Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist - Yuma, United States - Bureau of Reclamation

Bureau of Reclamation Yuma, United States

2 weeks ago

Description

SummaryReclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist.

You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment.

Duty Location:

Lower Colorado Basin Region, Yuma Area Office, Maintenance Management Office located in Yuma, AZ.Full time telework and remote work not available; housing not provided.

This job is open toCareer transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employeeswho meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

Federal employees

Competitive serviceCurrent or former competitive service federal employees.

Federal employees

Excepted serviceCurrent excepted service federal employees.

Military spousesVeterans Clarification from the agencySee Who May Apply under Requirements for more information on who is eligible to apply for this position.

VideosDutiesServes as the Maintenance Management Office Chief representative for program accomplishment ensuring projects throughout the Area are well planned, scheduled, budgeted and executed.

Ensures that activity plans and project management plans written by others are accurate, well written and submitted, and if appropriate, the activities are included in the Program Accomplishment process.

Performs all supervisory functions for assigned employees to include:

recruiting, hiring and ensuring training for employees; evaluating performance; taking disciplinary action; recommending employees for awards; approving leave, timesheets, overtime, travel, ensuring EEO practices and principles are followed, etc.

Ensures overall employee morale, employee viewpoint survey improvements, resolution of employee conflicts, etc. YAO wide.

Works with program and project managers and budget analysts within the Area and numerous individuals in the Regional and Denver offices to ensure coordination and execution.

This includes oversight of accomplishing work for the YAO's Extraordinary Maintenance program.

Coordinates with the TSO Chief for the assignment of project managers to major projects and provides oversight and direction to the project managers throughout the process.

Prepares high level summary reports or analysis for the Area Manager, as needed.

Serves as advisor to the Area Manager, in developing and recommending directions for facilitating and improving the efficiency, economy, and effectiveness of the activities of the YAO.Provides technical expertise for facility inspections (CFRs, PFRs, etc.), safety of dams, and infrastructure related work throughout the area.

Provides leadership, oversight and coordination with peers to ensure all facility recommendations received from inspections are reasonable and are accomplished in a timely manner.

Meets with irrigation district managers as necessary on behalf of the Area Manager to demonstrate to them the importance of completing outstanding recommendations.

Requirements Conditions of EmploymentYou 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 meet minimum experience requirements (see Qualifications).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 must submit a performance appraisal if you are a current or former federal employeeWho 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)Federal Employees (Competitive Transfer)Federal Employees (Non-Competitive Transfer)Former Federal Employees (Competitive Reinstatement)Former Federal Employees (Non-Competitive Reinstatement)Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA)Military SpousesMiscellaneous Appointing AuthoritiesVeterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) QualificationsTo qualify for the GS-13 level, your resume must reflect one year of full time experience leading a multidisciplinary group of technical, trades and crafts, and administrative support staff performing operation and maintenance activities on existing facilities and infrastructure and/or new construction projects.

Your resume must also reflect using project management principles and guidelines to manage priorities, multiple construction and/or maintenance projects and formulating program budgets.

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 b).You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective placement factors if applicable, by 06/14/2024.EducationThis position does not allow substituting education for experience.
Additional informationYou 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.

Full time telework or remote work is not available for this position.

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- 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:
is a non-bargaining unit position.
Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.
BenefitsA career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.

As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

Review our benefitsEligibility 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.

How You Will Be EvaluatedYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide to the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessments required for this position.

You will be assessed on the following Competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):Administration and ManagementLeadershipOral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingProject ManagementThe application questionnaire can be previewed here: answers will be verified against information provided in your resume.

Your resume must clearly support the responses to all the questions by addressing experience, education, and/or training relevant to this position.

You must make a fair and accurate assessment of your qualifications.

If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than what is apparent in the description of your experience, competencies, skills, and/or education/training (or that your resume/application is incomplete), you could be rated ineligible or your score could be lowered.

For evaluating the quality of candidates for referral to the selecting official, a three-phased process will be used.

Phase 1: Applicant resumes will be reviewed by Human Resources to ensure they meet the basic qualification requirements (see definition of specialized experience).

If applicants meet basic qualifications and any education requirements, they will continue on to the second phase.

Phase 2:

Candidates who pass the first phase will have their resume reviewed by a subject matter expert against the competencies listed above.

Phase 3:
Candidates will be given a final score which combines the scores from the first and second phases. Those candidates who score as best qualified will be referred to the selecting official for consideration.

Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Bureaus/Offices within the Department of the Interior (DOI) who have vacancies with the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in the same geographic location(s).

Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration.

You may choose to opt in of having your information shared with other agencies when applying for this position. If an agency requests a copy of a certificate you are on, you will be notified.
BenefitsA career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.

As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

Review our benefitsEligibility 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.

Required DocumentsAs a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits.

Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee.

You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.

Please submit the supporting documents outlined below applicable to your claimed eligibility status and the position and grade to which you are applying.

Failing to submit required documents will result in non-consideration due to an incomplete application package.

RESUME:

You must submit a resume that demonstrates how skills and experiences through job duties meet the qualifications and requirements listed in the job announcement to be considered for the job.

Each job experience must include dates of employment including start and end dates (month and year), work schedule (full-time or part-time), and hours worked per week.

For more information, click here.

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL:

Current or Former Federal Employees MUST submit a copy of their most recent performance appraisal rating OR a statement of why this is not available.

Any performance appraisal/evaluation and award documentation you provide will be forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documentation and give it due weight consideration during the overall selection process.

If you do not have your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation, please submit a statement as to why it is not available.

Please indicate if any prior performance appraisals/evaluations were at an acceptable level.

Current/Former federal employees that fail to submit a copy of their most recent performance appraisal rating will have their application marked as incomplete.

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES:

You must submit a copy of your most recent NON-AWARD SF-50, verifying highest rate of pay and documenting career or career-conditional status in the competitive service (Tenure 1 or 2) for which the applicant is claiming eligibility.

Do not submit award SF-50s.

If you are applying for a higher grade and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the one year time-in-grade requirement so you will need to provide an SF-50 which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within-grade Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective date more than one year old).

For more information, click here.

CAREER TRANSITION PROGRAMS:
Permanent
Federal employeeswho are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separated.

You must submit a copy of their most recent performance appraisal, proof of eligibility, and most current SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location with their application.

To be considered under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be well-qualified (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including selective factors, education and experience requirements) and score at least 85.0 on the assessment questionnaire as established, and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry.

For more information, click here.

VETERANS:

If you are claiming eligibility based on veterans preference entitlement, you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy MUST include character of discharge) or other proof of your service which includes character of service.

If claiming disability preference, you must also submit the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs or Armed Service and the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.

For more information, click here.

LAND MANAGEMENT WORKFORCE FLEXIBILITY ACT:
Current or former land management agency appointees.

You must submit (1) a copy of your SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, that reflects having initially been hired under competitive examining procedures to a time limited (temporary/term) appointment; (2) a copy of SF-50(s), Notification of Personnel Action(s), that reflect having served under one (1) or more time-limited (temporary/term) appointments by a land management agency for a period totaling more than 24 months without a break in service of two (2) or more years; and (3) a copy of your Performance Appraisal Plan and/or Supervisor Memorandum that reflects having performed at an acceptable level during each period of service.

For more information, click here.

OTHER HIRING AUTHORITIES:

Applicants claiming eligibility based on a Special Hiring Authority must submit applicable proof of eligibility as outlined in the following site(s):Interchange Agreement, Military Spouse.

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 fromschools 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.

How to ApplyApplications (resume, assessment questionnaire, and supporting documentation) for this vacancy MUST be received online BEFORE midnight Eastern Time (Washington, DC time) on 06/14/2024.

To apply, click the blue APPLY ONLINE button at the top of the page.
Do not submit photographs with the application package.

Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - applicant must remove any images from badges, licenses, etc.

Agency contact informationNicole WilsonPhone govAddressLower Colorado BasinBureau of Reclamation7301 Calle Agua Salada Yuma, AZ 85364USNext stepsUpon successful submission of the application packet, applicants will receive a confirmation email from USAJOBS.

If this email confirmation is not received by the applicant, the application has not yet been accepted by the system.

After all application packages have been received, resumes and supporting document(s) will be reviewed to ensure applicants meet the basic qualification requirements.

Each applicant who meets the basic qualifications will be further evaluated on the information provided in the resume, application questionnaire, and other assessment criteria identified in the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section above.

Best-qualified applicants will be referred to the selecting official. After making a tentative job offer, a suitability and/or security background investigation will be conducted. A final job offer is typically made within 40 days after the deadline for applications.

Applicants should monitor their status for positions with the Bureau of Reclamation by regularly checking their public status notifications in the USAJOBS profile.

Fair and TransparentThe Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) PolicyCriminal history inquiriesReasonable accommodation policyFinancial suitabilitySelective ServiceNew employee probationary periodSignature and false statementsPrivacy ActSocial security number requestRequired Documents