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Bureau of Reclamation Program Administrator in Provo, Utah
Summary Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Program Administrator. You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. Duty Location: Provo, Utah For living conditions in Provo, Utah, please click: here. Responsibilities The primary duties of this position are: Provide leadership and direction in accomplishment of the Provo Area Office missions. Oversee and direct in-house engineering, natural resource management, and administrative functions of the Area Office. Direct and coordinate assigned work through subordinate managers and supervisors. Reclamation representative regarding the long-range planning and development, as well as on-going construction and program execution of the Central Utah Project (CUP). Provide senior-level technical support and direction in implementing the policies and guidelines of the Program Director and/or of the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science. Manage Reclamation's support and involvement in the CUP program. Anticipate major program needs and/or problems and based upon evolving circumstances; provides timely, effective, and highly creative advice and recommendations to senior Reclamation and Interior officials. Lead and/or actively participate in planning sessions, workshops, meetings, and activities with other Federal and State agencies, local governments, organizations, groups, and individuals. 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 meet any minimum experience requirements (see Qualifications). You will be required to complete a Financial Disclosure Form. You will be required to submit to a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment as a condition of employment. This position is also subject to random drug testing. Who May Apply: Bureau of Reclamation Employees (Competitive) Bureau of Reclamation Employees (Non-Competitive) Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) Department of the Interior Employees (Competitive) Department of the Interior Employees (Non-Competitive) Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) Qualifications In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume. To qualify at the GS-14, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service having demonstrated experience to successfully perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as experience officially managing and supervising employees and work activities in an organization with several organization segments in a large and complex technical natural resource organization/agency; either personally performing program management or professional engineering, natural resources or scientific work as it relates to one or more of the following major programs: water resources, water storage and distribution systems, land resources, environmental compliance activities, or recreation; and experience in dealing with representatives of federal, state, local, or tribal governments. 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. Time-In-Grade: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower-grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective placement factors if applicable, by 12/12/2024. Education This position does not allow substituting education for experience. Additional Information You may be required to serve an initial 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. If otherwise eligible and qualified, you may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed. For information visit: Recruitment Incentive or Relocation Incentive. Current agency employees may be eligible to receive a referral bonus for recruitment of this position. For information visit: Referral Bonus Awards. 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 HIGH RISK Public Trust position. It requires a fully completed and favorably adjudicated Public Trust Suitability Background Investigation (T4 or T4R 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.