Job Description
Summary
Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise in Project Management. Make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment.
Duty Location: Lower Colorado Basin, Phoenix Area Office, located in Glendale, AZ.
Full time telework and remote work not available; housing not provided.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
You must be suitable for federal employment, determined by a background investigation.
You must submit a resume and supporting documentation (see Required Documents).
You must submit eligibility documents for veterans consideration (see Required Documents).
You must maintain a valid State Driver's License at all times as the position requires operation of government vehicles on government and public roads. Failure to maintain a valid State Driver's License at all times will result in removal from the position.
You will be required to complete a Financial Disclosure Form.
Position requires Project Management certification.
Qualifications
GS-13: In order to qualify for the GS-13 grade level, your resume must reflect one year of full time experience equivalent in complexity and difficulty to at least the GS-12 grade level in Federal service 1) applying a wide range of project management methods to complex water resources, power generation, or environmental resource management projects; 2) coordinating programs collaboratively with other staff, leadership and stakeholders having varied and overlapping responsibilities and differing concerns and priorities; AND 3) experience preparing and tracking budgets, creating timelines, preparing scopes of work/contracts/agreements, and technical report writing.
If your resume does not clearly reflect all 3 requirements above, your application will be marked as not qualified.
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.
Selective Placement Factor: This position requires a current, valid Project Management Certification. Failure to provide proof of such license will cause you to be rated ineligible for this position.
You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors if applicable, by 12/24/2024.
Education
This position does not allow substituting education for experience.
Additional information
You will be required to serve an initial probationary period. Current, permanent Federal employees who are selected from this announcement will be required to serve a probationary period.
You may be required to serve an initial supervisory probation period.
Reclamation has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and you may be allowed to telework with supervisory approval. Full time telework or remote work is not available for this position; if selected you will be required to report to the office in Glendale, AZ on a regular basis.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) expenses are authorized with the exception of the Guaranteed Home Sale Provision or first-post-of-duty relocation expenses are authorized, as applicable. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), signed into law December 2017, suspends the moving expense deduction and the exclusion from income of qualified employer reimbursements of moving expenses that was allowed under previous tax laws. Employer reimbursements for moving costs are now generally taxed at the same rate as ordinary income.
DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including applicant rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/
This position is designated as a MODERATE RISK Public Trust position. It requires a fully completed and favorably adjudicated Public Trust Suitability Background Investigation (T2S or T2RS or equivalent) that is current (within the last 5 years). This is a condition of employment.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must certify registration with the Selective Service System or that the applicant is exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Go to: https://www.sss.gov
This is a non-bargaining unit position.
Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.
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Benefits
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