Interdisciplinary (Project Manager) Job in Klamath Falls, OR

Vacancy No. BOR-CGB-25-DH-12590290-CB Department Bureau of Reclamation
Salary $72,553.00 to $113,047.00 Grade 11 to 12
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 10/25/2024 Close Date 11/7/2024
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
Klamath Falls, OR


Summary

Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Interdisciplinary (Project Manager). Make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment.

Duty Location: Klamath Falls, Oregon

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

This position will be filled under the Office of Personnel Management's Direct-Hire Authority and is open to All United States Citizens and U.S. Nationals. Veterans' Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applications do not apply. Qualified veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.

Duties

Serves as an Interdisciplinary Project Manager for the Klamath Basin Area Office (KBAO). Provides cradle-to-grave services for special initiatives relating to water and power development proposals and special projects in support of the Klamath Reclamation Project.

-Utilizes knowledge of related law, policy and directives and standards, to prepare, execute, and review investigations, planning studies and plans for projects involving water management (including storage, conservation, and infrastructure renovation), electrical power, other project features, land management, wetlands, and special projects.
-Incorporates scientific and resource findings into study reports, required documents, and project or program plans for use in research, project development, and agency operations.
-Meets with various stakeholders to discuss previous, current, and proposed opportunities for planning studies, develop alternatives, resolve conflicting viewpoints, and address concerns.
-Performs project planning, scheduling and operation layout, budget requirements, coordination, interdisciplinary team leadership, etc.
-Coordinates schedules and facilitates the timing, sequence, quality, quantity, and issues related to project studies and investigations and work requests.
-Required to plan and manage an estimated 6-10 projects concurrently. Project estimates can range from 100K up to 40M. Assigned projects may be considered highly visible or have significant interest to the public.
-Obtains, maintains, and utilizes project management knowledge and skills to develop and manage projects through their lifecycle, including but not limited to problem/needs identification, development of objectives, requirements, identification and analysis of alternatives, work breakdown structures, resources, schedule, cost estimating, and risk.
-Area of responsibility may be assigned anywhere in the Klamath watershed; however, focus is on the upper Klamath Basin.
-Obtains, maintains, and utilizes credentials as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and Grants Officer's Technical Representative (GOTR) to manage contracts and financial assistance agreements to support planning and implementation of special projects.
-Serves as a liaison with project principals and coordinates with other agencies and organizations. Maintains liaison with Federal, State, County, and local agencies in the project area, on pertinent matters.
-Collaborates with diverse interest groups to develop, obtain, or share scientific information and operational options for the project.
-Represents the Area Office and Reclamation at meetings with outside entities and presents and explains Reclamation policies, positions, and recommendations to ensure full coordination of environmental compliance activities.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
You must be suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation.
You must submit a resume and supporting documentation (see Required Documents).
You must meet any minimum education and/or experience requirements (see Qualifications).
You must submit transcript(s) to verify education requirements (see Qualifications/Education).
You must maintain a valid State Driver's License at all times as the position requires operation of government vehicles on government and public roads. Failure to maintain a valid State Driver's License at all times will result in removal from the position.
You will be required to complete a Financial Disclosure Form.
Travel is required approximately 15% of the time.
Must possess or obtain certification as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).
Must possess or obtain certification as a Grants Officer's Technical Representative (GOTR).

Qualifications

To be eligible for consideration, you must first meet the Basic Education Requirement for this position, having the following -

0401 - A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

OR

B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

0810 - 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.

OR

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.

1301 - A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.

OR

B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to one of the majors, as shown in A above, that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the education and/or specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume.

0401 - To qualify at the GS-11, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-09 level in federal service having demonstrated experience preparing environmental documents to meet the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and other environmental las and regulations; preparing moderately difficult and complex studies or portions of large, complex studies concerned with the protection, preservation and enhancement of environmental resources; collecting environmental and biological data and preparing findings and recommendations; applying biological facts, principles, methods, and techniques to develop convention plans and/or studies. These examples are not all inclusive.

OR

Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

0401 - To qualify at the GS-12, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-11 level in federal service having demonstrated experience preparing environmental documents to meet the requirements of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA) and other environmental laws and regulations; evaluating the impact of proposed projects and other activities that may result in potential effects on environmental resources; and determining, establishing, and applying biological facts, principles, methods, techniques, and procedures to the evaluation of effects on and/or management of environmental resources, or within existing or planned facilities and systems related to water resources management. These examples are not all inclusive.

Education

Qualifications Continued -

0810 - To qualify at the GS-11, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-09 level in federal service having demonstrated experience performing and guiding others in the preparation of detailed technical work related to river environments, groundwater, water management operations, or water infrastructure by tabulating physical data, applying complex principles of engineering or hydrology, reviewing complex engineering specifications and drawings, experience in modeling, forecasting or analyzing multi-purpose river and reservoir systems models for purposes that may include water supply, flood control, hydropower, environmental considerations, recreation, water quality, etc., analyzing and calculating flow characteristics; evaluating facility or waterway capacities and operations; complex hydrologic modelling and data analyses; hydrologic risk estimation and analyses; conducting hydrologic extremes analyses (e.g., flood frequency, drought); analysis of the adequacy of water supplies available from surface and/or subsurface sources after consideration of water rights; water requirements for irrigation, municipalities, industries, hydropower, fish and wildlife, and/or pollution control; development of computational methods and computer programs/codes to solve complex hydrology and hydrometeorology problems; statistical analysis of rainfall data, stream discharge data, and other historical hydrological-related data; interfacing systems models' with other models such reservoir, stream quality and/or groundwater models to support water resources studies; hydrograph scaling, rainfall-runoff modeling, storm transposition, and regional flood transposition; integrating climate change concepts into hydrologic studies; and stochastic/probabilistic and deterministic analyses which require statistical and physical representation of natural systems, and producing technical reports. Coordinating complex projects, planning technical investigations or monitoring, and developing guidelines. Preparing contract specifications and acting as a contracting officer's technical representative for complex technical contracts (e.g., items of work and units of measurement for payment.

OR

Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.???????

0810 - To qualify at the GS-12, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-11 level in federal service having demonstrated experience performing hydrologic or hydraulic modeling and/or analysis for studies for a wide variety of projects and investigations related to flood damage reduction, flood risk management, dam and levee safety, navigation, ecosystem restoration, irrigation and municipal water use and reservoir regulation operation planning and program management; analyzing and calculating flow characteristics; evaluating facility or waterway capacities and operations; complex hydrologic modelling and data analyses; hydrologic risk estimation and analyses; conducting hydrologic extremes analyses (e.g., flood frequency, drought); analysis of the adequacy of water supplies available from surface and/or subsurface sources after consideration of water rights; water requirements for irrigation, municipalities, industries, hydropower, fish and wildlife, and/or pollution control; development of computational methods and computer programs/codes to solve complex hydrology and hydrometeorology problems; statistical analysis of rainfall data, stream discharge data, and other historical hydrological-related data; interfacing systems models' with other models such reservoir, stream quality and/or groundwater models to support water resources studies; hydrograph scaling, rainfall-runoff modeling, storm transposition, and regional flood transposition; integrating climate change concepts into hydrologic studies; and stochastic/probabilistic and deterministic analyses which require statistical and physical representation of natural systems; coordinating project activities related to water conservation and, planning studies; and providing outreach activities to educate existing and potential stakeholders. These examples are not all inclusive.

Additional information

1301 - To qualify at the GS-11, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-09 level in federal service having demonstrated experience coordinating multiple activities for a public grant program related to water conservation, planning, facilitating planning studies; providing outreach activities to educate existing and potential stakeholders; and experience in modeling, forecasting or analyzing multi-purpose river and reservoir systems models for purposes that may include water supply, flood control, hydropower, environmental considerations, recreation, water quality, etc., analyzing and calculating flow characteristics; evaluating facility or waterway capacities and operations; complex hydrologic modelling and data analyses; hydrologic risk estimation and analyses; conducting hydrologic extremes analyses (e.g., flood frequency, drought); analysis of the adequacy of water supplies available from surface and/or subsurface sources after consideration of water rights; water requirements for irrigation, municipalities, industries, hydropower, fish and wildlife, and/or pollution control; development of computational methods and computer programs/codes to solve complex hydrology and hydrometeorology problems; statistical analysis of rainfall data, stream discharge data, and other historical hydrological-related data; interfacing systems models' with other models such reservoir, stream quality and/or groundwater models to support water resources studies; hydrograph scaling, rainfall-runoff modeling, storm transposition, and regional flood transposition; integrating climate change concepts into hydrologic studies; and stochastic/probabilistic and deterministic analyses which require statistical and physical representation of natural systems. These examples are not all inclusive.

OR

Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Benefits

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How You Will Be Evaluated

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

You will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents) and the responses you provide to the application questionnaire. The application questionnaire can be previewed here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12590290

You will be assessed on the following Competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

  • Influencing/Negotiating
  • Oral Communication
  • Project Management
  • Technical Competence


Your answers will be verified against information provided in your resume. Your resume must clearly support the responses to all the questions by addressing experience, education, and/or training relevant to this position. You must make a fair and accurate assessment of your qualifications. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than what is apparent in the description of your experience, competencies, skills, and/or education/training (or that your resume/application is incomplete), you could be rated ineligible or your score could be lowered.

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Required Documents

Please submit the supporting documents outlined below applicable to your claimed eligibility status and the position and grade to which you are applying. Failing to submit required documents will result in non-consideration due to an incomplete application package.

RESUME: You must submit a resume that demonstrates how skills and experiences through job duties meet the qualifications and requirements listed in the job announcement to be considered for the job. Each job experience must include dates of employment including start and end dates (month and year), work schedule (full-time or part-time), and hours worked per week. For more information, click here.

TRANSCRIPTS: Required for candidates using education as a basis for qualifications.

CAREER TRANSITION PROGRAMS: Permanent Federal employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separated. You must submit a copy of their most recent performance appraisal, proof of eligibility, and most current SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location with their application. To be considered under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be well-qualified (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including selective factors, education and experience requirements) and score at least 85.0 on the assessment questionnaire as established, and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry. For more information, click here.

How to Apply

Applications (resume, application questionnaire, and supporting documentation) for this vacancy MUST be received online BEFORE midnight Eastern Time (Washington, DC time) on 11/07/2024. To apply, click the blue APPLY ONLINE button at the top of the page.

Do not submit photographs with the application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - applicant must remove any images from badges, licenses, etc.

Agency contact information

BOR CA Great Basin Human Resources Office
Phone
916-978-5476
Fax
916-978-5563
Email
mpjobs@usbr.gov
Address
KBAO
Bureau of Reclamation
6600 Washburn Way
Klamath Falls, OR 97603
US
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Next steps

Upon successful submission of the application packet, applicants will receive a confirmation email from USAJOBS. If this email confirmation is not received by the applicant, the application has not yet been accepted by the system.

After all application packages have been received, resumes and supporting document(s) will be reviewed to ensure applicants meet the basic qualification requirements. Each applicant who meets the basic qualifications will be further evaluated on the information provided in the resume, application questionnaire, and other assessment criteria identified in the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section above. Best-qualified applicants will be referred to the selecting official. After making a tentative job offer, a suitability and/or security background investigation will be conducted. A final job offer is typically made within 40 days after the deadline for applications. Applicants should monitor their status for positions with the Bureau of Reclamation by regularly checking their public status notifications in the USAJOBS profile.


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