Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Supervisory Economist. You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. Duty Location: Boulder City, Nevada

Duties

-Responsible for supervision, direction, oversight, control, and coordination of Water Administration Group's responsibilities relating to Colorado River water entitlement administration including the development, negotiation, execution, and administration of water service, repayment, and related contracts, and the Lower Colorado Basin (LCB) Region's Economics Program. -Serves as the senior and principal advisor to the Boulder Canyon Operations Office (BCOO) Chief and Managers, Area Managers, and the Regional Director on administration of Colorado River water entitlements including water service, repayment, and related contract matters, including those matters associated with water service to Indian tribes, and the Reclamation and LCB Region's Economics Program. -Prepares and/or oversees preparation of complex reports, testimony, briefing statements, letters, and memoranda on behalf of the Regional Director, BCOO Chief, and regional management which analyze, describe, or recommend positions, policies, objectives, standards or procedures related to cost sharing, cost allocation, financial capability, repayment, project feasibility, water transfers, water exchanges, under consideration in the LCB Region, Denver Office, or DOI. -Serves as the chief coordinator and liaison with the Washington, Denver, the Native American Affairs Office, other offices within the regional office regarding the functional areas of the Group, particularly with Reclamation staff and officials involved with water service, repayment, and related contracts, and economic matters. -Establishes a team-oriented environment by providing ongoing direction, guidance, support and communication to Water Administration Group subordinate staff. Provides administrative and technical oversight to subordinate staff. Plans and schedules workload, sets quality standards, and suspense dates. Gives direction and instructions on different operations and issues. Answers technical questions about the work.

Requirements

Qualifications

To be eligible for consideration, you must first meet the Basic Education Requirement for this position, having: Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. or Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume. In addition to meeting the minimum education above, applicants must meet one year of full-time work experience. GS-13: To qualify at the GS-13, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-12 level in federal service having demonstrated experience. GS-13 Specialized Experience: Experience analyzing economics, cost, and related financial factors to develop recommendations and provide guidance associated with water-related or similar contracting actions; leading teams to formulate, administer, or negotiate water service, project repayment, or similar contracts; and carrying out a full range of contract administration functions for water service and related contracts using knowledge of contract administration principles, policies, regulations, and procedures. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to the online assessment questions by addressing experience, education and/or training relevant to this position. Applicants must make a fair and accurate assessment of their qualifications. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is apparent in your description of experience, competencies, skills, and/or education/training, you will be rated ineligible. You must be clear when describing your experience, human resources may not make assumptions in determining qualifications. If your resume does not clearly reflect all of the above experience, your application will be marked as ineligible. 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. Time-In-Grade: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional 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). Applicants eligible under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) are required to meet time-in-grade restrictions in order to be considered. You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective placement factors if applicable, by 02/14/2024.

Education

This position has a mandatory education requirement. You must submit a copy of college transcript(s) (unofficial copy is acceptable) to support claimed education. Transcripts must include the name of the college or university and date the degree was conferred. Non-submission will result in being rated not-qualified for the position.

You will be required to provide official college transcripts to verify educational qualifications, if selected. An official transcript must be sent directly from the University's Registrar's office and must be provided from the institution awarding the degree. Academic transcripts certified by notary publics are NOT official. Official transcripts must be submitted prior to reporting to work as a condition of employment. Failure to submit official transcripts may be grounds for dismissal or rescission of the job offer.

Accreditation: Only education from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education is acceptable to meet education requirements or to substitute for experience, if applicable. For additional info, refer to the Office of Personnel Management and U.S. Department of Education.

Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. For additional info, refer to the U.S. Network for Education Information.

Contacts

• Address Lower Colorado Basin Bureau of Reclamation PO Box 61470 Boulder City, NV 89006 US
• Name: Maria Wallior
• Phone: 702-293-8403
• Email: [email protected]