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This position is part of the WAPA Headquarters. As a Reliability Compliance Management Specialist, you will be responsible to administer the Western Area Power Administration's reliability compliance program and specifically manage the regional reliability compliance program for assigned regional NERC registrations.
09/16/2022 to 10/03/2022
$122,174 - $158,825 per year
GS 14
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Travel of up to 10% annually is required; with overnight travel of 0-1 days per month on average.
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Permanent -
Full-time -
Competitive
14
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22-WA-00475-11648446-DE
677576300
The incumbent serves as the technical expert on NERC and RRO reliability standards compliance activities and develops, directs, and oversees compliance programs for assigned NERC registrations. Serves as the regional NERC Reliability Compliance Manager and is an authority on compliance violation decisions. Takes a leadership position to plan, provide regional personnel training, and direct the preparation for, and completion of, required NERC RRO audits. Actively participates in the review of NERC/RRO standards compliance audits or investigations for other Regions. Facilitates development of mitigation plans to comply with compliance audit, or violation, findings. Exercises leadership role in coordinating, developing, reviewing, or implementing of policies, guidelines and procedures required to meet NERC/RRO standards. Leads cross-functional and cross-organizational teams to plan, develop, and implement processes and guidance for the reliability compliance program. Develops the internal monitoring and reporting process to provide reasonable assurance of reliability compliance with RRO/NERC mandatory compliance monitoring and enforcement program. Knowledge of Operations, Transmission Planning, Maintenance, and Information Technology functions policies, concepts, principles, and techniques of management or program administration. This includes knowledge of management and agency policies, regulations and precedents, program analysis, objectives and techniques, and their application to improve the effectiveness of broad and complex program areas.
Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
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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.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: 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 for this position is defined as: experience advising on North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Regional Reliability Organizations (RRO) reliability standards and policies. Experience with processes that support a NERC compliance program.
For this position, education cannot be substituted for experience.
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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.
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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:
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. The status of your application will be updated in USAJOBS as it is evaluated.
You can check the status by logging into USAJOBS. You may also sign up to receive automatic emails anytime the status of your application changes by logging into your USAJobs Account and editing the Notification Settings.
You will be contacted directly if an interview is required.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/677576300. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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