Program Manager (Power Marketing)
Agency
Western Area Power Administration
Location
Folsom, California, California
Salary
$162,373 - $195,200 Per Year
Open & closing dates
Posted: September 30, 2025
Closes: October 10, 2025 (5 days left)
Job Description
This position is part of the WAPA-SNR-Sierra Nevada Region. As a Program Manager (Power Marketing), you will develop programs for the sale of power and related services to a wide and diverse customer base. This position provides innovative leadership in meeting customer needs and in establishing WAPA-wide policies and procedures in collaboration with the other WAPA managers through the Power Marketing Managers council and other similar leadership teams/work groups.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS: Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [GS-14/AD-06] in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting all the following: Directing and supervising all aspects of the Region's Power Marketing Program, including resource planning and scheduling; day-ahead and real-time merchant operations; power contracting; power and transmission rate setting; settlements and power billing activities. Providing management and technical advice on policies, plans, and programs related to the Energy Services Program, and developing and implementing power marketing plans for the sale, exchange, and purchase of electric power. Determining purchase power requirements and analyzing alternatives consistent with Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) principles. Coordinating with other resource agencies to analyze various operating and marketing scenarios to identify power related impacts and optimize project benefits. Time-in-Grade: Current career or career-conditional GS employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional GS 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). Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current career or career-conditional federal employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. 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.
Required Documents
To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete application package which includes: Your two (2) page RESUME showing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name and address of the each employer; start and end dates (month/day/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; and any completed education and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion date). Current and former Federal employees: Most recent non-award SF-50 (Standard Form 50 - Notice of Personnel Action). To properly verify status eligibility, your SF-50 must show the following. If you do not submit an appropriate SF-50, we cannot verify your status eligibility. Full position title; appointment type; occupational series; pay plan, grade, and step; tenure code; and service computation date (SCD). If your current position SF50 does not indicate you have competitive service status or does not reflect the pay plan and grade of the highest position you have held in the competitive service, in addition to your current SF50, you must provide your previous SF-50s that provide the proof of competitive status and highest grade held on a permanent basis. . If you do not submit an appropriate SF-50, we cannot verify your status eligibility. Submit one or more of the following to support your eligibility(s) to apply to this job announcement: Veterans: DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; current active duty members- certification of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions dated within 120 days; SF-15 Form and related documentation; VA letter. For more information visit the USAJOBS Help Center & OPM CHCOC website for VOW information. Individuals with Disabilities: Schedule A letter from a physician, local, state or federal rehabilitation office citing your eligibility under 5 CFR 213.3102 (u). For more information visit the USAJOBS Help Center. Certain Military Spouses: Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders authorizing you to accompany the Military member to the new duty permanent station; OR verification of the member's 100% disability (VA Letter); and/or verification of the member's death while on active duty (DD-1300 and Death Certificate) AND verification of the marriage to the service member (i.e., a marriage license or other legal documentation verifying marriage). For more information visit the USAJOBS Help Center. Other non-competitive or special appointing authorities: provide documentation which supports your eligibility. Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program documentation, if applicable (e.g., Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 that documents the RIF separation action; and most recent performance appraisal.) For more information see the OPM Guide to Career Transition. Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.
Department Information
Agency
Western Area Power Administration
Department
Department of Energy
Location
Folsom, California, California, United States