Senior Investment Officer Job in Washington, DC

Vacancy No. 25-LP-00715 12791273 AMP Department Department of Energy - Agency Wide
Salary $120,579.00 to $185,234.00 Grade 13 to 14
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 8/29/2025 Close Date 9/2/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Status Candidates
Locations:
Washington, DC


Summary

This position is part of the Loan Programs Office, Department of Energy. As a Senior Investment Officer, you will be responsible for carrying out, or leading a group of Investment and /or Senior Investment Officers responsible for carrying out the review, analysis and processing of loan and loan and loan guarantee applications and the negotiation of loan and loan guarantee agreements, from receipt of loan guarantee applications, through approval or rejection, to financial closing.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

Area-of-Consideration (AOC): this position(s) is open to employees in the competitive service, currently on a career or career-conditional appointment, assigned to the Loan Programs Office.

Duties

As a Senior Investment Officer, you will:

  • Performs, or leads a team performing, the credit analysis of new loan guarantee applications, including detailed credit analysis, financial modeling, credit assessment, and risk analysis associated with projects.
  • Conducts a thorough and complete analysis before presentation to the origination team. Prepares the necessary documents required through the DOE financial, technical and environmental review process.
  • Responds to requests for meetings and other assistance by DOE offices. Participates in conferences and/or other DOE events as requested.
  • Prepares presentations and project status dashboards for senior management highlighting the status of the loan guarantee program's current portfolio.
  • Coordinates and manages eligibility and technical reviews with LPO technical team.
  • Manages DOE consultants who perform emissions verification reviews for incoming projects.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
  • This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
  • Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • Subject to the appropriate background investigation to determine suitability or fitness for federal employment. Continued employment is contingent upon favorable adjudications of periodic reinvestigations, if applicable.
  • May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
  • Incumbent will be required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I USOGE, 6/08).
  • Occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS GS-13:: You must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Experience is defined as:

  • Performing financial analysis of new loan applications for large-scale or commercial infrastructure projects, including detailed market and credit analysis, financial model development and risk analysis.
  • Performing underwriting (including detailed market and credit analyses, financial model development, and risk analyses) of large industrial and infrastructural project finance transactions including those in renewable energy, nuclear energy, power, transportation, oil and gas telecommunications, petrochemicals or mining sectors and large "corporate' loans for similar transactions.
  • Evaluating project finance structures to recommend appropriate terms and conditions for the approval of loans or loan guarantee.
  • Reviewing or preparing background memoranda, presentations, and other key decision documents that outline the conditions needed to guarantee payment of loans needed to negotiate terms and conditions of federal loan and guarantee agreements.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS GS-14:: You must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Experience is defined as:
  • Leading a team performing financial analysis of new loan applications for large-scale or commercial infrastructure projects, including detailed market and credit analysis, financial model development and risk analysis.
  • Determining financing project readiness for full-scale commercialization and the initiation of full due diligence and underwriting.
  • Identifying, analyzing and evaluating complex finance projects, including debt and equity transactions and analyzing complex sensitive financial and economic data.
  • Performing loan analyses and processing of loans and loan guarantee applications; negotiating loans and loan guarantee agreements ensuring that these transactions conform to loan guarantee guidelines and appropriate legislation.

"Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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.

Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. Your full resume will be made available to the hiring manager if you are referred.

Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There are no specific education requirements or substitution of education for experience for this position.

Additional information

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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 for this job based on how well you meet the eligibility and qualification requirements above. Once the announcement closes, we will conduct a review of your application package to verify your eligibility and qualifications. If you are found qualified, your application will move forward to additional phases of the review process.

Merit Promotion Procedures: Category Rating "like" procedures will be used to evaluate candidates; the categories are "Best Qualified" and "Qualified. The HR Office and/or Subject Matter Expert (SME) will conduct a review of your resume and place you in the appropriate quality category. Due weight will also be given, when applicable, for performance appraisals and awards in accordance with 5 CFR § 335.103(b)(3). At least a fully successful or equivalent performance rating for the most recently completed rating cycle is required to receive consideration. You must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

  • Customer Service
  • Influencing/Negotiating
  • Reasoning
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Technical Competence


Non-competitive Procedures : Your resume will not be evaluated against the rating and ranking criteria. If it is determined you meet the eligibility and qualification requirements, you will be referred for consideration.

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) (when applicable) candidates who are qualified and eligible, and who meet the "Qualified" criteria will receive priority placement.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date ( 09/02/2025) of this announcement.

To preview the Assessment Questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12791273.

Required Documents

To apply for this position, you MUST provide a complete application package which includes:

  • Your RESUMEshowing all relevant work experience (paid and unpaid) including: duties performed; full name of the each employer; start and end dates (month/day/year); work schedule (part-time, full-time, number of hours if intermittent); salary; grade and series for each position; and any completed education and training (program title, subject area, number of hours completed, and completion date).
  • Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program documentation, if applicable(e.g., Certification of Expected Separation, Reduction-In-Force Separation Notice, or Notice of Proposed Removal; SF-50 that documents the RIF separation action; and most recent performance appraisal.) For more information see the OPM Guide to Career Transition.
Failure to submit any of the above mentioned required documents may result in loss of consideration due to an incomplete application package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted.

How to Apply

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. A complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the announcement closing date to receive consideration.

The application process is as follows:

  1. You must have a login.gov account to sign into USAJOBS: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/account/.
  2. To begin the application process in USAJOBS, click the Apply Online button.
  3. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all required and supporting documentation.
  4. You must click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 pm (ET) on the announcement closing date.

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Agency contact information

Douglas Bert
Address
Loan Programs Office
Department of Energy
Human Capital Shared Service Center
1000 Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20585
US

Next steps

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