Budget Analyst

The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Budget Analyst. You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment.

Duty

Location:

Billings, Montana or McCook, Nebraska.

This is not a remote position.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement 08/18/2026 unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part‑time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

To qualify for the GS-07
, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:

If qualifying on specialized experience, you must meet at least 2 of the 3 statements above.

-OR-

Successfully completed a full year (18 semester hours) of graduate level education that is directly related to this position and has provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. Such fields may include business administration, economics, accounting, governmental budgeting, and public administration.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are using education to qualify you must submit a copy of your transcripts. (Unofficial Okay)

-OR-

Successful completion of a 4-year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree and I meet the criteria for Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.) as evidenced by one of the three following methods: I am in the upper third of my graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses;

OR I have a GPA 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum, or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in my major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum;

OR I am a member in one of the national scholastic honor societies. You must include transcripts (Unofficial Okay).
Education MUST be related to the nature of the advertised position to qualify.

-OR-

A combination of the experience and the graduate level education that, when combined, equals 100% of the total requirement.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are using education to qualify you must submit a copy of your transcripts. (Unofficial Okay)

To qualify for the GS-09
, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the…