Management Support Specialist (Special Events Coordinator)
What you'd do
You will serve as a Management Support Specialist (Special Events Coordinator) with Bureau of Reclamation. You may be required to occasionally work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work for special events. Duty Location: Hoover Dam located in Clark County, NV.
Major duties
At the full performance level, duties include: Planning, coordinating, scheduling, and overseeing tours and events for Hoover Dam. Special events consist of, but are not limited to, tours for a wide variety of government and international dignitaries, special interest industry groups, conference field trips and social outings. Filming events range from movies to documentaries to advertisements; and corporate retreats and meetings along with social events held at our event center. Recognized as the subject matter expert for the Lower Colorado Dams Office (LCDO) Senior Management and Support Staff. Identifying and analyzing critical factors such as event risk, local concern, history of previous events and weather considerations. Considering, and minimizing risk, to physical structures, public image, fiscal matters; may require movie and commercial scripts to be rewritten or changes to event hours to mitigate potential problems. Developing and preparing alternative plans for each event type and determines when modifications are required based on risk analysis and individual event. Supporting Hoover Dam retail memorabilia program, including developing purchase requests and contract documents to support the program. Managing various operating programs by developing, planning, coordinating, recommending, implementing, and evaluating new and continued oversight of government property and visitor service experiences to enhance visitation and revenue. Monitoring and assuring accurate and timely accounting for assigned areas of revenue collection. Communicating verbally and in writing to share information and support collaborative relationships with internal and external customers, peers, and management. Developing and coordinating the publication of brochures, pamphlets, forms, and other information.
What you need to qualify
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 08/26/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Experience: To qualify at the GS-07 level, your resume must reflect one year of full time specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GS-05 level assisting in coordinating special events by performing routine logistical tasks, gathering basic information and assisting in developing cost estimates and invoices for events/performing duties related to special events management. OR 1 full year of graduate level education - You must include transcripts. OR OR Superior Academic Achievement. OR- Combination of education and experience as listed above. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include hours per week and transcripts. Superior Academic Achievement (SAA): Successfully completed a bachelor's degree in a directly related field AND meet one of the following: (1) Class Standing: rank in the upper 3rd of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, based on the completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (GPA): earn a GPA of (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on 4 years of education, or based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum -or- (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field, or the required courses completed during the final two years. Note: GPA will be rounded to the one decimal place, for example, 2.95 = 3.0, 2.94 = 2.9; OR (3) Membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society. Volunteer Experience: 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.
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