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This position is located in the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) Infrastructure Project Management team.
The incumbent will be responsible for coordinating permitting timetables for FAST-41 covered infrastructure projects.
11/21/2024 to 11/25/2024
$122,198 - $158,860 per year
GS 14
Few vacancies in the following location:
Yes
Not applicable, this is a remote position.
50% or less - You will be required to conduct extensive overnight travel to project sites across the United States.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
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ST-12616498-25-CH
819904200
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
Current permanent federal employees and reinstatement eligibles with competitive status, Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act eligibles, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP, VEOA and Military Spouse eligibles.
-Maintain expert level knowledge and experience with Federal environmental reviews and authorizations pertaining to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), Clean Water Act, and other relevant Federal statutes and regulations;
- Actively track and monitor multiple FAST-41 covered projects throughout the entire permitting process;
- Represent the Permitting Council and the Executive Director before other senior level government officials (including Deputy Secretary level management) and other senior level executive stakeholders;
- Draft and provide interpretations of FAST-41 Implementation Guidance (Appendix A and B);
- Function as lead on permitting process improvements, efficiency, predictability and transparency, including development of Agency Best Practice Report and Annual Report to Congress;
- Assist Contracting Officer Representative to manage contractor deliverables;
- Act as the Permitting Council liaison to other senior level government officials to ensure continuous business process improvements across the interagency infrastructure permitting process, utilizing data analysis, performance metrics consistent with the statutory requirements set forth in FAST-41; Interpret, analyze, and apply project data on front and backend of Permitting Dashboard to provide executive and senior level permitting officials accurate briefs;
- Liaison with various Federal and state permitting agencies and staff to ensure compliance with the FAST-41 statute and relevant regulations and guidance;
- Identifies and implements best practices to add consistency, predictability and accelerated timeliness to federal infrastructure permitting process, without degrading environmental impacts or community outcomes;
- Functions as an authoritative advisor to management for development, implementation of performance metrics (i.e. Recommended Performance Schedule), and all matters related to project activities within the Permitting Council.
There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-12 grade level and above.
Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP/CTAP): This program applies to Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed, or employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet eligibility criteria for CTAP or ICTAP; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position (you must receive a score of 85 to be rated well qualified); and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. Well-Qualified includes those applicants whose knowledge, skills, and abilities clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the position. For information on eligibility criteria and required documentation, see the OPM guide to Career Transition.
Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. For more information, visit https://www.sss.gov/.One or more selections may be made from this vacancy announcement or any other source.
One or more vacancies may be filled using this announcement or any other legal source.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet the minimum qualifications, your experience, education and training will be rated using an Assessment Questionnaire. The questions are related to the following fundamental competencies (or Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities) needed to perform the duties of this job:
Compliance, Stakeholder Management, and Technical Credibility
Based on your responses, you will receive a score from upon completion of the Assessment Questionnaire. Those applicants who score the highest will be placed in the Best Qualified category and will be referred to the hiring manager and may be called for an interview. Failure to complete the interview may result in removal from further consideration.
For Competitive Merit Promotion and Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) Applicants: The Best Qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager.
For Noncompetitive Appointment Eligibles: All qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring agency.
To view the Assessment Questionnaire, visit:https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12616498.
PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all required documents must be provided in order for the application to be complete. This office is not and cannot be responsible for software incompatibility, illegible documents, failure of your computer / internet, etc... Encrypted or otherwise password protected documents cannot be opened by this office and will not be reviewed. Failure to provide required, legible documents will lead to loss of consideration for this position.
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.
PLEASE NOTE: If your materials are not received by the closing date, your application will be evaluated solely on the information available and you may not receive full consideration or may not be considered eligible. Also, if you do not provide a valid email address, you may not be notified of the outcome of your application. The application process is as follows:1. To begin the application process, click the Apply Online button.2. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all required supporting documents (listed in above section).3. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. To update your application, including supporting documentation, at any time during the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account. There you will find a record of your application, the application status, and an option to Update Application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. The application record in your USAJOBS account provides an Additional Application Information page that provides information regarding the documentation you submitted and any correspondence we have sent related to this application. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: USAJOBS Help. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS resume template. However, if you do not use the template, you must ensure that your resume contains ALL required information which includes hours worked, starting & ending month and year, and if federal employment (series, pay plan, and grade).
NOTE: Please verify that documents you are uploading from USAJOBS transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded documents must be less than 5MB and in one of the following document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, TXT or Word (DOC or DOCX). Do not upload Adobe Portfolio documents because they are not viewable
Once you submit your application, we will assess your experience and training, identify the best-qualified applicants, and refer those applications to the hiring manager for further consideration and interviews. We will notify you by email after each of these steps has been completed. Your status will also be updated on USAJOBS throughout the process. We expect to make a job offer within 30-60 days after the deadline for applications. If you are selected, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation.
Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change. You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applications. Information regarding your application status can be found in the USAJOBS Help Center.
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Established in 2015 by FAST-41, the Permitting Council is charged with improving the transparency and predictability of the Federal environmental review and authorization process for qualifying infrastructure projects. The Permitting Council coordinates Federal environmental reviews and authorizations for projects that seek and qualify for FAST-41 designation, helps establish and advance best practices for Federal environmental review and permitting, and acts as a Federal center for permitting excellence to foster continual improvement in Federal environmental review and authorization processes.
