The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations is looking for a dynamic, innovative, seasoned executive to lead the Renewables Team in the Office of Project Management, which is responsible for administering over $2 billion in Federal funding.

Duties

As the Associate Director of Project Management - Renewables you will: Lead and coordinate Project Management efforts with public and private stakeholders. Provide advice and support to senior OCED and DOE leaders on Project Management initiatives. Initiate programs and/or projects, conduct evaluation studies, and recommend new policies and programs for improving OCED Project Management capabilities. Ensure early identification and mitigation of cost, schedule, and/or technology risks and challenges; support on-site monitoring of projects; ensure independent project reviews, peer reviews, technical independent project reviews are performed and adjustments made to projects based on those reviews to improve project performance; and incorporate lessons learned from other projects into the planning and execution of Team activities. Oversee the full range of operational functions, direct organizational activities and frame strategic plans based on broad organizational assessments and evaluations of long-term organizational objectives. Oversee and direct the internal organization, staffing, policies, and personnel authorities required to carry out the responsibilities of the organization. Provide technical and administrative supervision over subordinate organizations. Provide leadership to promote the efficient management of Team resources and assets. Assure the effective management of Team programs, activities, and resources by developing, implementing, and monitoring DOE and OCED policies and systems for the full range of Team programs. Oversee development of new or modified work methods, organizational structures, and specific supplemental guidelines. Represent DOE leadership and senior OCED leadership as a senior agency official in meetings with industry, universities, national laboratories, and representatives of domestic and foreign governments concerning Project Management programs that impact the programs overseen and negotiates arrangements pertaining to program logistics, pace, reporting, and funding. Provide leadership in dealing with high level officials within and outside Federal Government, state and local government, and representing the organization to Congress, other departments and agencies, industry leaders, and senior executive advisory panels. Assist Department efforts to strengthen energy sector security and resilience against current and emerging threats and to enhance response and recovery including shared situational awareness. Perform special complex and ambiguous assignments as requested by senior OCED leadership. Promote Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and ensure full implementation of the Diversity, EEO and Affirmative Employment Program Plan.

Requirements

Qualifications

As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, applicants must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of senior executive level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications and Mandatory Technical Qualifications listed below. The application process used to recruit for this position is the RESUME-BASED Method. The applicant must address the Mandatory Technical Qualifications (MTQs) and Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) in detail within their resume. Resumes must not exceed eight (8) pages. We recommend that your resume emphasize your level of responsibilities, the complexity of the position, situation, or programs you've managed, and scope and breadth of the results or outcomes of your actions. You will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required for the position and on the extent your application demonstrates that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): YOUR RESUME MUST CLEARLY DOCUMENT AND DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs) EVIDENCE WITHIN YOUR RESUME NOT TO EXCEED EIGHT (8) PAGES: 1: Leading Change: Ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals and establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. Leadership Competencies: Creativity & Innovation, External Awareness, Flexibility, Resilience, Strategic Thinking, Vision 2: Leading People: Ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals and provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. Leadership Competencies: Conflict Management, Leveraging Diversity, Developing Others, Team Building 3: Results Driven: Ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations and make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Leadership Competencies: Accountability, Customer Service, Decisiveness, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, Technical Credibility 4: Business Acumen: Ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. Leadership Competencies: Financial Management, Human Capital Management, Technology Management 5: Building Coalitions: Ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Leadership Competencies: Partnering, Political Savvy, Influencing/Negotiating Detailed information on each ECQ, the underlying and fundamental competencies, sample narratives and a tips sheet for writing effective ECQs are available in the "Guide To Senior Executive Service Qualifications" Senior Executive Service Executive Core Qualifications and Senior Executive Service Qualifications & Fundamental-Competencies. MANDTORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): IN ADDITION TO THE ECQS, YOU WILL BE EVALUATED ON ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (MTQs): Your responses to the MTQs should be embedded/addressed in detail within your resume, not to exceed eight (8) pages. Demonstrated experience in managing/overseeing large, technologically-complex projects. Proven ability to deliver high-profile and difficult projects within tight deadlines and budgets. Demonstrated capabilities in project management principles, particularly as applicable to energy-related projects. Demonstrated experience building and leading a matrixed, diverse team to support deployment of high-profile climate change-related infrastructure projects while working with local communities and other stakeholders. A sample 8-page resume that incorporates ECQs and MTQs can be viewed on this link (indexed at page 29-37) http://www.opm.gov/ses/references/GuidetoSESQuals_2012.pdf.

Education

There are no education requirements for this position.

Contacts

• Address Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations 1000 Independence SW Washington, DC 20585 US
• Name: Adele Norton
• Phone: 240-364-4691
• Email: [email protected]