Director, National Enforcement Investigations Center Division
What you'd do
This Senior Executive Service (SES) position is in the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training, National Enforcement Investigations Centers Division. About the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.. This is an office-centered position--you must physically report to the duty station stated in this announcement on a regular basis.
Major duties
This position is in the Immediate Office of the National Enforcement Investigations Centers Division within the Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training (OCEFT) in the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA). The Office of the National Enforcement Investigations Centers Division is generally referred to as the National Enforcement Investigations Center (NEIC). The Director is responsible for leading a complex scientific organization that supports EPA's civil and criminal enforcement programs. The Director serves as an advisor to OECA's Assistant Administrator (AA), Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator (PDAA), and Deputy Assistant Administrator(s) (DAAs), as well as an executive-level expert and advisor to OCEFT and OECA's senior leadership on matters of scientific and technical investigative expertise in support of complex investigations and cases, and research and development of issues having national impact. NEIC is the enforcement program's environmental forensics center and includes an accredited forensics laboratory and multi-disciplinary scientists that gather and evaluate evidence and perform analytical services. Specific duties of this position may include, but are not limited to: - Leading and managing the National Enforcement Investigations Center, its personnel and its activities, consistent with OECA AA direction. - Serving as the executive leader who will provide management, direction, and oversight of a national criminal and civil enforcement investigations program. - Developing and implementing program priorities, objectives, and goals within the budgetary and resource constraints. - Ensuring the scientific and technical expertise of the program is nationally available to civil and criminal enforcement cases. - Serving as an advisor to both EPA leadership and the Department of Justice on scientific, technical, and analytical matters associated with environmental enforcement. - Overseeing the development and execution of sampling and analytical investigative techniques to evaluate environmental quality and/or support enforcement cases. - Ensuring that the program office stays abreast and current on environmental rules, regulations, and laws as well as laboratory practices, and investigative policies and procedures.
What you need to qualify
The work of this position is classified in the Program Management, 0340 series where the qualifications include both general management skills and characteristics that are applicable to all SES positions and technical or program responsibilities specific to this position. Applicants must have substantive general experience which provides a good basic or general knowledge of the principles of organization, management and administration; and substantive specialized (operating administrative or managerial) experience in a type of work or a combination of functions directly related to this position. All applicants must have one year of specialized experience at a level close to the work of this job that demonstrates the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform in this role. Typically this experience can be found in work within this field or a field that is closely related. As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service, applicants must also provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below. A. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) - Mandatory for competitive applicants - Failure to address these factors within the required 2-page resume will result in your application being disqualified, unless you are a noncompetitive eligible applicant. ECQ 1 - COMMITMENT TO THE RULE OF LAW AND THE PRINCIPLES OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDING. Involves demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people. ECQ 2 - DRIVING EFFICIENCY. Involves demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades. ECQ 3 - MERIT AND COMPETENCE. Involves demonstrated knowledge, ability, and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality. ECQ 4 - LEADING PEOPLE. Involves demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and hold individuals accountable. ECQ 5 - ACHIEVING RESULTS. Involves demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors. Your responses should be clear and concise and show a level of accomplishment and a degree of responsibility. Leadership competencies for each ECQ can be found in OPM's Guide to SES Qualifications. B. Technical Qualifications (TQs) - Mandatory for all applicants - Failure to address these factors within the required 2-page resume will result in your application being disqualified. TQ 1 - Demonstrated experience leading and/or managing a complex organization comprised of scientific staff that function collaboratively to support enforcement programs.
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