The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is ranked within the top 5 mid-size agencies through the Partnership for Public Service’s Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Rankings! This Investigative Specialist position is located in the Office of Enforcement. For more information visit:  OE

Duties

This position is located in the Office of Enforcement - Division of Investigations. The Office of Enforcement serves the public interest by ensuring effective regulations and protecting customers through understanding markets and their regulation, timely identifying and remedying market problems, assuring compliance with Commission rules and regulations, and detecting and crafting remedies to address market manipulation and other non-compliance issues.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• A background investigation is required.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• Generally, male applicants must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Relocation expenses will not be paid.
• You may be required to divest certain energy-related securities.

Qualifications

To view the eligibility and qualification requirements of an Investigative Specialist, GS-1801 please visit:  Investigative Specialist For the GS-12 level, you must have one full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience supporting attorneys and other professionals in the preparation and conduct of courtroom trials or other types of proceedings, including depositions, hearings, or administrative adjudications; experience assisting with the processing of documents that require utilization of electronic litigation support software, such as Relativity or a similar platform. Programming and/or Scripting experience in at least one of the following: C#, Python, JAVA, PowerShell, Perl, or VBA. For the GS-13 level, you must have one full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 level.  Specialized experience is defined as:  Experience supporting attorneys and other professionals in the preparation and conduct of courtroom trials or other types of proceedings, including depositions, hearings, or administrative adjudications; experience leading the processing of documents that require utilization of electronic litigation support software, such as Relativity or a similar platform, including certification in relevant software. Programming and/or Scripting experience in more than one of the following: C#, Python, JAVA, PowerShell, Perl, or VBA.  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 any volunteer experience. Please do not cut and paste  the position description, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Education

There is no education requirement for this position; therefore, transcripts are not required.

Contacts

• Address FERC 888 First Street, NE Washington, District of Columbia 20426 United States
• Name: Nancy Bryant
• Phone: 202-502-6152
• Email: [email protected]