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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is ranked within the top 5 mid-size agencies through the Partnership for Public Service’s Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Rankings! This Director, Office of Energy Policy and Innovation position is located in the Office of Energy Policy and Innovation . For more information visit: Office of Energy Policy and Innovation.
Learn more about this agency10/08/2024 to 10/29/2024
$147,649 - $221,900 per year
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1 vacancy in the following location:
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Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Some travel required.
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Permanent
Full-Time
Senior Executive
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FERC-ES-2025-0001
813284900
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
Those who meet the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs).
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or Commission, is an independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of natural gas, oil, and electricity. The Commission also regulates natural gas and hydropower projects. As part of our goal, we are seeking highly skilled individuals to assist in carrying out the mission of this agency. Join the team and help solve the challenges of managing today's energy markets and set policy direction for the energy industry at large.
The Commission is seeking an experienced senior level executive to serve as the Deputy Director in the Office of Energy Policy and Innovation (OEPI). In this role, you will support and assist the Director in providing vision and leadership in the examination, development and implementation of energy policy affecting infrastructure and wholesale energy markets under FERC's jurisdiction; and for fulfilling the goals of the Commission's strategic plan by identifying and building consensus on issues affecting the functioning of the FERC-jurisdictional markets. As Deputy Director, you will work to ensure non-discriminatory access in FERC-jurisdictional rules and tariffs for new technologies and just and reasonable rates for customers. You will work directly with the energy industry, governmental bodies, and other stakeholders to: enhance the nation's energy infrastructure necessary to provide reliable and affordable power to customers; enhance and maintain competitive markets; remove barriers that inhibit participation of all technologies in FERC-jurisdictional markets; monitor energy markets jurisdictional to FERC; and ensure the Commission fulfills its statutory requirements. You will create a work environment conducive to managing a diverse, highly-skilled, professional staff in the development of innovative policy recommendations for Commission consideration.
Under overall guidance of the Director, the Deputy: Provides vision and leadership in the examination, development, and implementation of energy policy to address emerging issues and technologies that impact energy infrastructure and the energy markets jurisdictional to the Commission. Works as a team with other senior leaders and their respective staffs to support the Commission’s mission and fulfill substantive and managerial responsibilities. Develops OEPI’s mission and vision statements, goals, strategic plans; and supports the development of FERC’s strategic plan.
Major Duties:
If selected for this position, you will be required to:
Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine. Any information regarding vaccination status will be maintained securely and confidentially.
To qualify for this position, you must address the following Mandatory Technical Qualifications questions.
Mandatory Technical Qualifications:
1. Demonstrated expert understanding of one or more of the following areas: (i) wholesale energy, capacity and ancillary services markets operated by Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs)/Independent System Operators (ISOs); (ii) FERC-jurisdictional electric transmission ratemaking; (iii) regional and interregional electric transmission planning; (iv) interstate natural gas pipeline operations and services.
2. Demonstrated, through examples, experience using legal, economic, and technical knowledge of FERC-jurisdictional markets and services, and of FERC statutes, rules and regulations, policies, and precedents (e.g., Order Nos. 1920, 2023, 1000, 636, 888) to develop legal and policy positions.
3. Demonstrated ability to quickly identify and concisely and logically frame complex economic, technical, legal and policy issues arising in the energy industry.
4. Demonstrated ability to successfully accomplish in a timely manner all the administrative and business requirements of an organization, including identifying and meeting human capital and resource needs, and developing and executing strategic plans and budgets.
For this position, specialized experience is defined as: You must have specialized experience at a level close to the work of this job that has given you the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform. This level of experience must demonstrate progressively responsible experience in the leadership/executive and technical areas.
Applicants for an initial SES career appointment must also clearly demonstrate that they possess the broad executive core qualifications needed to succeed in the SES. A summary of the key characteristics for the Executive Core Qualifications can be found at this link: http://opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp
FERC has a certified SES Performance Appraisal System. The salary range for each SES position is determined by the level of responsibility and duties of the incumbent.
There is no education requirement for this position.
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 5 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.
FERC provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact DisabilityManager@FERC.gov no later than 11:59 pm ET on the vacancy closing date. The decision to grant a reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Applicants will be evaluated on their resume, Mandatory Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications to determine the best qualified candidates. Applicants are required to submit a narrative statement for each Mandatory Technical Qualification (MTQ) and each Executive Core Qualification (ECQ) listed. You will be evaluated on the ECQs in addition to the MTQs. Only the MTQ responses in the text boxes provided will be evaluated to determine technical qualifications. When describing your technical qualifications, please give examples and explain how often you used your skills, the complexity of the knowledge you possessed, the level of people you interacted with, the sensitivity of the issues you handled, etc.
Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): In order to be considered for the position, applicants must submit a narrative statement separately addressing each of the five ECQs. Each statement should contain at least two examples describing experiences and accomplishments/results specific to that ECQ. As a guideline, 1-2 pages per ECQ is sufficient. Applicants for an initial SES career appointment must clearly demonstrate that they possess the broad executive core qualifications needed to succeed in the SES. A guide to assist with writing the ECQ narratives can be found at this link: http://opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp
In order to properly review your qualifications, please ensure that your resume clearly indicates evidence that you qualify for the Senior Executive Service position and that you possess the Mandatory Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs). Please give a complete and detailed answer for each qualification. Please keep in mind each ECQ and MTQ are unique qualifications. Therefore, duplicate responses are not sufficient in determining if you meet that specific qualification. Do not enter "Refer to Resume" to explain your answer. Applications directing the reader to search within the application or to "See Resume" are considered incomplete and WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Failure to submit a narrative statement or address any of the ECQs and/or MTQs is also considered incomplete and WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. As a result, you will be rated as "INCOMPLETE".
If you are currently serving under a career Senior Executive Service (SES) appointment, are eligible for reinstatement into SES, or have successfully completed a SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and had your ECQs certified by OPM, then you only need to address each MTQ, and you do not need to submit an ECQ narrative. All other applicants are required to respond to all ECQs and MTQs, addressing each ECQ and MTQ separately.
Please note that if you do not provide all required information by the closing date of the announcement, as specified in this announcement, you will not be considered for this position.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR ALL CANDIDATES:
1.) RESUME: We encourage you use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder to ensure all the essential information is included in your resume. If you decided to submit your own resume, you must ensure it contains the following information for each experience/position:
2.) MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS: Applicants are required to submit a narrative statement for each Mandatory Technical Qualification (MTQ) listed. Only the MTQ responses in the text boxes provided will be evaluated to determine technical qualifications. When describing your technical qualifications, please give examples and explain how often you used your skills, the complexity of the knowledge you possessed, the level of people you interacted with, the sensitivity of the issues you handled, etc.
3.) EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS: In order to be considered for the position, applicants are required submit a narrative statement separately addressing each of the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ). Each statement should contain at least two examples describing experiences and accomplishments/results specific to that ECQ. As a guideline, 1-2 pages per ECQ is sufficient. Applicants for an initial SES career appointment must clearly demonstrate that they possess the broad executive core qualifications needed to succeed in the SES.
4.) TRANSCRIPTS (only required when the position has an education requirement, or you are qualifying for the position based on your education): You MUST submit copies of your college transcripts to verify your education. Unofficial copies are acceptable; however, if selected you will be required to provide official transcripts before your effective date.
5.) SF-50: Current and former Federal employees must submit their most recent SF-50.
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: https://www.ferc.gov/careers/job-search/how-to-apply.asp.
Here are a few additional tips:
Once your complete application is received we will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications and determine your ranking. The best qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. You will be notified of the status of your application up to four times throughout the application process. You may check the status of your application for this position at any time by logging onto the USAJOBS "My Account" tab and clicking on "Application Status." We also recommend you opt to receive status change emails through USAJOBS by logging into "Notification Settings." Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. Also, note that if you provide an email address that is inaccurate, or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., spam-blocker), you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/813284900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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