Personnel Psychologist (Employee Experience Program Manager)

Personnel Psychologist (Employee Experience Program Manager) Department of Defense Defense Contract Audit Agency DCAA-Headquarters Summary Reemployed annuitant: This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants. Learn more about this agency Summary Reemployed annuitant: This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week • Apply today Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 22, 2026 Locion Fort Belvoir, VA 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Salary $143,913 - $187,093 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0180 Psychology Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Nional security Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

DCAA-26-HQ-12959542

Control number 870040500 This job is open to Help Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty. Clarificion from the agency This announcement is open to eligible Priority Placement Program DoW Military Spouse Preference applicants, eligible PPP applicants, and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) eligibles in the local commuting area. Also open to all veterans who are eligible for competitive appointment under Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA). Duties Help Serves as Agency's Subject Mter Expert providing technical guidance and policy interpretion to senior leadership, coaching on organizional change, and influencing stakeholders to adopt recommendions enhancing HR programs. Identifies, analyzes, and addresses organizional and human capital issues th impact productivity, performance metrics, and employee engagement. Conducts complex research and applies behavioral science to develop competency models, improve organizional dynamics, and cree innovive HR solutions. Conducts analyses of DCAA's current and projected needs and policies, identifying the impact of proposed policies and procedures on recruitment, development, promotion, appraisal, and retention programs. Provides technical guidance on test theory and surveys, analyzing da to transle complex stistical findings into clear, actionable agency recommendions. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S Citizen as verified through

E-Verify Program Drug Testing:

If you are given access to classified informion, you subject to random drug testing. If you are selected for a special sensitive position, you placed in a drug testing designed position. You must pass a drug test before your assignment to such a position and you subject to random drug testing subsequent to your assignment.

Background Investigion:

All selectees subject to a personnel security investigion which must be favorably adjudiced for occupancy of a sensitive position and/or access to classified informion. If you are selected for a critical/special sensitive position, you subject to a Single Scope Background Investigion (SSBI). For a critical sensitive position, you must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance eligibility the Top Secret level. For a special sensitive position, you must be able to obtain and maintain security clearance eligibility the Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Informion (TS/SCI) level AND you subject to a random counterintelligence scope polygraph. Qualificions You may qualify for considerion if meeting time-in grade, specialized experience, educion requirement, 90 days after competitive appointment requirement, and all other qualificion requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing de of the announcement, unless otherwise indiced on the announcement. You must meet the minimum qualificion requirements as sted in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Opering Manual, Qualificion Standards for General Schedule Positions, http://www.opm.gov/qualificions/Standards/group-stds/gs-prof.asp. This position has a positive educion requirement. You must submit proof of educion or of certificion to be considered for this position. To qualify for this position you must meet the basic requirements described below: Bachelor's Degree or higher with a major or equivalent in psychology.

Specialized Experience:

You must have one year of specialized experience the GS-13 or equivalent level. Specialized experience must be documented in your resume.

Specialized experience is defined as:

Applying psychological principles and advanced stistical methods to serve as a human capital subject mter expert by conducting complex da analysis using stistical software such as SPSS, designing and executing quantitive, qualitive, or mixed-method research studies to develop competency models, and providing technical guidance to senior leadership on test theory, survey interpretion, and the impact of HR policies on recruitment, development, or retention.

Volunteer Experience :

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and can provide valuable training and experience th transles to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Educion Substitution of Educion for

Specialized Experience:

There is no substitution of educion for experience this grade level. Additional informion DCAA has a comprehensive benefits package th includes retirement, social security and thrift savings; health, life and long term care insurance; paid vacion, sick leave and holidays. DCAA employees enjoy our business-casual dress code, flexible work schedules, and transit subsidies.

Selective Service:

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see www.sss.gov ).

Initial Probionary Period:

Accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probionary period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. You required to serve a supervisory/managerial probionary period of 1 year unless one has previously been completed.

PCS:

Relocion expenses reimbursed - Yes - You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Relocion expenses offered based on agency staffing needs and budgetary availability.

Additional Vacancies:

This announcement may be used to fill additional positions within 120 days of the certifice issuance de.

Performance Appraisal:

If you are a current Federal employee, you must be red fully successful or higher on your current performance ring to be eligible for promotion. You may be asked to provide a copy of your performance appraisal during the evaluion and selection process.

Telework:

This position may be eligible for situional telework. Telework approval determined by your immedie supervisor or manager following the agency's telework policy and guidance. If participing in the telework program, you required to sign a telework agreement detailing agency telework policy requirements, working conditions, and expections for the position. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): You must be well qualified for the position to receive special selection priority under the

ICTAP. A

qualified ICTAP eligible achieving a score of 90 or above considered well qualified. You must submit a Separion-Reduction in Force (RIF) SF-50; a RIF Notice showing separion within the past year (or declining a management directed reassignment outside the commuting area, or a Terminion of Disability Notice from OPM) and most recent performance appraisal. For more informion, go to: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp#ictap . Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA): Veterans who are preference eligibles or who have been separed from the Armed Forces under honorable conditions after substantially completing an initial 3-year term (not less than 2 years and 11 months) may apply regardless of their current geographical locion. Veterans must submit their DD-214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, to be considered under this authority. All applicants are encouraged to apply electronically. If you are unable to apply on-line, you may contact 317-212-0454 for assistance. This position is not covered by a bargaining unit. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your applicion will initially be reviewed to determine whether you meet the minimum eligibility and qualificions requirements. If you are qualified, you will then receive a numeric score based on the degree to which your background mches the knowledge, skills and abilities for the position listed below. If a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions, you assigned a ring commensure with your background. Your final score used to determine if you are among the best qualified candides.

Competencies:

Analysis and Research Organizional Awareness Problem Solving Research Technical Competence Criminal History Inquiries- If you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency @ dcaa.belvoir.hq.mbx.ask-lmer@mail.mil Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help You must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.

Resume:

A two-page maximum resume is required. Applicant guidance on the two page resume requirement may be found : Learn more about the new resume requirements . 2. Complete initial

Eligibility Questionnaire:

Your resume must demonstre the quality of your work as it reles to the experience requirements outlined in the job announcement. 3. Other supporting documents a. SF-50: Current and former federal employees, including those currently working for the agency, must submit their SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) reflecting their highest grade held on a permanent basis for least 52 weeks, tenure, and appointment type. Failure to provide this document may result in disqualificion. b. College Transcripts - you must provide your college transcripts. c. Veterans Preference Documention You must submit a copy of your DD Form-214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty", showing the des of active duty service, type of discharge and the character of service. Alternively, If you are a current military member in active duty service and do not have a copy of your DD Form-214, you must submit a written documention (certificion) from your branch of service certifying th you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions no ler than 120 days after the de the certificion is submitted with your applicion for this position. The certificion should also include your rank, des of active duty service and wh the condition of discharge is thought to be. If claiming 10-point preference and/or are a 30% or more Disabled Veteran, you must submit both a DD Form-214 or expected discharge documention as described above AND a copy of a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or your branch of service certifying the presence of service-connected disability and indicing the percentage of disability If you are claiming eligibility based on 10-point derived veterans' preference (i.e. a spouse, widow/widower, or parent of a veteran claiming veterans' preference when the veteran is unable to use it), you must also submit a Standard Form 15 (SF-15) "Applicion for 10-Point Veteran's Preference" and any required documents indiced on the SF-15 to substantie the claimed preference. d. ICTAP - Agency notice e. Military Spouse Preference (MSP)

Eligible:

Military Spouse Preference applicants, must be selected and placed the highest grade level for which they have applied and been determined best qualified up to and including the full performance level. You must include a completed copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certificion Checklist ded within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Spouse Preference. To download the checklist, select "Save" or "Save As" instead of "Open." Save the document to your device then open it as a PDF. Once the form is opened, select "Enable All Feures" and the form will popule so th it can be completed.

https:

//www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/forms/dd3000_3499/DD3145-4/ f. Military Reserve (MR) and Nional Guard (NG)

Technicians PPP Eligible:

MR and NG technicians PPP applicants must be selected and placed the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician PPP Self-Certificion Checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician PPP Self-Certificion Checklist. g. Military Reserve (MR) and Nional Guard (NG)

Technicians Receiving Disability Retirement PPP Eligible:

MR and NG technicians receiving disability retirement PPP applicants must be selected and placed the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician Disability PPP Self-Certificion Checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician Disability preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician Disability PPP Self-Certificion Checklist. h.

Retained Grade PPP Eligible:

Retained Grade PPP applicants, must be selected and placed the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Retained Grade PPP Self-Certificion Checklist to verify your eligibility for Retained Grade preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Retained Grade PPP Self-Certificion Checklist. i. Other documents identified in this announcement If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package. See required documents below. Click 'Apply Online' to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. 1. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents. 2. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button to submit your applicion. 3. Check applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking Applicion Stus, then More Informion for this position. Return to an incomplete applicion by logging into your USAJOBS account and clicking Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. You can preview the Assessment Questionnaire here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12959542

WARNING:

Failure to submit a complete Applicion Package including all required documention by the closing de of the announcement 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, or the time of applicion for announcements with an extended closing de, may result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. To verify th your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select Applicion Stus and More Informion. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion. Once your applicion is "processed", you can review your submitted merials. It is your responsibility to verify th informion you entered, uploaded, or faxed is received, legible and accure. Neither Human Resources nor the Selecting Official will modify your submitted documents and informion.. Agency contact informion HR Customer Care Center Phone (317) 212-0454 dfas.indianapolis-in.zh.mbx.dfasmeritcc@mail.mil Address

DCAA - HEADQUARTERS 8725

John J. Kingman Road Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060 US Next steps Once your applicion is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email. You will subsequently receive an email notice of your ring and whether you were referred to the hiring manager as best qualified. Qualified candides eligible for non-competitive reassignment, repromotion, change to lower grade, transfer or reinstement will also be referred. You may be contacted for an interview. You notified when the selection process is complete. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help You must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.

Resume:

A two-page maximum resume is required. Applicant guidance on the two page resume requirement may be found : Learn more about the new resume requirements . 2. Complete initial

Eligibility Questionnaire:

Your resume must demonstre the quality of your work as it reles to the experience requirements outlined in the job announcement. 3. Other supporting documents a. SF-50: Current and former federal employees, including those currently working for the agency, must submit their SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) reflecting their highest grade held on a permanent basis for least 52 weeks, tenure, and appointment type. Failure to provide this document may result in disqualificion. b. College Transcripts - you must provide your college transcripts. c. Veterans Preference Documention You must submit a copy of your DD Form-214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty", showing the des of active duty service, type of discharge and the character of service. Alternively, If you are a current military member in active duty service and do not have a copy of your DD Form-214, you must submit a written documention (certificion) from your branch of service certifying th you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions no ler than 120 days after the de the certificion is submitted with your applicion for this position. The certificion should also include your rank, des of active duty service and wh the condition of discharge is thought to be. If claiming 10-point preference and/or are a 30% or more Disabled Veteran, you must submit both a DD Form-214 or expected discharge documention as described above AND a copy of a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or your branch of service certifying the presence of service-connected disability and indicing the percentage of disability If you are claiming eligibility based on 10-point derived veterans' preference (i.e. a spouse, widow/widower, or parent of a veteran claiming veterans' preference when the veteran is unable to use it), you must also submit a Standard Form 15 (SF-15) "Applicion for 10-Point Veteran's Preference" and any required documents indiced on the SF-15 to substantie the claimed preference. d. ICTAP - Agency notice e. Military Spouse Preference (MSP)

Eligible:

Military Spouse Preference applicants, must be selected and placed the highest grade level for which they have applied and been determined best qualified up to and including the full performance level. You must include a completed copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certificion Checklist ded within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Spouse Preference. To download the checklist, select "Save" or "Save As" instead of "Open." Save the document to your device then open it as a PDF. Once the form is opened, select "Enable All Feures" and the form will popule so th it can be completed.

https:

//www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/forms/dd3000_3499/DD3145-4/ f. Military Reserve (MR) and Nional Guard (NG)

Technicians PPP Eligible:

MR and NG technicians PPP applicants must be selected and placed the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician PPP Self-Certificion Checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician PPP Self-Certificion Checklist. g. Military Reserve (MR) and Nional Guard (NG)

Technicians Receiving Disability Retirement PPP Eligible:

MR and NG technicians receiving disability retirement PPP applicants must be selected and placed the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician Disability PPP Self-Certificion Checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician Disability preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician Disability PPP Self-Certificion Checklist. h.

Retained Grade PPP Eligible:

Retained Grade PPP applicants, must be selected and placed the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Retained Grade PPP Self-Certificion Checklist to verify your eligibility for Retained Grade preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Retained Grade PPP Self-Certificion Checklist. i. Other documents identified in this announcement If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package. See required documents below. Click 'Apply Online' to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. 1. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents. 2. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button to submit your applicion. 3. Check applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking Applicion Stus, then More Informion for this position. Return to an incomplete applicion by logging into your USAJOBS account and clicking Upde Applicion in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion incomplete. You can preview the Assessment Questionnaire here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12959542

WARNING:

Failure to submit a complete Applicion Package including all required documention by the closing de of the announcement 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, or the time of applicion for announcements with an extended closing de, may result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. To verify th your applicion is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select Applicion Stus and More Informion. The Details page will display the stus of your applicion. Once your applicion is "processed", you can review your submitted merials. It is your responsibility to verify th informion you entered, uploaded, or faxed is received, legible and accure. Neither Human Resources nor the Selecting Official will modify your submitted documents and informion.. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion HR Customer Care Center Phone (317) 212-0454 dfas.indianapolis-in.zh.mbx.dfasmeritcc@mail.mil Address

DCAA - HEADQUARTERS 8725

John J. Kingman Road Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060 US Next steps Once your applicion is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email. You will subsequently receive an email notice of your ring and whether you were referred to the hiring manager as best qualified. Qualified candides eligible for non-competitive reassignment, repromotion, change to lower grade, transfer or reinstement will also be referred. You may be contacted for an interview. You notified when the selection process is complete. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week • Apply today Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 22, 2026 Locion Fort Belvoir, VA 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Salary $143,913 - $187,093 per year Pay scale & grade GS 14 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus Yes Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

DCAA-26-HQ-12959542

Control number 870040500