Per Year (FV G)

As a Management Analyst, you will perform the following duties:

• Advise and make suggestions to Human Capital Director of process improvement programs.
• Liaise with assigned HR Recruitment Specialists to ensure job opportunity announcement (JOA) assessment questions provide an opportunity to accurately capture the best-skilled candidates to perform the most important and pertinent job functions.
• Serve as agency training officer for MBDA. Supports MBDA management by coordinating the development, delivery, and evaluation of all agency training and skills development programs, including: Identification of MBDA's human capital (i.e. knowledge, skills, ability and/or talent) required to execute and deliver its mission, goals objectives, and performance metrics.
• Write formal internal guidelines, policies and procedures for areas of assignment, and regularly monitors, reviews and analyzes their documentation procedures and controls.

This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Management Analyst GS-0343-13 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

Starting at $117,962 Per Year (GS 13)

Major duties include but are not limited to:

• Exercises a practical knowledge of one or more functions in information processing as well as considerable subject-matter knowledge, in a recognized discipline such as statistics, or in a broader subject field such as Veteran populations, database systems, and information technologies.
• Applies knowledge of a wide range of techniques, methods, sources and procedures within the functional information area and subject matter knowledge requiring extended specialized experience.
• Uses a variety of automated and manual processes to organize and analyze information concerning the health consequences of Veterans' military service.
• Develops new methods and techniques when necessary utilizing various analytic methodologies.
• Carries out electronic data processing in support of data acquisition, validation, and management.
• Utilizes appropriate computer program (i.e. SQL, SAS) commands and procedures to identify and compile lists of specific Veterans who meet criteria for inclusion in specialized studies and reports.
• Responds to specific inquiries for technical information from a variety of individuals and organizations including the VA Secretary, other VA Central Office leadership, members of Congress, GAO and other federal agencies, and independent researchers.
• Gathers information from a wide variety of sources, both automated (e.g. automated VA patient records and databases) and in print and other media, analyzes information, and disseminates it in answer to specific inquiries from a variety of sources.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 08:00-04:30pm
Compressed/Flexible: Available
Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Management Analyst/PD002060
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Starting at $99,200 Per Year (GS 12)

Specific duties include:

• Provides mastery space and program planning to develop project requirements for renovations/construction.

• Manages programs, operations, policies, and objectives in accordance with Federal Property Management Regulations and capital investment processes, legislative and regulatory policy, and their effect on project initiatives.

• Strong ability to accomplish work effectively and maintain harmonious customer relationships with the field stations and VA Central Office staff.

• Provides expert knowledge of standard construction practices and techniques applicable to commercial construction of multi-story structures. Knowledge and ability to apply building code requirements and proper use of building materials to commercial construction of general office space. Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications and to communicate understanding of documents both orally and in written communication.

• Manages the development and implementation of VBACO employee fire and safety criteria; participation in the orientation of contract security personnel, as well as monitoring their adherence to contractual obligations. Assumes responsibility for developing appropriate evacuation measures in case of fire or other emergencies at VBACO. Coordinates VBACO fire and safety and develop appropriate evacuation measures in case of fire or other emergencies as part of an OMS team.

Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday
Compressed/Flexible: Not Available.
Telework: Not Available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Management Analyst; GS-0343-13 PD# 20931-0
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required.

Starting at $117,962 Per Year (GS 13)

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position, Incumbent will serve as a Management Analyst assigned to the Assets Management Branch, Business Management Division, Office of National Continuity Programs. Typical assignments include:

- Analyzing and monitoring asset management resources, performing inventories, and preparing detailed reports, as well as providing timely, responsive, and quality customer service.
- Analyzing, evaluating, and making recommendations regarding the efficiency of assets management operations.
- Maintaining a process to track, analyze, and report on organizational assets, and presenting program status reports.
- Utilizing Microsoft software and other applications to prepare documents, spreadsheets, databases, presentations, and other output for management.
- Assisting senior analysts/specialists by providing supportive documents, analysis, and feedback to monitor and track assigned and unassigned property.

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflects the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people we serve. To learn about FEMA's ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit www.fema.gov.

Promotion Potential: Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.

Starting at $82,764 Per Year (GS 11-12)

We are looking for a Branch Manager to successfully run our Redhill Branch (RH1):

Join one of the UK’s leading distributors of electrical products and solution providers with 250+ branches nationally with a core value to develop talent & internal progression.


- Great Salary + Performance based Bonus Scheme
- Company car + Fuel Card or Cash Allowance, Laptop & Mobile provided
- Contracted to 40 hours per week
- Monday to Friday – shifts between 07:00 – 17:00
- 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + Birthday day off
- Comprehensive health & wellbeing support programme , long service awards & key milestones
- Benefits: Enhanced family leave benefits , Agile working, Training academy , Buy and Sell annual leave , Free virtual GP service, accessible 24/7 & Staff discount on webshop & discounts in high-street stores.


As a Branch Manager, you will manage the day-to-day operation, drive exceptional customer service to our customers to ensure repeat sales and provide training & coaching with the Internal sales team and branch assistants to ensure service level targets are consistently achieved.

As a Branch Manager, you will ideally have previous management experience within a wholesale environment, have a fresh and innovative approach to sales and attracting new customers to keep, increase and drive branch sales to ensure daily/weekly targets are exceeded.


Branch Manager – Background, Experience & attributes needed:

- Full UK driving license is essential
- Experience of commercially managing a business unit / branch within the industrial supplies sector is essential
- To have had experience of working under pressure in a fast-paced role, whilst maintaining a consistent eye for detail
- An ability to embrace change and new technologies
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence across a cross functional team to deliver target performance
- Intermediate IT skills (i.e. Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)


PLEASE APPLY ONLINE TODAY and a member of the team will be in touch

Suitable for: Branch manager, assistant managers, team leader, trade counter manager, Internal sales person, sales manager, account manager, store manager, trade manager, business development executive

Our client believes that this role does not meet the criteria to be considered within the Home Office Shortage Occupation list. Therefore, they will not support an application for visa sponsorship and all applicants for this role must have an unrestricted right to work in the UK.

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy

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Our Project Engineers manage all aspects of their projects including initial scoping of the need, competitively tendering the work, contractor procurement, site set up and inductions, and health and safety inspections, through to commissioning, training and handover to the operations teams.

What you will be doing as a Project Engineer

- Managing and delivering a portfolio of Mechanical, Electrical and ICA projects, with a typical value of £40,000 to £400,000 per project.
- Responsibility for up to 15 live projects at any one time, with further projects in the scoping and tendering phase.
- Developing innovative and modern solutions to operational problems, making our sites more efficient and delivering value for money for our customers.
- Working with our operations teams and contractors to scope, define and cost solutions that are both cost effective and have minimal risk. This includes the Controller of Premises for the site you are working at.
- Delivering our zero-compromise health and safety attitude to all contractors working on your project.

Working Hours – Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week.

What you should bring to the role

- Have a background within Engineering, such as Mechanical, Electrical or Civil Engineering.
- Formal qualifications within these sectors are strongly encouraged.
- Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders simultaneously. This includes internal colleagues, site employees and external contractors.
- Additionally, you will have the ability to work with minimum supervision, be self-motivated and driven, and use your own initiative to deliver high quality work.
- Understanding of Health and Safety standards with particular reference to construction works including CDM.
- Experience within Project Management is desirable.
- Industry experience would be highly advantageous but not essential.

What’s in it for you?

- Offering a salary up to £56,000 per annum depending on skills and experience. Plus a Car Allowance of £4,500 per annum.
- 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
- Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
- Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.

Who are we?
We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water
Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.
Whether you’re interested in a role in one of our call centres or science labs, we’re looking for people like you with real passion and a burning desire to make things better.

So, if you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.
Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

Our overarching aim is to ensure that Thames Water is great, diverse and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process. Our aim is to remove any real or perceived barriers to success, so if you need assistance, we’re here to help and support.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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As Executive Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Analysis, the incumbent has responsibility for developing and coordinating VHA's national planning guidance, directing VHA's strategic planning efforts, and providing guidance and technical expertise to key VHA officials on matters relating to VA-wide health care facility infrastructure policy and strategies and for capital asset management within VHA. This includes the following duties and responsibilities:

- Leads, manages, directs the formulation and analysis of health care related policy and planning issues; develops, analyzes, implements, and coordinates system-wide planning goals, requirements, and procedures including evaluative tools and planning models to support the Department and VHA operations, program development and policy issues.

- Leads and manages the assessment of key trends in health care and translating them as appropriate into strategic guidance for VHA. Manages strategic issues for policy formulation and resolution by the organization.

-Prepares directives, regulations and other policy documents based on decisions by the National Leadership Council Strategic Directions Committee and the Under Secretary for Health (USH). Assesses, develops, and implements policy and planning information resources and tools.

- Analyzes VISN planning documents to identify policy issues that need further development and resolution. Analyzes national documents such as Congressional bills, OMB guidance, and external reviews to identify policy issues that impact on VISN planning. Leads, directs, coordinates and prepares national analyses and reports related to health care planning.

- Operates with delegated broad authority and responsibility for the administrative coordination, analysis, and review of the studies associated with health care delivery and capital asset planning throughout VHA. Provides expert advice to the ADUSH for Policy and Planning, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health (PDUSH), Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Operations and Management and USH in the development and implementation of the strategic plans associated with capital asset planning.

- Conducts program evaluations. Develops information and processes for complying with legislative and congressional requirements for reports and information on VHA's strategic capital asset program. Leads and/or plans research, develops and provides information and tools to be used by VHA headquarters and field managers in support of strategic planning and strategic capital asset program planning.

- Provides policy direction, expert advice and guidance to VHA managers on aligning and integrating capital

Starting at $147,649 Per Year (ES 00)

• Supports day-to-day management of operations for elements of the Office’s cloud infrastructure that support the collection and analysis of open-source information, including traditional and social media.
• Leads the scoping, prototyping, and testing of IT infrastructure, tools, platforms, and capabilities for use by the Office in collecting, curating, storing, exploiting, and disseminating data of interest and value to GPA and the Department.
• Establishes and nurtures relationships with all elements of GPA and stakeholders within and outside the Department to drive further coordination, collaboration, and mission equity across the whole of government.
• Prepares briefings and reports advising the Unit Chief and Office Director and identifying opportunities to improve service delivery and collaboration within and outside of the Department.
• Integrates technical development cycles and work schedules, tracks projects and programs, monitors quality of deliveries into the architecture, and makes decisions on the acceptability, rejection, or correction of engineering work products/services.

Starting at $139,395 Per Year (GS 14)

• You will support Country Program Directors (CPD) in the extraction and analysis of FMS case data/reports from IT systems.
• You will conduct and assist in conducting meetings and briefings.
• You will plan and carry out projects and analyses of organizations requirements.
• You will resolve most conflicts.
• You will develop and/or assist in development of correspondence.

Starting at $45,146 Per Year (NH 2)

This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Enterprise Services (ES), Office of Facilities and Asset Management (OFAM). As a Management and Program Analyst, you will serve as an expert analyst or advisor to executive management on a major mission or administrative program requiring application of a wide range of qualitative system and management support principles, processes, and systems. This includes budget methodology and control; research and performance measurement; information systems; management techniques and theories; organizational structure, planning, and control systems; and/or public and congressional liaisons impacting Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

This position starts at a salary of $139,395.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $181,216.00 (GS-14, Step 10).

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Typical work assignments include:

• Serving as an advisor on program effectiveness and efficiency.
• Evaluating program effectiveness and efficiency to include administrative processes and programs.
• Coordinating activities of office support staff.
• Designing and administering planning and controls for submission of data; and reviewing submissions for substance, conformance with instructions, completeness, and authorizations.
• Ensuring that accurate and appropriately concise and timely information is available to executive management.

Starting at $139,395 Per Year (GS 14)