Mission

Add value to Project and Real Property Management for the Department of Energy and the US taxpayer, through policy, guidance and oversight.

Vision

Promote, achieve and maintain a Department of Energy culture of excellence in Real Property and Project Management. 

Functions

Facilities & Infrastructure Team
• Act as the Department’s Senior Real Property Officer (SRPO) on all matters pertaining to real property acquisition, sustainment, recapitalization and disposal.
• Develop, publish and maintain DOE Policy 580.1, Management Policy for Planning, Programming, Budgeting, Operations, Maintenance and Disposal of Real Property, dated 5-20-02, its implementation, guidance and interpretation.
• Develop, publish and maintain DOE Order 430.1B, Real Property Asset Management, dated 9-24-03, its implementation, guidance and interpretation.
• Responsible for meeting the real property asset program requirements outlined in the President’s Management Agenda (PMA) scorecard.
• Maintain and update key real property management documents such as the DOE Asset Management Plan, Ten Year Site Planning Guidance, Three Year Rolling Timeline, etc.
• Maintain and manage the Facilities Information Management System (FIMS) the Department’s repository of real property data.
• Prepare the annual Congressional real property disposition report and maintenance performance report.
• Track maintenance performance during the execution year and report to Head of Management and/or Deputy Secretary through the Combined Quarterly Performance Report and Quarterly Maintenance Report.
• Maintain an inventory of excess and disposed real property to track compliance with the Congressional “One to One” standard.
• Prepare and submit the consolidated Integrated Facility and Infrastructure (IFI) -Crosscut budget document.
• Prepare training classes and provide training and facilitation of course material related to real property management.

Professional Development and Resource Management Team
• Direct and manage the Project Management Career Development Program (PMCDP)
• Direct and manage DOE federal project director certifications (non-IT)
• Develop the Program Managers’ Career Development Curriculum (PMCDC) as an adjunct to the PMCDP and related participation on inter-agency working groups.
• Develop, update, and management oversight for the MA Human Capital Management (HCM) Workforce Plan and related quarterly reporting for skills gaps and bench strengths.
• Plan the OECM budget, tracking expenditures, prepare budget briefing materials, and project future year budget requirements.
• Serve as resources manager for OECM staff and contracting officers' representative on various OECM contracts.
• OECM coordinator for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), General Accounting Office (GAO), Inspector General (IG), Departmental Audit Report Tracking System (DARTS), Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act, DOE directives, and quality assurance

Project Assessment Team
• Develop, publish and maintain DOE Policy 413.2, Value Engineering, dated 1-7-04, its implementation, guidance and interpretation.
• Provide assessment of the health of DOE’s ongoing projects, providing recommendations to the Director, Office of Management, and through his/her office to the Deputy Secretary, the Undersecretaries, and the Program Secretarial Offices (PSOs), as appropriate.
• Develops requirements for and executes External Independent Reviews. Based on the results of the External Independent Reviews (EIRs) and corrective actions validate the project performance baselines.
• Participate in Energy Systems Acquisition Advisory Board (ESAAB) meetings and Project Advisory Board meetings.
• Serve as the ESAAB Secretariat.
• Provides recommendation to the approving official to approve or to non-concur on the project Acquisition Strategies for Major System Projects; utilizes independent reviews as appropriate for such assessments.
• Reviews acquisition plans for M&O acquisitions and programmatic acquisitions.
• Review the project data sheets in the corporate, OMB, and Congressional budget submissions for compliance with DOE Order 413.3A.
• Provides review comments for project reprogramming requests.
• Represent DOE at the staff level to various project management stakeholders and counterparts. Specifically, OMB, Federal Facilities Council and its various project management committees, and professional societies, such as the Construction Industry Institute and Project Management Institute.

Project Management Systems Team
• Develop, publish and maintain DOE Policy 413.1, Program and Project Management Policy for the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Acquisition of Capital Assets, dated 10-13-00, its implementation, guidance and interpretation.
• Develop, publish and maintain DOE Order 413.3A, Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets, its implementation, guidance and interpretation.
• Develop, publish and maintain DOE Manual 413.3-1, Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets, its implementation, guidance and interpretation.
• Responsible for the Assessment and Certification of Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) for DOE projects greater than or equal to $50M.
• Develop, maintain and operate the Project Assessment and Reporting System (PARS)
• CFO Liaison on Project Management issues.
• Plan and coordinate the Annual DOE Project Management Conference
• Maintain OECM Webpage

Real Estate Team
• Develop, publish and maintain DOE Policy 430.1, Land and Facility Use Planning, dated 7-9-96, its implementation, guidance and interpretation.
• Develops Real Property policy guidelines and provides support as needed to Departmental elements, including the DOE Real Estate Process – Desk Guide for Real Estate Personnel, dated June 2001.
• Point of Contact for resolution of all questions or issues involving real estate
• Manages Departmental certification program for real estate professionals
• Responsible for reporting requirements to other federal agencies (e.g., OMB, GSA, HUD, DOEd, DOT, DOJ)
• Clearinghouse for programmatic excess of Departmental real property assets
• Prepares, reviews and coordinates special reports, studies, and analyses on real property management actions or proposed actions
• Provides recommendations on real property issues to the Director, Office of Management, and through that office, to the Deputy Secretary, the Undersecretaries, and the PSOs, as appropriate
• Reviews all real estate actions requiring Secretarial approval or Congressional notification
• Reviews and analyzes Alternative Financing proposals and evaluates the supporting business case.