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

Duties

The position is in the Water and Lands Division of the Northern California Area Office (NCAO), located at Willows, California. As Chief, Water and Lands Division, you will be responsible for the evaluation, preparation, negotiation, and administration of water service contracts for the sale of water within the area from Shasta Lake to Sacramento, including the Sacramento, Shasta, and Trinity River Divisions of the Central Valley Project. Since enactment of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act in October 1992, Reclamation is charged with the responsibility to implement and administer complex contractual activities. Included among these are: limitation on contracting including contract reform for new contracts and renewal of existing long-term contracts; water transfers; improved water management and conservation; metering of water use requirements; meeting State and Federal water quality standards; water pricing reform; increased revenues including restoration fund payments and budget formulation; use of project facilities for water banking; expansion of contractor service areas; contract assignments; and environmental reviews. Responsible for administration and enforcement of the Reclamation Reform Act (RRA), and administration of those lands owned by the United States that are under the jurisdiction of Reclamation. Oversees the recreation programs at Stony Gorge and East Park Reservoirs. Responsible for meeting contract requirements of metering, measuring, and supplying Federal wildlife refuge water from various Federal water sources including accounting for all Sacramento River deliveries. -Plans and organizes the work of the Water and Lands Division, furnishing direction and guidance to subordinates to assure the timely, efficient, economical, and adequate accomplishment of objectives and requirements. -Inspects facilities operated and maintained by the Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority to ensure compliance with contract provisions. -Responsible for the administration of approximately 200 repayment, water service and loan contracts, and land out grants. -Responsible for administering the Refuge Water Supply Program for the NCAO including negotiating water service contracts with the Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Game for five wildlife refuges. -Works closely and cooperatively with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in reviewing applications for water transfers to minimize and eliminate, if possible, any impacts on anadromous fisheries or wildlife habitat. -Assists with investigations regarding changes in operation of Red Bluff Diversion Dam, Tehama-Colusa Canal, and Orland Project reservoirs to provide environmental and fish and wildlife benefits, and refuge water supplies. -Provides for resolution of trespasses, processes out grants, and identifies surplus land eligible for disposal along 155 miles of the Corning Canal and Tehama-Colusa Canal, 100 miles of Orland Project canals, and three reservoirs. -Assigns work, providing priorities and direction to appropriate branches or individuals as required. -Approves leave, provides on-the-job training, and recommends employees for formal training. -Ensures equal opportunity for subordinate employees in the selection of participants for training, promotions, awards and recognition, and other career development opportunities. -Works with the Deputy Area Manager for NCAO in the development, implementation and review of organization and staffing requirements, program schedules, budget estimates, personnel utilization, employee development, cost reduction, and other administrative programs. -Represents Reclamation at conferences and meetings with other Federal agencies, irrigation districts, local government representatives, recreation organizations, landowners, and others, with respect to construction repayment, water, and land activities, and similarly, in liaison relationships with the California Great Basin (CGB) Regional Office including the Central Valley Operations Office.

Requirements

Qualifications

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. 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 which includes the formation, administration or negotiation of water services contracts, project repayment or similar contracts; drafting and preparing contracts and using negotiation strategies to deal with proposed and current contracts; monitoring contractor compliance with terms and conditions; development of technical reports and legal research for water service, distribution systems, and project repayment; experience in the development of organization specific requirements related to water contracting actions. 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). You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective placement factors if applicable, by 08/05/2024.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

Contacts

• Address NCAO Bureau of Reclamation 16349 Shasta Dam Blvd Shasta Lake, CA 96019 US
• Name: BOR CA Great Basin Human Resources Office
• Phone: 916-978-5476
• Email: [email protected]