Reclamation is a contemporary water management agency. Reclamation is best known for Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River and Folsom Dam on the American River. Today we are the largest wholesaler of water in the country and the second largest producer of hydroelectric power in the western United States. View our video titled "Traditions, Talent, and Teamwork" here.
Reclamation is a contemporary water management agency. Reclamation is best known for Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River and Folsom Dam on the American River. Today we are the largest wholesaler of water in the country and the second largest producer of hydroelectric power in the western United States. View our video titled "Traditions, Talent, and Teamwork" here.
Current and former Federal employees serving under competitive service career or career-conditional appointments; current and former time-limited employees eligible under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA); Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP); Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP); VEOA; 30% Disabled; Military Spouses; Schedule A; Individuals with Disabilities; Peace Corps; AmeriCorps; Vista.
Reclamation is seeking a mid-career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on his/her expertise as a Project Management Specialist. You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment.
Would you enjoy serving as the Project Management Specialist responsible for providing a combination of project management functions for a variety of complex and unique projects and activities throughout the Glen Canyon Field Division, which includes Glen Canyon dam, powerplant and related facilities? Project management functions include project planning, implementation, contract administration, tracking and monitoring.
Here is a great opportunity to join a great organization with excellent growth potential!
Location: Interior Region 7, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Basin, Power Office, Glen Canyon Field Division, duty stationed in Page, Arizona. For living conditions in Page, AZ, please visit here.
NOTE: Federal Acquisition Certification for Program and Project Manager (FAC-P/PM) is required for assigned projects and activities that require certification. Appropriate level must be attained within 1 year and must be maintained.
NOTE: Certification is required to serve as a Contracting Officer’s Representative. Appropriate level must be attained within 1 year and must be maintained.
Additional vacancies may be filled from this vacancy announcement.
MAJOR DUTIES
- Performs project management with responsibility for integrating projects with ongoing Field Division activities, providing coordination, program and project management, and decision support skills where needed throughout the Filed Division.
- Develops a program of continuing analysis and review and monitors the progress of projects.
- Ensures projects are in compliance with agreements, congressional mandates, and Reclamation policy, directives principles and guidelines.
- Facilitates the work of inter-disciplinary teams to ensure efficiency and cost effectiveness.
- Develops and proposes current and out-year budget requests.
- Works with Contracting Officer to implement and administer a variety of assigned contracts.
- Initiates timely actions and technically monitors the contract to ensure it is carried out to completion as outlined in contract.
Work Environment and Physical Demands: Work is usually performed in an office setting but may involve hazards associated with field visits, such as climbing ladders and stairs, entering non-permit required confined spaces, identifying hazardous materials, or working within hazardous energy protection boundaries related to the maintenance and operation of hydroelectric power plant and dam facilities. Field work (up to 25% of the time) requires much walking, bending, climbing, and traveling associated with on-site inspections.
You must meet all qualification requirements (including time-in-grade* restrictions and any applicable selective factors) by the closing date of this announcement.
TIME-IN-GRADE: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade or normal line of progression, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). *Applicants eligible under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) are not required to meet time-in-grade restrictions in order to be considered.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Specialized experience must demonstrate the applicant has been equipped with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is directly related to the work to be performed.
GS-12: Your resume must reflect at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience for the GS-12: Experience working on projects related to electrical/mechanical/civil engineering disciplines as they relate to features found in hydro powerplants, pumping plants, or water conveyance systems. Experience with three or more of the following project phases: project initiation, project planning, project implementation, and project closeout, review of project management plans and scoping, scheduling, and budgeting documentation.
Applicants who do not meet the definition of specialized experience will be determined as not qualified and will be ineligible for consideration.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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 that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Working for the Bureau of Reclamation offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. To explore the major benefits offered to most Federal employees, visit the Benefits URL above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Human Resources (HR) will review resumes and transcript(s) to ensure applicants meet the basic qualification requirements. HR will evaluate each application that meets the basic qualifications on the information provided in the assessment questionnaire. The assessment questionnaire will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. Applicants determined best qualified will be referred to the selecting official.
Applicants will be further evaluated on the following "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)" through your resume and responses to the online questions:
KSA 1: Knowledge of project management theories, principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating and managing projects and resources.
KSA 2: Knowledge of the theories, principles, practices and policies of facility operations planning.
KSA 3: Skill to develop networks, build alliances, develop innovative solutions and ensure conflicts are managed and/or resolved in a positive and constructive manner to maximize results.
KSA 4: Knowledge of administrative functions, such as budget and finance, cost accounting, contract administration, grants and cooperative agreements.
KSA 5: Knowledge of administrative activities associated with contracting actions, procedures, and options.
Applicant's answers to questions will be verified against information provided in their online resume. Be sure that the resume clearly supports the responses to all the questions by addressing experience, education and/or training relevant to this position. Applicants must make a fair and accurate assessment of their qualifications. Applicants who exaggerate or falsify their experience and/or education may be removed from employment consideration.
Working for the Bureau of Reclamation offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. To explore the major benefits offered to most Federal employees, visit the Benefits URL above.
To be considered for this position, applicants are required to submit an on-line assessment questionnaire, and the following Supporting Documents, as appropriate:
--Resume: A resume with dates of employment: Your resume may be submitted in any format. If you submit more than one copy of your resume, only the most recent version will be reviewed. The latest timestamp will be used to determine which version of your resume is "most recent." It is your responsibility to check the status and timestamp of all documents you submit as part of your application. For qualifications determinations, your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., hours per week and mm/dd/yy to mm/dd/yy, OR mm/dd/yy to the date you are submitting the resume). If using an automated resume builder, be sure to include this specific information in the narrative portion of your work description. Any period of employment that does not include this specific information WILL NOT be credited toward meeting the qualifications requirements of the position.
--SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action: Status applicants (transfer, reassignment, reinstatement, promotion, etc.) MUST submit a copy of their SF-50, verifying highest rate of pay and documenting career or career-conditional status in the competitive service (Tenure 1 or 2) for which you are claiming eligibility. Failure to submit an SF-50 verifying status will result in the applicant not being considered for this position.
--For candidates eligible under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) you must submit the appropriate DD-214 (Member 4 Copy) documenting your eligibility. For information on veteran's eligibility visit: here.
--30% Disabled Veterans: Please submit a copy of your DD-214 (Member 4 Copy), a Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, and the required documentation requested by this form.
--Special Non-Competitive Appointing Authorities: For more information on special non-competitive appointing authorities visit: here.
--CTAP/ICTAP provides placement assistance to permanent Federal employees who are surplus, displaced or involuntarily separated. Applicants claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit a copy of their most recent performance appraisal, proof of eligibility and most current SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location with their application. To be considered under CTAP/ICTAP, applicants must be well-qualified, i.e. meet the minimum qualification requirements, including selective factors, education and experience requirements and score at least 90 on the assessment questionnaire as established, and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry. For information on CTAP/ICTAP, visit: CTAP/ICTAP.
--Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) Eligibles: If you are a current or former land management agency appointee – you must provide documentation to verify eligibility as follows: a) A copy of your SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, that reflects having initially been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited (temporary/term) appointment; b) A copy of SF-50(s), Notification of Personnel Action(s), that reflect having served under one (1) or more time-limited (temporary/term) appointments by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two (2) or more years; and c) A copy of your Performance Appraisal Plan and/or Supervisor Memorandum that reflects having performed at an acceptable level during each period of service. For more information on LMWFA, visit: LMWFA.
--Current or former Public Land Corps (PLC) Eligibles: If you are a current or former Public Land Corps participant-you must provide documentation to verify eligibility as follows: a) Verification of Participant Work Hours for Conservation Projects. Document must reflect at a minimum 640 hours of satisfactory conservation project hours with at least 120 hours through PLC within the last 2 years; b) Certificate of Non-Competitive Eligibility. Signed documentation from a bureau PLC coordinator that a participant has satisfactorily completed all service requirements and meets eligibility for non-competitive hiring status.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Applications (resume and assessment questionnaire) for this vacancy MUST be received online BEFORE midnight Eastern Time (Washington D.C. time) on the closing date of this announcement. When you're ready to apply, click the blue APPLY ONLINE button at the side of any page.
This vacancy is being announced through Bureau of Reclamation's Hiring System--HireMe. For more information about the HireMe system and the registration process, click: here.
As part of the on-line application process, applicants may be required to submit supporting documents. Failure to submit the requested supporting documents may result in your not being considered for this position.
Options for submitting supporting documentation include Auto Requested Fax or uploading from your USAJOBS profile - instructions provided during the online application process. In addition, you may E-mail your supporting documentation to elarson@usbr.gov, fax directly to the HR Office at (801) 524-3187, mail to 125 South State Street, Room 8100 (UC-555), Salt Lake City, Utah 84138, OR hand deliver to 125 South State Street, Room 7102A (UC-555), Salt Lake City, Utah 84138. Include your name and the vacancy number on the supporting document(s).
This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us at the phone number shown at the bottom of this page. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.
After all application packages have been received, resumes and transcripts will be reviewed to ensure applicants meet the basic qualification requirements. Each applicant who meets the basic qualifications will be further evaluated on the information provided in the Assessment Questionnaire. Best-qualified applicants will be referred to the selecting official. After making a tentative job offer, a suitability and/or security background investigation will be conducted. A final job offer is typically made within 40 days after the deadline for applications. Applicants should monitor their status for positions with the Bureau of Reclamation, by regularly checking their public status notifications in their USAJOBS profile.
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