The OIG offers potential for advancement, excellent benefits, and numerous training opportunities. We are located in 13 states throughout the U.S. Please visit our website at http://www.ig.energy.gov/.
Summary
The OIG offers potential for advancement, excellent benefits, and numerous training opportunities. We are located in 13 states throughout the U.S. Please visit our website at http://www.ig.energy.gov/.
Applications will be accepted from all U.S. citizens. Direct Hire Authority will be used to fill this position. Veterans' Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to this vacancy.
As the Supervisory Statistician, managing the Office of Technology, Financial and Analytics (OTFA) application of data analytics techniques, leading the Office of Inspector General (OIG) data analytics efforts to identify for review areas of potential fraud and possible mismanagement, and providing policy advice and expertise in all matters involving Department data sources in support of OIG operational activities. The incumbent:
Develops, coordinates, and implements strategic plans relating to data analytics techniques to include mission, goals, objectives, and implementation strategies.
Uses data analytics techniques to assess Department-wide or agency-specific operations.
Leads OIG-wide proactive data analytics projects to identify high-risk and potentially fraudulent contracts, grants, and purchases, and assists OIG decision-makers in the initiation of audits, inspections, investigations, and reviews.
Collaborates with officials of other federal, state, and local government agencies and non-government organizations in the area of data analytics techniques, Audit Managers, and other OIG managers to coordinate activities of OIG-wide interest.
Collects, reviews, interprets, evaluates, and integrates data from multiple sources pertaining to extensive, interrelated financial, or functional fields.
Develops highly technical test cases to ensure applications function according to requirements.
Supervises staff of data analytics experts ensuring adequate mentoring, staff development and training. Performs the administrative and human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised. Provides advice and counsel to workers related to work and administrative matters.
Successful completion of a background and security investigation required.
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
This is a drug testing designated position.
You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
Upon reporting, and on an annual basis thereafter, you will be required to file a financial disclosure statement and/or a procurement integrity certification. These certifications may be subject to public disclosure.
This position requires a security clearance and is subject to drug testing. The selectee must test negative prior to being appointed to this position and will be subject to random testing thereafter. Failure to pass subsequent tests could result in disciplinary action, up to and including removal from the Federal service.
Qualifications
You must meet one of the Basic Requirements listed in the Education Requirements section below and/or "Specialized Experience" to qualify for this series as described below.
The specialized experience listed are the minimum requirements for the series, each particular vacancy may have additional experience necessary to meet the applicable grade level.
A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Managing applications such as Tableau, ACL, or other ETL (extract, transform, and load) or MDM (master data management) system. Developing highly technical test cases to ensure applications function according to requirements. Applying theories, concepts, principles, and practices of data analytics and planning, organizing and completing analytical studies. Writing briefing papers and conducting briefings. Managing and supervising staff, including mentoring, training and staff development.
CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section.
Degree: that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography, history, economics, social welfare, geography, international relations, social or cultural anthropology, health sociology, political science, public administration, psychology, etc. Credit toward meeting statistical course requirements should be given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content appears to be statistical methods, e.g., courses that included studies in research methods in psychology or economics such as tests and measurements or business cycles, or courses in methods of processing mass statistical data such as tabulating methods or electronic data processing.
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Combination of education and experience: courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance.
This position has a positive education requirement. Therefore, you MUST provide documentation supporting any education claims in your application. This documentation can include unofficial transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned and final grade. For specific education requirements, please see the Education Requirements. If selected, official transcripts may be requested.
Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see theDepartment of Education website.
The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
This position is being filled under the OPM Government-Wide Direct Hire Authority Certain STEM Positions for grades GS 11-15. This serves as a public notice for the use of the Direct Hire Authority in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3327 and 3330 and 5 CFR 330. Under this recruitment procedure, applications will be accepted for each location identified in this Public Notice.
This public notice is to gather applications that may or may not result in a referral or selection.
If you believe that you are eligible for the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), please visit the OPM ICTAP/CTAP website for more information. In order to be considered under the ICTAP program, your application must score within the pre-established "well qualified" category as stated in the Qualifications section.
Appointments made under this authority will be processed as new appointments to the Civil Service. Current Civil Service employees would, therefore, be given new appointments to the Civil Service. Status and Non-Status applicants from outside DOE selected for this position may be required to serve a mandatory one (1) year probationary period. Supervisory positions may require a 1-year probationary period, if not yet completed.
New employees to the Department of Energy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify
More than one selection may be made from this announcement.
Males must abide by Selective Service registration regulations. To learn more about this requirement, visit the Selective Service website's Who Must Register page.
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 that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
The Department of Energy offers comprehensive and competitive benefits. You may be eligible for some or all of the following:
Health, life, dental, vision, and long-term care insurance
Retirement program
Paid holiday, sick, and vacation time
Flexible work schedules and telework
Training and education opportunities
Transit benefit
Flexible Spending Account
Thrift Savings Plan (401k equivalent)
Health and wellness programs
Employee Assistance Program
Worklife4You Resource
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 information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Under this Direct-Hire authority, applicants are required to meet minimum qualification requirements. Veteran's Preference, Schedule A, Category Rating, and other methods of consideration DO NOT APPLY under Direct-Hire Authority regulations.
If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses you provided in your online questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly.
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 that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
The Department of Energy offers comprehensive and competitive benefits. You may be eligible for some or all of the following:
Health, life, dental, vision, and long-term care insurance
Retirement program
Paid holiday, sick, and vacation time
Flexible work schedules and telework
Training and education opportunities
Transit benefit
Flexible Spending Account
Thrift Savings Plan (401k equivalent)
Health and wellness programs
Employee Assistance Program
Worklife4You Resource
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 information on the specific benefits offered.
ALL APPLICANTS:Resume supporting your specialized experience and responses to the online questionnaire.
Specific educational requirements are indicated for this vacancy: Documentation verifying your educational claims include unofficial/official transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned and final grade.
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 for this announcement must be received online before 11:45pm (Eastern Time) on the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete application prior to the closing time (regardless of when you started) the application system will not allow you to finish. Requests for extensions will not be granted, so please begin the application process allowing yourself enough time to finish before the deadline. Our application system displays a countdown timer in the top-left corner of the screen for your reference.
Steps to submit a complete application:
You must have a USAJOBS account and be logged in.
You must have a completed resume. (Please note that some DOE offices do not accept uploaded resumes and require that you have a completed resume within your USAJOBS profile using the Resume Builder).
Once you are logged in and all of your application materials ready, click the 'Apply Now' button.
You must respond to all applicant assessment questions, carefully following all instructions provided.
You will then be asked to upload additional supporting documentation, which may include (but is not limited to) SF 50, transcripts, portfolio samples, certifications, and verification of veteran status.
IMPORTANT: In the final step of the application process you will be shown a copy of your resume and all the information you entered during the application process. You must click the 'Finish' button at the bottom of this final page and receive confirmation that your application has been received. If you do not click 'Finish', your application will not be received.
If your resume does not support the responses in your application questionnaire, or if you fail to submit required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly. NEED HELP?
If you experience any difficulties with the application process (anything after you have clicked the Apply Now button), please contact the HR Specialist listed on this announcement between normal business hours.
If you are having trouble with USAJOBS (searching for jobs, account profile issues, or Resume Builder help, please visit the USAJOBS Resource Center or e-mail USAJOBS3.0@opm.gov.
If you are experiencing a significant hardship which hinders your ability to apply online please contact the HR Specialist listed on this announcement during normal business hours.
Department of Energy
Office of the Inspector General
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 5D-031
Washington, District of Columbia 20585
United States
Next steps
After each step in the recruitment process, your status will be updated in USAJOBS. You can review your status in USAJOBS at any time. You may also elect to receive status updates via e-mail by changing the notification settings in your USAJOBS profile. Please check that your USAJOBS profile contact information is current and correct each time you apply to a job-this will ensure we are able to contact you as quickly as possible.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
ALL APPLICANTS:Resume supporting your specialized experience and responses to the online questionnaire.
Specific educational requirements are indicated for this vacancy: Documentation verifying your educational claims include unofficial/official transcripts or any report listing institution, course title, credits earned and final grade.
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 for this announcement must be received online before 11:45pm (Eastern Time) on the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete application prior to the closing time (regardless of when you started) the application system will not allow you to finish. Requests for extensions will not be granted, so please begin the application process allowing yourself enough time to finish before the deadline. Our application system displays a countdown timer in the top-left corner of the screen for your reference.
Steps to submit a complete application:
You must have a USAJOBS account and be logged in.
You must have a completed resume. (Please note that some DOE offices do not accept uploaded resumes and require that you have a completed resume within your USAJOBS profile using the Resume Builder).
Once you are logged in and all of your application materials ready, click the 'Apply Now' button.
You must respond to all applicant assessment questions, carefully following all instructions provided.
You will then be asked to upload additional supporting documentation, which may include (but is not limited to) SF 50, transcripts, portfolio samples, certifications, and verification of veteran status.
IMPORTANT: In the final step of the application process you will be shown a copy of your resume and all the information you entered during the application process. You must click the 'Finish' button at the bottom of this final page and receive confirmation that your application has been received. If you do not click 'Finish', your application will not be received.
If your resume does not support the responses in your application questionnaire, or if you fail to submit required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly. NEED HELP?
If you experience any difficulties with the application process (anything after you have clicked the Apply Now button), please contact the HR Specialist listed on this announcement between normal business hours.
If you are having trouble with USAJOBS (searching for jobs, account profile issues, or Resume Builder help, please visit the USAJOBS Resource Center or e-mail USAJOBS3.0@opm.gov.
If you are experiencing a significant hardship which hinders your ability to apply online please contact the HR Specialist listed on this announcement during normal business hours.
Department of Energy
Office of the Inspector General
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 5D-031
Washington, District of Columbia 20585
United States
Next steps
After each step in the recruitment process, your status will be updated in USAJOBS. You can review your status in USAJOBS at any time. You may also elect to receive status updates via e-mail by changing the notification settings in your USAJOBS profile. Please check that your USAJOBS profile contact information is current and correct each time you apply to a job-this will ensure we are able to contact you as quickly as possible.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
