Program Manager
What you'd do
This position is part of the Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office, Department of Energy. As a Program Manager, you will serve as an expert advisor within the Department of Energy's Office of Coal. In this role, the incumbent plans, manages, and oversees research, development, and demonstration projects focused on converting coal into high-value products, utilizing coal combustion residues, and implementing carbon mineralization technologies.
Major duties
The Department of Energy's mission is to ensure America's security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. The Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office office works to unleash the full potential of America's hydrocarbon and geothermal resources to provide affordable, reliable, and secure energy. We are truly honored that DOE has been named America's #1 Best Employer for Veterans in 2023 by Forbes-not only among Government agencies, but among employers across the U.S. We are so proud of this ranking which reflects our commitment to the employment of veterans. As so many veterans at DOE renew their service to our Nation, we are deeply committed to their success and advancement. Veterans shape the future of energy As a Program Manager, you will: Plan, organize, and manage, highly complex scientific and engineering programs and projects that lack established precedents, developing the necessary operating plans, schedules, and budgets. Serve as an expert technical authority to explain, interpret, and defend agency policies and technical decisions to stakeholders with divergent, opposing, or conflicting viewpoints. Evaluate the technical merits, maturity, and risks of emerging technologies and alternative scientific approaches to recommend solutions that mitigate risks and support the agency's mission. Advise senior leadership on critical technical and policy issues, preparing comprehensive briefs, reports, and congressional testimony relating to program directions and achievements. Formulate project plans and monitors ongoing progress regarding cost, schedule, and quality, collaborating with Contracting Officers to manage multi-million dollar agreements, grants, and cost-sharing contracts. Represent the agency on interagency task forces, committees, and professional conferences to promote cooperation on scientific initiatives and ensure the infusion of cutting-edge technology into program efforts.
What you need to qualify
You must meet both the Basic Requirement and the Specialized Experience to qualify for this series as described below. BASIC REQUIREMENT: Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting 2 of 4 of the following: Experience leading engineering or physical science programs/projects, translating broad organizational goals into technical system requirements, design specifications, and implementation plans. Experience evaluating the technical maturity, engineering feasibility, and operational failure risks of emerging technologies or multi-disciplinary industrial systems, and developing strategies to successfully mitigate those risks. Experience serving as a technical authority or lead advisor to senior clean-energy, industrial, or technology executives on highly complex physical science or engineering challenges. Experience conducting performance reviews, checking physical site progress, or auditing technical data to ensure that contractors, grantees, or project teams comply with safety codes, technical standards, financial budgets, and regulatory frameworks. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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. Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. Your full resume will be made available to the hiring manager if you are referred. Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration and current employees must have at least a fully successful or equivalent performance rating to receive consideration. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
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