Clarification from the agency

Current permanent federal employees and reinstatement eligibles with competitive status, Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act eligibles, Schedule A Persons with Disabilities, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP, VEOA, 30% Disabled Veteran and Military Spouse eligibles.

The Incumbent:

• Oversees the administrative record and quality control for assigned projects, ensuring that all milestones and authorizations are accurately documented and reflected on the public Permitting Dashboard.
• Conducts routine audits of Dashboard entries for assigned projects, ensuring all milestone dates and project descriptions remain current and compliant with all applicable statutory guidance.
• Consolidates permitting data into technical memoranda, briefing materials, and status reports for senior leadership to inform program evaluation and general status of assigned tasks.
• Serves as a liaison between the Permitting Council and other agency permitting staff to troubleshoot delays and negotiate timeline adjustments, facilitating consensus between project sponsors and lead federal agencies.
• Escalates persistent interagency scheduling conflicts to Senior Infrastructure Project Advisors, providing summary of the problem and proposing alternate courses to maintain project progression.
• Counsels agency partners and project sponsors to improve a shared understanding of FAST-41 goals and performance expectations.
• Gathers feedback from lead agencies and sponsors, to facilitate or recommend improvements for future permitting processes.
• Applies technical knowledge of NEPA, the Endangered Species Act (ESA), Section 106 of the NHPA, and other appropriate laws, regulations, and processes to ensure all federal authorizations are accounted for and integrated (as applicable) into a permitting timetable.
• Evaluates agency-specific workflows to best support personal workload efficiency.
• Incorporates agency-specific workflows to best support personal approach to tasks and workload.
• Conducts the initial intake and eligibility screening for proposed "covered projects," to determine suitability for FAST-41 coverage.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation and suitability review.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• A pre-employment drug test may be required.
• One-year probationary period may be required.
• Status Candidates must submit an SF-50 and recent appraisal.
• Status candidates must meet time-in-grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level).
• Experience, Time-in-Grade and all other qualification and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
• If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
• e-Verify, an Internet-based system, may be used, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• All selectees / employees are subject to the guidelines described in the Agency Workforce Mobility Agreement.
• Selected candidate may be subject to a one-year probationary period.

Qualifications

*****Two (2) page resume limit:*****
This announcement will only accept resumes up to two (2) pages in length. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications.

This vacancy has an applicant cutoff of 50 applications. The announcement will be removed from USAJOBS at midnight on the day the set number of applications has been received.

The salary listed above is based on the Rest of the US (RUS) General Pay Scale. Your actual salary may differ based on your final official duty station. Final determination of duty station will be set / approved by the hiring manager.

All qualification and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements.

Promotion Potential This position has promotion potential to the GS-13 grade level, however, promotion is neither automatic or guaranteed. Career ladder promotion is subject to staisfactory performance and agency needs. This position is being advertised at, and applications are being accepted for, the GS-0301-12 grade level ONLY.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:FOR THE GS-12 GRADE LEVEL you must possess at least ONE FULL YEAR specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing ALL of the following:

Serving as a specialist advising, administering, or evaluating Federal environmental review and permitting processes and activities required by various statutes (for example: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), Clean Water Act,etc.) ; and effectively communicating and organizing project statuses, updates and other information among various stakeholders with competing priorities; and using data management tools to track project milestones; and developing memoranda and other briefing materials for internal and external partners/audiences.

IMPORTANT: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience: month and year the work assignment began and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade (if federal); and description of duties performed. This information must be provided for each permanent, temporary or seasonal appointment/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete, inaccurate or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the position.

Time-in-Grade Requirement: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holds, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the normal line of progression of the grade to which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).

NOTE: 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 volunteer experience.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Evaluation will be conducted using a multi-step process as described below:

Step 1: Eligibility Review - Human Resources Staff will review your application materials to ensure that submitted documentation supports the appointment eligibilities that you claim in the initial application. You will only be considered under eligibilities that you claim AND submit supporting documentation for.

Step 2: SME Basic Qualification Review - If found eligible under step one, a panel of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will review the first two pages of your resume to determine if you meet the specialized sxperience requirements for the position as listed above in the Qualifications section of this announcement.

Step 3: Submission of Accomplishment Record, Panel Review and Placement into a Quality Category - If you are found to meet basic qualifications during step 2, you will receive instructions on how to complete and submit an additional written document called an Accomplishment Record. An Accomplishment Record is a systematic procedure used to collect information about applicants' training, education, experience, and past achievements related to critical job competencies and will consist of written descriptions of what was accomplished, including detailed information about the problem or situation, the specific actions taken, and the results or outcomes achieved by those actions. The name and contact information of an individual who can verify the statements will also be required. The competencies to be addressed are listed below. Please do not submit an Accomplishment Record unless and until requested by the agency. A panel will review the collected Accomplishment Records and, as a result, qualifying applicants will be placed into one of three rating categories: Qualified, Well Qualified or Best Qualified. Failure to submit this document, once requested, may result in removal from further consideration

Critical Competencies:
Attention to Detail, Partnering, and Planning and Evaluating

This recruitment will utilize the following assessment tools: SME Structured Resume Review and Accomplishment Record.

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 manager.

For ICTAP candidates: To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be rated well-qualified, or above 85, on the quality criteria for this position.

To view the Assessment Questionnaire, visit:https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12899889.

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.

• Resume that includes: 1) personal information, consisting of name, address, contact information; 2) education; 3) detailed work experience related to this position as described in the major duties including work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment; title, series and grade (if a federal position); 4) supervisor's phone number and whether or not the supervisor may be contacted for a reference check; 5) other qualifications.

• Current, permanent federal employees with competitive status and reinstatement eligibles: 1) Most recent non-award Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50) showing that you are/were in the competitive service, highest grade (or promotion potential) held on a permanent basis, position title, series and grade AND 2) Most recent performance appraisal (signature of rating official dated within the last18 months) showing the official rating of record, signed by a supervisor, or statement why the performance appraisal is unavailable. Do not submit your performance plan.
• Surplus or displaced employees eligible for CTAP/ICTAP priority:Proof of eligibility (RIF separation notice, notice of proposed removal for declining a transfer of function or directed reassignment to another commuting area, notice of disability annuity termination), SF-50 documenting separation (as applicable), and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location with your application per 5 CFR 330.
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Eligible Applicants: 1).Notification of Personnel Actions (SF-50s); Copies of all SF-50s, including the initial hire action, extensions, conversion, and termination or separation, for each service period. The SF-50s must show that the applicant served in the appropriate appointment(s) for a total of more than 24 months without a break in service of two or more years, AND; 2)Performance documentation; Applicants can obtain performance documentation by contacting supervisors from positions they served in during their 24 months. This documentation can include performance ratings, statements from supervisors, or other documents that indicate an acceptable level of performance. Applicants who have worked for shorter periods of time may need to provide a reference from a supervisor at each employing agency.
• VEOA and other Veteran Hiring Authorities:DD214, Certificate of Release from Active Duty, that shows dates of service and discharge under honorable conditions. If currently on active duty you must submit a certification of expected discharge or release from active-duty service under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted. SF-15 and VA Rating Letter must be included when applicable to hiring authority. Veteran's preference must be verified prior to appointment. For more information, please visit the OPM Veteran Job Seekers webpage.
• Military Spouse Hiring Authority: applicable documents listed on the USAJOBS Military Spouse Hiring Authority information page.
• Schedule A Persons With Disabilities: letter from a licensed physician, licensed healthcare provider, local, state or federal rehabilitation office citing eligibility under 5 CFR 213.3102 (u).

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