This position is in the Office of Asset Enterprise Management (OAEM), Office of Management (OM), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This position is responsible for leading and managing activities within the OAEM's Energy, Environment and Fleet (EEF) Program Service. NOTE: The salary range listed on this announcement is for the locality for the Rest of US. Final salary will be determined when duty station is established.

Duties

EEF Program Service is one of five main operational elements within OAEM. EEF leads VA's efforts to comply with federal mandates related to energy, water, environment, fleet, sustainable buildings, and climate change adaptation. EEF formulates VA-level policy and programs, provides oversight, guidance, and training, and completes required agency reporting. The incumbent of this position serves as a senior specialist, key advisor, and program implementer, within EEF regarding VA's sustainability goals and objectives in one or more of the following specific areas: energy and water efficiency, energy performance contracting, fleet management, environmental compliance, sustainable buildings, and climate change adaptation as required by law, regulation, executive order, and/or Departmental policy. He/she is an integral member of the EMP representing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs' interests and VA's efforts to become more sustainable and continually reduce its environmental footprint. As appropriate, these activities are performed, and products are provided in coordination with representatives from the Staff Offices, Under Secretaries of Administrations in VA, various senior leadership of staffs in VA Central Office, Administration field elements, Assistant Secretaries of the Staff Offices; and personnel from Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Government Accountability Office (GAO), General Services Administration (GSA), Department of Energy (DOE), and other agencies and organizations. Expertise and input must be coordinated with both headquarters and field elements across a spectrum of functional areas including policy, oversight, sustainable operations, budget, finance, acquisition, engineering and law. The incumbent will possess extensive, detailed, specialized, and expert knowledge of management practices and procedures to resolve problems of major significance to agency energy management programs including proposing legislative, operational, or programmatic management solutions. The incumbent will have experience with comprehensive and expert knowledge of analytical and evaluative methods regarding the legislative and budget processes as they relate to Federal programs. The incumbent will have extensive, detailed, specialized, and expert knowledge of statutes, regulations, licensing/permitting requirements sufficient to use in planning, implementing, or monitoring sustainability programs and services (e.g., determining needs, evaluating program effectiveness, assuring compliance with regulations). The incumbent will have the ability to write various types of documents in a clear, concise, objective, and logical manner appropriate to various levels of understanding, demonstrating a high degree of knowledge of composition and communication principles and English language usage (organization, vocabulary, spelling, grammar, syntax, punctuation). Work schedule: Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Remote/Virtual: This is not a virtual or remote position. Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Available Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position is authorized 50% telework and selectee will be expected to report to 810 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC or a VA facility within the commuting distance of the selectees location the remaining 50%. Position Description Title: Management and Program Analyst Relocation Expenses: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Requirements

• Subject to a background/security investigation.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.
• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Qualifications

To qualify applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/27/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements within 45 days of the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-14 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-13. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If your most recent non-award SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional non-award SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one year time-in-grade. Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-13 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Serves as a senior specialist, key advisor, and program implementer, regarding VA's sustainability goals and objectives in one or more of the following specific areas: energy and water efficiency, energy performance contracting, fleet management, environmental compliance, sustainable buildings, and climate change adaptation, as required by law, regulation, executive order, and/or Departmental policy. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationComplianceOrganizational AwarenessPlanning and EvaluatingStrategic ThinkingTechnical Competence 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; religions; 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: Work is primarily sedentary and performed in an office environment. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Office of Asset Enterprise Management 810 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: Jonell Tomlinson
• Phone: 317-916-3660
• Email: [email protected]