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The minimum pay for this position is $135,468.00 . Pay is set based on consideration of the selectee's current salary and other factors. Pay is set based on consideration of the selectee's current salary and other factors.
This position is eligible for tele-work based on supervisory approval.
04/25/2022 to 05/25/2022
$135,468 - $203,700 per year
SL 00
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
00
Yes
Yes
BOEM-MMGG-22-GPH-025-MP SL
650231500
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
30% or More Disabled Veterans (30% Disabled Vet), Career Transition Assistance for Well-Qualified Surplus/Displaced Federal Employee (CTAP), Competitive Merit Promotion (Competitive MP), Non-Competitive Merit Promotion (Non-Comp MP), Persons with Severe Physical or Mental Disabilities (Schedule A) (Schedule A), Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA), Special Hiring Authorities.
As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) below. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-14/15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state or local government, the private sector, or nongovernmental organizations. Failure to meet basic qualification requirements and all mandatory technical qualifications listed automatically disqualifies an applicant.
Specific Duties
The incumbent carries out the following specific responsibilities:
The Division of Environmental Assessment (DEA) Director, has overall responsibility for development and direction of BOEM's compliance with environmental laws, regulations, executive orders, and related requirements, notably (but not limited to) the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), Coastal Zone Management Act, Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (FCZA), National Historic Preservation Act, Clean Water Act, and Clean Air Act. Ensures appropriate application of scientific information within decision analyses and documents across many disciplines (air quality, fates and effects, habitat and ecology, socioeconomic and sociocultural, endangered and protected species, oceanography), across multiple BOEM programs (oil and gas, renewables and marine minerals), and in the full range of ecosystems and environments in the 2.5 billion acres managed under the OCS. Specific duties executed by the Director, DEA or through staff include:
Performing supervisory duties, including but not limited to directing a program with significant resources; planning and assigning work and evaluating accomplishments; developing performance standards and evaluating subordinate performance; counseling employees on work and administrative matters; reviewing and approving serious disciplinary actions; making and approving selections for non-supervisory positions; identifying training needs and developmental opportunities (including those of a costly, non-routine, or controversial nature); hearing and resolving serious employee or group complaints; approving expenses comparable to within-grades increases, extensive overtime, and employee travel; recommending awards and bonuses and changes in position classification; approving leave; and finding ways to building teamwork, improving business practices, and enhance productivity. These duties (in combination with similar supervisory duties under the CMA Director position) are performed less than 25% of the time.
The CMA Director, conceives, plans and executes BOEM's first center of expertise, an organization-wide scientific and policy service entity driving best practices, research, scientific rigor, policy improvements, and messaging on marine acoustic issues. Ensures appropriate application of scientific information within decision analyses and documents across many acoustic disciplines (modeling, biological impacts, policy), across multiple BOEM programs (oil and gas, renewables and marine minerals), and in the full range of ecosystems and environments in the 2.5 billion acres managed under the OCS. Specific duties executed by the Director, CMA or through staff include:
Building and adapting needed IT or other technologies, budget, and staff resources to support CMA model development and meet goals and objectives.
Overseeing development and certification of BOEM's first in-house acoustic model, a suite of underwater acoustic propagation models and supporting databases capable of use for all of the acoustic sources regulated by BOEM.
Applicants who meet all the mandatory technical qualifications will be evaluated by a panel to determine the degree to which they possess each of the listed qualifications. This evaluation will determine which applicants are best qualified. Total background, including experience, education, awards, self-development, and training will be reviewed. This information will be obtained from the application package, including the required narrative statements for the technical qualifications described in this vacancy.
If your resume does not include these basic qualifications, you will not be determined qualified for this position.
We recommend that your resume includes examples that are clear, concise, and emphasize their level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of the programs, activities, or services managed; program accomplishments; policy initiatives undertaken; level of contacts; the sensitivity and criticality of the issues addressed; and the results of actions taken.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
The applicant selected for this position will be required to file a Financial Disclosure Report, SF-278, and the supplemental form, Confidential Statement of Employment and Financial Interest, DI-278. All forms must be filed within 30 days after the selection for this position.
The sensitivity level of the position requires completion of a successful background investigation of the selectee. Prior to appointment, applicants tentatively selected for this position may be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use.
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, martial status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.
Federal agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the hiring authority directly. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Privacy Act - Privacy Act Notice (P.L. 93-579): The information requested here is used to determine qualifications for employment and is authorized under Title 5 U.S.C. 3302 and 3361.
Selective Service - If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959 you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.
Effective January 1, 2010, OPM must authorize any employment offers we make to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employees in the executive branch. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you must disclose that to the Human Resources Office.
If applicable, travel and relocation expenses will be paid consistent with the Federal Travel Regulations and Departmental policy.
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If applicable, in accordance with Executive Order 12564, and under the Department's Drug Free Workplace Program: Applicant(s) tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use and to pass the test prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
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.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
We will conduct a qualifications evaluation of applicants who supply all requested material. Qualified applicants will be rated and ranked by a panel. Best qualified candidates will be referred to the selecting official for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of the outcome after completion of the selection process. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination.
Each applicant is required to submit a comprehensive narrative statement addressing each mandatory technical qualification individually. The narrative must demonstrate the necessary level of skills, characteristics, qualities, specialized knowledge, and technical competence that would indicate successful performance in this Senior Level position. This evidence must include clear and concise examples that emphasize the applicant's level of responsibilities, scope, and complexity of assignments, program accomplishments, policy initiatives, and level of contacts. Applicants who fail to provide this narrative statement in the format requested will not be considered.
EACH MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION MUST BE ADDRESSED AND TITLED SEPARATELY and must not exceed two pages for each statement.
IF YOU EXCEED THE 2 PAGE LIMIT REQUIRED MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS SENTENCE, OR DO NOT ADDRESS AND TITLE EACH MANADTORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION, YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.1. REQUIRED Your resume - it must contain information sufficient to make a valid determination that you fully meet the specialized experience requirements as stated in this vacancy announcement. Insufficient information will result in a not qualified rating. It is recommended that you include the following information:
Narrative statements must not exceed 2 pages for each individual technical qualification(s). IF YOU EXCEED THESE PAGE LIMITS OR YOU FAIL FOR PROVIDE THE NARRATIVE STATEMENTS AS DESCRIBED (i.e., MTQ's), YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
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.
To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Therefore, to the extent a Federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to E.O. 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. 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.
Applicants must submit all the required information. Your Resume must include the required information listed below:
Due to COVID-19, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is currently in an expanded telework posture. If selected, you may be expected to temporarily telework, even if your home is located outside the local commuting area. Once employees are permitted to return to the office, you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement in accordance with the Department's reentry procedures provided by your Servicing Human Resources Office. At that time, you may be eligible to request to continue to telework one or more days per pay period depending upon the terms of the Department of the Interior's telework policy.
You can track the progress of your application package via your USAJobs account. You will receive an acknowledgment from USAJobs that your submission was successful, once we have received your on-line assessment questionnaire, resume and any supporting documentation. You will be notified of the status of your application via your USAJobs account after we conduct a qualification review of your complete application package. You will be contacted if further evaluation or interviews are required. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempt to conceal information may disqualify you for employment consideration. We may verify all information you provide in your resume and questionnaire responses, through reference and/or background checks, and/or verification of your education. If you are selected, you will be contacted personally by the Human Resources Office posting this announcement.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/650231500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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