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Summary
Serves as Chief of the Operations and Maintenance Division in the Operations Department of the United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) and is primarily responsible for directing professional, technical and administrative staff in managing field offices infrastructure and ensuring mission compliance. The position carries out the USIBWC's core mission strategic goals and is in a mission-critical occupation (MCO).
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Overview
- Accepting applications
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Open & closing dates
10/25/2024 to 04/25/2025
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Salary
$122,198 - $158,860 per year
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Pay scale & grade
GG 14
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Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Remote job
No
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Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
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Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
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Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes— You may qualify for a recruitment or relocation incentive in accordance with agency policy.
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Appointment type
Permanent
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Work schedule
Full-time
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Service
Competitive
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Promotion potential
None
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Job family (Series)
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Supervisory status
Yes
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Security clearance
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Drug test
Yes
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Position sensitivity and risk
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Trust determination process
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Financial disclosure
Yes
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Bargaining unit status
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Announcement number
DE-12582228-24-JR
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Control number
816159400
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This job is open to
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The public
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
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Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Clarification from the agency
All U.S. Citizens and Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).
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Duties
The initial cut-off date for first consideration is by 11:59 p.m. ET on November 08, 2024; applications received by this date will have the first opportunity for review. Applications received after this date will be given consideration only if there is a need for further review.
Salaries listed are subject to change in January 2025.
A selection may or may not be made under this Public Notice Announcement.
- Resolves problems and develops proposals for the operation, maintenance, repair, and construction of field office facilities where knowledge of related engineering fields such as civil, mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and environmental engineering are required.
- Strategizes to organize work, set priorities, and determine resource requirements for short and long-term goals, monitors the progress and evaluates the outcome.
- Prepares, oversees, and reviews reports such as work plans, capital plans, condition assessments, asset inventory, maintenance plans, risk assessment reports and construction updates.
- Conducts market research and prepares solicitation packets.
- Prepares technical designs, reports, correspondence, and presentation material.
- Plans, budgets, and coordinates efforts and project execution.
- Resolves unofficial and official employee grievances.
- Performs administrative and managerial coordination duties.
- Actively promotes Equal Opportunity Employment (EEO) objectives of the Agency.
- Fosters an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual difference are valued and leveraged to achieve the Agency's vision and mission.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- You must be a U.S. Citizen or Naturalized U.S. Citizen.
- You may be required to possess and maintain a valid U.S. Motor Vehicle Driver License, without impeding restrictions, and issued by a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory.
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- You must maintain direct deposit of your federal pay.
- You may be required to enter Mexico to carry out official agency business.
- You must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
- You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
- You may be required to serve a one-year supervisory probationary period.
- You may be required to complete and file the Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry and annually thereafter.
- You may be subject to on-call status under the agency Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP). In the event of an emergency, the agency may activate/deploy identified personnel to carry out essential functions and operations.
- You must be able to lift and carry up to 15 pounds unassisted.
- You may be required to successfully complete a pre-employment medical examination.
- You may be subject to a pre-employment drug test and pass periodic drug testing thereafter. A positive result will prevent employment or subject you to disciplinary action, up to removal from the position.
- You may be required to work overtime.
- You may be required to travel with overnight stay 25% of the time.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements. 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). Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
GG-14 Specialized Experience: One year of work performed at the next lower grade/level in the federal service (GG/GS-13) or other equal federal pay systems, or the public sector as described below. There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GG-14 grade level.
Examples of Specialized Experience: applying knowledge and skill of the principles, methods, and techniques of engineering applicable to the operations and maintenance of wastewater treatment facilities, flood control channels and structures, and field office facilities; applying knowledge of engineering fields such as civil, mechanical, environmental, constructional, design, and electrical to resolve problems and/or develop proposals for the operations, maintenance, repair, and construction of field office facilities; assessing the condition of infrastructure components and facilities through physical inspections and the development of an infrastructure condition-tracking program; advising and approving the procurement and replacement of field office equipment; evaluating recommendations and facts, and preparing specifications; overseeing and approving operations activities for the safety of dams, wastewater treatment plants, construction projects, power plants, and facilities operations; reviewing reports, work plans, capital plans, activities and work performed by contractors; preparing, reviewing, and evaluating scopes of work, proposals, and cost estimates for maintenance activities; providing civil engineering guidance and input on the planning, design, construction, and rehabilitation of existing and/or new structures and facilities; reviewing designs to ensure the constructability, function, and that design assumptions are correct; planning moderate to substantially complex project assignments; planning, budgeting and coordinating efforts and project execution; interpreting and applying Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and other governmental policies, regulations, and standards to solve specific problems relating to program areas; skill in written and oral communication to interact effectively with personnel of state and federal representatives and officials; resolving unofficial and official employee grievances; supervising administrative missions to include internal controls, budgeting, long-range planning, infrastructure maintenance and operations, and local government coordination; hiring, evaluating, and disciplining division level staff, either directly or through subordinate supervisors; conducting mid-year and end-of-year evaluations for employees within allotted deadlines; and equitably assigning work to employees based on priorities, the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the skills and capabilities of the employees.
College Teaching:College-level teaching of engineering may be considered as professional experience in engineering. In accepting and evaluating teaching experience, all specific qualification requirements pertaining to the evaluation of professional experience such as grade level, responsibility, scope, specialization, and knowledge required are also applicable to the evaluation of teaching experience. Teaching experience that is accompanied by a significant amount of research, direction of research, investigative, or similar work may be credited at full value in meeting a specific requirement for research, investigative, or similar experience.
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements. 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). Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
GG-14 Specialized Experience: One year of work performed at the next lower grade/level in the federal service (GG/GS-13) or other equal federal pay systems, or the public sector as described below. There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GG-14 grade level.
Examples of Specialized Experience: applying knowledge and skill of the principles, methods, and techniques of engineering applicable to the operations and maintenance of wastewater treatment facilities, flood control channels and structures, and field office facilities; applying knowledge of engineering fields such as civil, mechanical, environmental, constructional, design, and electrical to resolve problems and/or develop proposals for the operations, maintenance, repair, and construction of field office facilities; assessing the condition of infrastructure components and facilities through physical inspections and the development of an infrastructure condition-tracking program; advising and approving the procurement and replacement of field office equipment; evaluating recommendations and facts, and preparing specifications; overseeing and approving operations activities for the safety of dams, wastewater treatment plants, construction projects, power plants, and facilities operations; reviewing reports, work plans, capital plans, activities and work performed by contractors; preparing, reviewing, and evaluating scopes of work, proposals, and cost estimates for maintenance activities; providing civil engineering guidance and input on the planning, design, construction, and rehabilitation of existing and/or new structures and facilities; reviewing designs to ensure the constructability, function, and that design assumptions are correct; planning moderate to substantially complex project assignments; planning, budgeting and coordinating efforts and project execution; interpreting and applying Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and other governmental policies, regulations, and standards to solve specific problems relating to program areas; skill in written and oral communication to interact effectively with personnel of state and federal representatives and officials; resolving unofficial and official employee grievances; supervising administrative missions to include internal controls, budgeting, long-range planning, infrastructure maintenance and operations, and local government coordination; hiring, evaluating, and disciplining division level staff, either directly or through subordinate supervisors; conducting mid-year and end-of-year evaluations for employees within allotted deadlines; and equitably assigning work to employees based on priorities, the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the skills and capabilities of the employees.
College Teaching:College-level teaching of engineering may be considered as professional experience in engineering. In accepting and evaluating teaching experience, all specific qualification requirements pertaining to the evaluation of professional experience such as grade level, responsibility, scope, specialization, and knowledge required are also applicable to the evaluation of teaching experience. Teaching experience that is accompanied by a significant amount of research, direction of research, investigative, or similar work may be credited at full value in meeting a specific requirement for research, investigative, or similar experience.
Education
Basic Education Requirement
Education:
A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); OR (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics;
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B. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
1. Professional registration or licensure- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
2. Written Test- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
3. Specified academic courses- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.
4. Related curriculum - Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.
Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html .
Additional information
- If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming veterans' preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (member-4 copy preferred) or other proof of eligibility that shows the dates you were on active duty and your character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are claiming Disabled Veterans' preference you must also submit documentation of disability (i.e. VA Disability Verification Letter) and the SF-15, "Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference." For more information on veterans' preference see http://www.fedshirevets.gov/
- The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be rated in well-qualified by scoring 85 or higher on the assessment for this vacancy. Additional information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/
- If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
Benefits
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you are qualified for this job. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following knowledge, skills, abilities or competencies:
- Engineering
- Operations
- Supervisory
Benefits
Required Documents
As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.
Your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire; and additional supporting document(s) that may be required for a qualifications determination or to prove your eligibility to apply.
All applicants are required to submit the following documents:
- Resume: Please include your name, contact information, employment dates (to and from), hours worked per week, and a detailed description for each job entry.
- Completed on-line occupational questionnaire.
- College transcripts: This position has an individual occupational requirement. If you meet this requirement based on education you are required to submit a copy of your transcript with your application package.
- Driver License: A valid U.S. Motor Vehicle Driver License, without impeding restrictions, and issued by a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory.
- Veterans' Preference Documentation (if applicable): All Veterans: DD-214 (Member 4 copy is preferred), which includes character of service, or for Active Duty Service Members a certification which includes service dates, type of separation, and character of service. A "certification" is a written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted.
- Disabled Veterans: VA Disability Letter (with percentage of disability) OR document of disability determination from a branch of the armed forces which reflects a compensable service-connected disability rating.
- Derived Preference: The spouse, widow/widower, or mother of a veteran may be eligible to claim veterans' preference when the veteran is unable to use it. To do so, you must submit an SF-15 www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf15.pdf and the documentation required by that form. Veterans Preference: For more information and/or to determine if you are eligible for Veterans' Preference, please visit www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx (for veterans) or www.fedshirevets.gov/job/familypref/index.aspx (for family members). Below is a website for veterans to gain access to their DD-214 online: www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records and the documentation required by that form.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section.
The initial cut-off date for first consideration is by 11:59 p.m. ET on November 08, 2024; applications received by this date will have the first opportunity for review. Applications received after this date will be given consideration only if there is a need for further review.
- To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
- Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
- It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
- To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12582228
Agency contact information
USIBWC HRO
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United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission
4191 N. Mesa Street
El Paso, TX 79902
US
Next steps
Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. Based upon your score, you may be referred to the hiring official. If your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly by that office for a possible interview.
You will receive status notifications through Application Manager or via email within 4-6 weeks.
Fair and Transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
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Required Documents
Your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire; and additional supporting document(s) that may be required for a qualifications determination or to prove your eligibility to apply.
All applicants are required to submit the following documents:
- Resume: Please include your name, contact information, employment dates (to and from), hours worked per week, and a detailed description for each job entry.
- Completed on-line occupational questionnaire.
- College transcripts: This position has an individual occupational requirement. If you meet this requirement based on education you are required to submit a copy of your transcript with your application package.
- Driver License: A valid U.S. Motor Vehicle Driver License, without impeding restrictions, and issued by a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory.
- Veterans' Preference Documentation (if applicable): All Veterans: DD-214 (Member 4 copy is preferred), which includes character of service, or for Active Duty Service Members a certification which includes service dates, type of separation, and character of service. A "certification" is a written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted.
- Disabled Veterans: VA Disability Letter (with percentage of disability) OR document of disability determination from a branch of the armed forces which reflects a compensable service-connected disability rating.
- Derived Preference: The spouse, widow/widower, or mother of a veteran may be eligible to claim veterans' preference when the veteran is unable to use it. To do so, you must submit an SF-15 www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf15.pdf and the documentation required by that form. Veterans Preference: For more information and/or to determine if you are eligible for Veterans' Preference, please visit www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx (for veterans) or www.fedshirevets.gov/job/familypref/index.aspx (for family members). Below is a website for veterans to gain access to their DD-214 online: www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records and the documentation required by that form.
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How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section.
The initial cut-off date for first consideration is by 11:59 p.m. ET on November 08, 2024; applications received by this date will have the first opportunity for review. Applications received after this date will be given consideration only if there is a need for further review.
- To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
- Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
- It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
- To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12582228
Agency contact information
USIBWC HRO
- Address
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United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission
4191 N. Mesa Street
El Paso, TX 79902
US
Next steps
Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. Based upon your score, you may be referred to the hiring official. If your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly by that office for a possible interview.
You will receive status notifications through Application Manager or via email within 4-6 weeks.
Fair & Transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
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International Boundary and Water Commission: United States and Mexico
The mission of the United States Section, International Boundary & Water Commission is to provide binational solutions to issues that arise during the application of United States - Mexico treaties regarding boundary demarcation, national ownership of waters, sanitation, water quality, and flood control in the border region.
Agency contact information
USIBWC HRO
- Address
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United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission
4191 N. Mesa Street
El Paso, TX 79902
US