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This position is part of the WAPA Headquarters. As a Management and Program Analyst, you will be recognized as a technical expert across WAPA in Continuous Process Improvement. Facilitates significant customer driven, results oriented quality and process improvement projects and activities using Lean Six Sigma and various Continuous Process Improvement strategies, as appropriate, across the organization.
Pay will be set upon location
03/08/2022 to 03/18/2022
$94,373 - $134,247 per year
GS 13
1 vacancy in the following locations:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
13
No
No
22-WA-00427-11417221-DE
641620400
Responsible for implementing quantitative and qualitative methods within the scope of the respective project and reporting of results. Responsible for analysis, facilitation, reporting, and providing recommendations for process improvements, quality improvements, efficiency, and cost savings, and establishing appropriate process metrics and process controls. Works with senior leadership as change agent in directing and performing the steps necessary to create business cases for improvement efforts based on objective data within the framework of the Continuous Process Improvement methodology. Responsible for facilitating activities, events, and leading discussions of groups of various sizes. Much of the interaction, coordination and facilitation of these projects and activities occurs virtually, using various web-based communication tools; however, some in-person working meetings are required. Other duties include leading and supporting the Chief Strategy Officer on strategic planning implementation and execution projects and initiatives.
Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
**Certification as a Continuous Process Improvement (CPI), Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Black Belt or Lean Sensei
Executive Order (EO) 14043 requires Federal employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work), subject to such exceptions as required by law. At this time, EO 14043 is subject to a preliminary nationwide injunction. Although this injunction may ultimately be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action at this time to implement or enforce EO 14043's requirement that employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. However, as Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine, the selectee(s) for this position will be required to submit information about his/her vaccination status.
Providing a knowing and willful false statement on either DOE's COVID-19 Vaccination Form prior to starting or when providing proof of vaccination in DOE's vaccination tracking system once onboard is punishable by fine and/or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001) and will result in termination from Federal service.
For this position, education cannot be substituted for experience.
The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across DOE.
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The selectee for this position may be eligible to receive a recruitment or relocation incentive. You will need to sign an employment agreement to be eligible for this incentive.
Travel of up to 20-25% annually is required; with overnight travel possible during all or part of that time.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the application process is complete, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications. If you are minimally qualified for this job, your responses to the self-assessment questions (True/False, Yes/ No, Multiple Choice questions) will be evaluated and you will be placed into one of three pre-defined quality categories under Category Rating procedures. These categories are "Best Qualified", "Well Qualified", and "Qualified. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics):
To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete application package which includes:
Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.
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.
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing date to receive consideration.
The application process is as follows:
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/641620400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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