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JoinReclamation's leadership teamasa Deputy Regional Director.Be a part of this exciting mission of managing water in the West.This position is located with the Bureau of Reclamation, Interior Region 10 · California-Great Basin, Office of the Regional Directorin Sacramento, CA.For more information on the Sacramento area visit: www.saccounty.net.
Major Duties
This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled in any of the following series GS-0401, GS-0801, or GS-1301 depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.
Serves as a Deputy Regional Director sharing in the responsibilities of the Regional Director in the management of assigned programs within the Interior Region 10 · California-Great Basin.
-Exercises strategic level supervisory and managerial control and direction over assigned programs.
-Formulates and develops strategic objectives, and courses of action for the Region's work associated with hydro-electric power facilities, water resources, land and environmental resources management program.
-Develops and implements innovative Regional policy consistent with the Regional Director's philosophies and Reclamation's priorities.
-Represents and acts for the Regional Director in meetings, conferences, and interactions with representatives of State and Federal agencies, water users, contractors, landowners, media, and other local interests and the public.
-Serves as the Region or Reclamation’s representative to a wide range of committees and boards and makes commitments on behalf of the Region and Reclamation.
-Leads the organization to ensure a workplace culture that is free of prohibited personnel practices, honors merit principles, while leveraging diversity, ensures and maintains a workplace culture where decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin or any other non-merit factor.
-Serves as second level supervisor of employees engaged in professional, technical, and administrative work.
Qualifications
Applicants must meet the Basic Education Qualification Requirements listed below:
Natural Resources Management and Biological Science Discipline, GS-0401:https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/...
General Engineering Discipline, GS-0801:A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor’s degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. *OR* B. Combination of education and experience - college level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following (see U.S. Office of Personnel Management qualifications standards operating manual for specifics): (1) professional registration or licensure; (2) written test (FE exam or other written test required for professional registration); (3) specified academic courses; (4) related curriculum.
Physical Science Discipline, GS-1301:https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/...
Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, applicants must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs.
In addition to meeting Basic Education, applicants must have specialized experience or additional education as defined below:
GS-15:One year of specialized experienceequivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal service.Definition of Specialized Experience: To meet specialized experience, your resume must describe experience that demonstrates the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities as follows:GS-15: Experience in a water resources or hydropower operations organization that provided management, oversight and direction in a variety of professional, technical and administrative fields; experience performing program management or professionalengineering, natural resourcesor scientific work in support of the operation and maintenance of dams and hydropower facilities, water control systems and associated facilities; experiencein planning, design, construction, operation, or maintenance of complex and difficult civil works projects related to power and/or to the storage and conveyance of water such as canals, dams, pipelines, or tunnels; experience in managing or personally performing complex and difficult work on land and/or water issues that are inherent in overall program management of water resources projects.Work experience should be at the senior management level and demonstrate most of the following: project/program development, planning, and budgeting; formulation and execution of comprehensive plans covering waterresource activities; maintaining contact and collaborative working relationships with state, federal and local agencies in implementing water resources projects;providing counsel to higher organizational levels concerning sustainable waterresources issues; and ability to lead and supervise a multi-discipline staff. These examples are not all inclusive.Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Pay Range
$133,873.00 - $166,500.00