Clarification from the agency

Open to All U.S. Citizens

As the Executive Director Joint Office of Energy and Transportation you will:

• Establish the forward-leaning vision, set priorities, and develop strategies for the Office's technical and equity assistance developing the EV charging network.
• Lead the execution of Joint Office activities with public and private-sector partners and national laboratories to achieve national Administration energy, environment, and economic goals by supporting the transition to, and investments in, electrification including, light duty vehicles, medium-heavy duty vehicles, transit and school buses.
• Establish and communicate Joint Office technical, stakeholder and investment strategies to address technical and market challenges, identify opportunities for high-impact innovation to bring new technologies and solutions to the U.S. transportation market.
• Develop, defend, and administer annual program budget requests to DOE and DOT leadership, the Office of Management and Budget and briefings to House and Senate appropriations committees.
• Review, manage, and make recommendations on the EV charging proposals for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula and Grant Programs as executed by the Federal Highway Administration.
• Manage the distribution and utilization of approved funds and provide interpretive guidance to organizations performing Joint Office activities.
• Oversee the execution of Joint Office funding opportunity announcements and serve as the selection official to competitively select the most meritorious and innovative proposals or cost-shared awards.
• Direct Joint Office activities performed by DOE/DOT national laboratories, field offices, contractors, industry, including through critical peer review and feedback regarding technical and managerial objectives.
• Formulate and integrate the engineering, technical and operating requirements necessary to structure and implement effective Joint Office programs.
• Provide leadership and represent the DOE and DOT in strategic public-private partnerships, including EV Working Group as established by BIL, to establish a dialogue on technical concepts and market barriers, and develop and implement collaborative activities to achieve common goals and technical targets.
• Build relationships and establish programs and public-private partnerships to increase the speed of transitioning to EVs and deploying the supporting infrastructure.
• Direct Joint Office analysis activities to inform and support program planning and policy development efforts within the Joint Office and across DOT and DOE, and other federal, state, and local government agencies.
• Lead the development of responses to queries from DOE and DOT senior management, the White House, the Government Accountability Office, and Congressional committees and subcommittees about vehicle technologies and trends in the U.S. light-, medium and heavy-duty vehicle markets.
• Serve as a U.S. representative and key interlocutor in select international forums for matters related to EV infrastructure investments and deployments, including government-to-government dialogues on cooperative research, exchanges of technical information, conferences, and workshops.
• Develop and maintain close and constructive working relationships with decision makers in the U.S. transportation industry to keep abreast of their accomplishments, capabilities, trends and needs.
• Periodically review established policies and program content, goals, and objectives for the purpose of assessing projects and program progress and their expected benefits, in order to assure the most effective use of financial and manpower resources by redirection, curtailment, and enhancement of program efforts.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THIS VACANCY: This is a career position in the SES. Unless the selectee is already a member of the SES with career status or has successfully completed an SES Candidate Development Program certified by OPM, executive qualifications must be approved by OPM before the appointment can be effected. If you are selected, you will be responsible for working with a DOE Executive Consultant to finalize your ECQ narrative for OPM submission.

CITIZENSHIP: You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.

HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE (HSPD-12): A selectee's appointment is contingent upon compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) governing personal identity.

PUBLIC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT (OGE 278): If you are selected for this position, will be required to file this report prior to entry on duty in accordance with the Ethics of Government Act of 1978.

PROBATIONARY PERIOD: An individual's initial SES career appointment becomes final only after the individual successfully completes a one-year probationary period.

SELECTIVE SERVICE: All males born after December 31, 1959 must abide by laws regarding Selective Service registration. To learn more about this law, visit the Selective Service web page, Who Must Register. If you are not registered and don't have an approved exemption, you will not be eligible for employment with the Federal government.

E-VERIFY: 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.

Duty Location is potentially negotiable, if candidate is willing to travel frequently to Washington, DC, as needed.

Qualifications

Resume-Based Resume: Applicants must show possession of the ECQs and any technical qualifications via resume. Your resume presented will reflect that you possess the ECQs and give a synopsis of your accomplishments. The application process used to recruit for this position is the RESUME BASED method. Although applicants cannot address the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) separately, evidence of each must be clearly demonstrated in the five (5) page resume and throughout the rest of the application package to include the MTQ narrative (required as an attachment to the application).

A sample 5-page executive level resume documenting ECQs can be viewed at this link http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf

Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs): A supplemental narrative must be uploaded and attached to your application addressing each MTQ listed below. No more than one (1) page per MTQ is allowed; additional informational information will not be considered. MTQs must provide specific examples that address relevant experience and accomplishments. Applicants must reflect superior technical qualifications demonstrated through leadership and management in the following MTQs. Failure to submit a narrative statement addressing each of the MTQs may cause your application to be deemed incomplete and not be considered.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs)

ECQ 1: LEADING CHANGE: Ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals and establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.
ECQ 2: LEADING PEOPLE: Ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals and provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts.
ECQ 3: RESULTS DRIVEN: Ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations, and make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.
ECQ 4: BUSINESS ACUMEN: Ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically.
ECQ 5: BUILDING COALITIONS: Ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is required by law to review the executive core qualifications of each new career appointee to the Senior Executive Service (SES) prior to appointment.For additional information on ECQs, please review the detailed information provided by OPM at the following link: Executive Core Qualifications.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated on the quality and extent of your total accomplishments, experience, and education (if applicable). Your application will be rated and ranked by an Executive Resources Board (ERB) Panel, comprised of at least three SES members, using only the information submitted within the application package. Applicants who do not demonstrate in their application sufficient possession of the ECQs & MTQs will be determined ineligible for further consideration.

As part of the Resume Based recruitment method, the ERB Panel conducts a structured interview for all applicants, both competitive and non-competitive, who are determined to be in the top category from the ERB Rating Panel. Based on the Panel's evaluation, applicants who are determined Best Qualified will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration.

Veteran's Preference does not apply to the Senior Executive service (SES).

Once a candidate has been identified for selection, reference checks may be completed. The Department's appointing official(s) will make a final approval of the selection, and in competitive cases, OPM's Qualifications Review Board (QRB) must certify the ECQs before final appointment can occur. If OPM approval is required for the ECQs, the candidate is required to assist in the development of the QRB template for submission to the QRB. Verification of performance, suitability and security information from reference checks will be taken into consideration when making offers of employment.