This Program Support Assistant position is within the Facilities Management Services at the VA Providence Healthcare System located in Providence, Rhode Island. It is permanent and full-time at 40 hours per week.
This position is in the office of the Chief, Engineering Service. The incumbent manages and analyzes all budget material for Engineering Service along with reconciling all of Engineering Service fund control points, which include maintenance service contracts, supplies, GSA vehicles, repairs and services, medical center utility services.
Duties include, but are not limited to: Gathers, processes, edits, transmits and retrieves information related to organizational workload documented by the computer system; Manages and analyzes all budget material for the department; Trains department staff to assist in data entry for timely and accurate submission of project applications and updating the project status and tracking reports; Maintains all project data and records for up to 30 projects at a time; Monitors and reports all change orders and supplemental agreements adjusting overall project costs accordingly; Obtains and provides manuals to assist users and acts to resolve problems as they arise; Coordinates with management and supports updates, monitors, and electronically inputs monthly progress reports on all projects as directed; Trains other staff when department software is utilized, i.e., Electronic Work Orders, Microsoft Office, Microsoft TEAMS, etc; Assists in the troubleshooting of programming problems as they occur in regard to hardware and software and Performs other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday. Exact hours will be discussed during the interview process. Compressed/Flexible: Not available. Telework: Not available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: 650-04255-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.
Notifications: Interchange Agreements with Other Merit System: Employees who occupy medical or medical-related positions and were appointed under 38 U.S.C. 4701(1) or (3) [formerly 38 U.S.C. 4104 (1) and (3)] must be serving in a full-time position without time limit and have served continuously for at least one year in this other merit system to be eligible to convert to the Title 5 System.
Some exceptions to this rule may apply if you have previously acquired tenure under a Title 5 appointment. Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
This position is a LIUNA Bargaining Unit position. Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees. This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay.
There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Samantha.Roberts4@va.gov · 612-978-6318
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $57150 – $74297/yr.
Applications close on 2026-10-23.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
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