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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is ranked within the top 5 mid-size agencies in Partnership for Public Service’s Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Rankings! Our Summer Internship Program provides the opportunity to acquire experience in the energy industry, while gaining exposure to the Commission’s work. This vacancy will be used to fill multiple Summer 2024 positions in several FERC program offices: OE, OEMR and OEPI. About FERC
09/12/2023 to 09/26/2023
$53,105 - $84,441 per year
GS 07 - 09
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Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
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Internships - This appointment is not to exceed (NTE) 9/30/2024. May be extended if the student continues to meet program requirements.
Full-time - Full-time position in the excepted service.
Excepted
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FERC-RIS-2023-0034
748635500
While duties may vary for the Student Trainee (Energy Industry Analysis), some of your typical work assignments may include:
Our Internship Program offers students the opportunity to attend networking events, visit regulated hydropower dams, and participate in seminars with career advice and tips from FERC’s top management officials. For more information, visit: https://www.ferc.gov/about/careers/student-relations.
You must meet all eligibility and qualification (experience and/or education) requirements by the end of the spring 2024 semester.
Eligibility: In order to be eligible for our Pathways Internship Program, you must:
Qualifications: To view the qualification requirements of a Student Trainee (Energy Industry Analysis) GS-1199 please visit: EIA
For the GS-07: You can qualify based on your education, OR one full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 level, OR have a combination education and experience. Specialized experience is defined as: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
For the GS-09: You can qualify based on your education, OR one full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 level, OR have a combination education and experience. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience or coursework in performing quantitative analysis on data using Excel, SAS, STATA, SQL, R or Python.
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.
This position has an education requirement (as referenced in the “Qualifications” section) and therefore, transcripts and/or proof of enrollment are required. Failure to submit this documentation at the time of application will result in your application being marked incomplete and you will not receive further consideration.
FERC is ranked as the #1 mid-size agency in both Teamwork and Effective Leadership in the Partnership for Public Service’s Best Places to Work rankings! In addition, FERC is ranked as a top agency in Work-Life Balance and is proud to offer telework and workplace flexibilities in accordance with agency policy.
The duty location of this position is Washington, DC. Agency employees are eligible for telework and other workplace flexibilities. Telework days and waiting periods for eligibility are determined when an employee enters on duty.
If selected for this position, you will be required to:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
If you do not provide all required documents by the closing date of this vacancy announcement, you will not be considered for this position or receive special consideration/hiring preference (e.g. transcripts, proof of enrollment, veterans’ preference, etc.).
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR ALL CANDIDATES:
OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS TO SUPPORT PREFERENCE OR ELIGIBILITY CLAIMS:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
The FERC Careers site provides detailed instructions on how to apply to our vacancies. For more information visit: How to Apply
Here are a few additional tips:
Once your complete application is received, we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. You will be notified of the status of your application up to four times throughout the application process, via your USAJOBS dashboard. To verify the status of your application, both during and after the announcement open period, log on to your USAJOBS account. The application record in your USAJOBS account provides an option to “Track this application.” Your “Applicant status” will also appear along with the dates you applied to this position and when your application was last updated. To learn more about your specific job status and how this helps you track jobs and applications visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement.
More than one selection for similar positions may be made from this announcement and the program office for that selection may vary. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with any interested selecting official(s).
The intern program at FERC is unique in that we post one intern vacancy for multiple offices to make selections.
What does this mean for you as an applicant? Managers from any one of our 13 Offices could contact you for an interview depending on their programmatic needs. In order to prepare for a potential interview, we suggest you ask the person contacting you for the exact name of their Program Office and Division so you can research their respective mission. Details about each Office can be found here: https://www.ferc.gov/offices.
During this initial conversation, ask questions about the duties of interns in their respective Office. Consider the work of that Program Office in coordination with your career interests and goals. Note that if you are tentatively selected for an intern position by more than one Program Office, the decision on which office to join will be solely up to you.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/748635500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is an independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil. FERC also reviews proposals to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and interstate natural gas pipelines as well as licensing hydropower projects.
Our Mission: Economically Efficient, Safe, Reliable, and Secure Energy for Consumers. For more information visit: https://www.ferc.gov/.
