Program Manager (Deputy Area Manager)

Summary Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Program Manager (Deputy Area Manager). 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, Boulder Canyon Operations Office located in Boulder City, NV. Full time telework/remote work is not available for this position. Responsibilities – Serves as the Deputy Area Manager for Boulder Canyon Operations Office lines of business in the areas of Program Management, Administration, Water Accounting and Verification, Water Administration, River Operations, Operations Support, Hydrographic Team and Research and Modeling groups. Responsible for carrying out the Water Master functions for the Lower Colorado River. – Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work; assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees; evaluates work performance of employees; provides advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on work and administrative matters; interviews candidates for positions; hears and resolves complaints from employees; effects disciplinary measures; identifies developmental and training needs of employees, provides and/or arranges for needed development and training; finds ways to improve production and increase the quality of the work directed; and develops performance standards. – Serves as the Area Managers principal advisor and representative, consulting with key managers and stakeholders to ensure that all implications are identified, weighed, and considered in study and discussion of effective and efficient resource use and distribution. Obtains and/or develops models for managing various issues, identifies and resolves problems that are barriers to achieving goals. – Manages short- and long-range planning activities that include multi-year work plans that are the products of subordinate organizational projects/programs. The duties of this position are complex, as they cross-cut management and quality improvement disciplines such as: implementation of program/project management; strategic planning; workforce planning; budget formulation and justification; quality improvement methods and initiatives; financial analysis; measurement and support, programmatic internal controls, analytics, and reporting tools. 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 meet any minimum education and/or experience requirements (see Qualifications). You must submit a performance appraisal if you are a current or former federal employee. You must maintain a valid State Drivers License at all times as the position requires operation of government vehicles on government and public roads. Failure to maintain a valid State Drivers License at all times will result in removal from the position. 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: 30% or More Disabled Veterans 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) Individuals with Disabilities (Schedule A) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) Military Spouses Miscellaneous Appointing Authorities Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) 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. GS-14: To qualify at the GS-14, you must possess one year of full-time specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-13 level in federal service having demonstrated experience. GS-14 Specialized Experience: Your resume must reflect one year of full-time work experience managing and directing the operations for complex water resources, power generation, or environmental resources management projects. This experience must provide expert technical guidance on matters concerning water resource management including one or more of the following functional areas: water or reservoir operations; management of water data; hydrologic modeling, planning or studies; negotiation or execution of water and repayment contracts. Experience must also demonstrate human capital management principles and techniques; budget formulation; interpretation of laws and policies. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to the online assessment questions by addressing experience, education and/or training relevant to this position. Applicants must make a fair and accurate assessment of their qualifications. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is apparent in your description of experience, competencies, skills, and/or education/training, you will be rated ineligible. You must be clear when describing your experience, Human Resources may not make assumptions in determining qualifications. If your resume does not clearly reflect all of the above experience, your application will be marked as ineligible. 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 10/11/2024. Education This position does not allow substituting education for experience. Additional Information Probationary Period: You may be required to serve an initial probationary period. Supervisory Probationary Period: You may be required to serve an initial supervisory probation period. Telework: 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. Relocation: 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. E-Verify: 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/ Background Investigation: This position is designated as a NON-CRITICAL SENSITIVE National Security position. It requires a fully completed and favorably adjudicated National Security Background Investigation T3 or T3R or equivalent – specific level depends on risk level component of position designation) that is current (within the last 5 years). This is a condition of employment. Drivers License/History: Operation of a Government vehicle is required; therefore, you must possess a valid state drivers license. A driving history check is required. Financial Disclosure: If selected for this position, you will be required to file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of entrance on duty and annually thereafter. Drug Testing: Position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing thereafter, during the course of employment. Selective Service Registration: 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 Bargaining Unit Status: This is a non-bargaining unit position. Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.