Supervisory Actuary - Direct Hire Job in Washington, DC

Summary

This job is open to

• The public

  U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties

The candidate selected for this position will:

• Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work; develop performance standards and evaluate work performance of subordinates; give advice and counsel to employees on both work and administrative matters; interview candidates for positions in the division; approve and/or disapprove leave and travel requests; hear and resolve complaints from employees; identify developmental and training need of employees providing or arranging for training to meet these needs; carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the corporation's employment practices and EEO programs.
• Manage work for contractors, lead the technical evaluation of proposals for new contracts, maintain close surveillance of contractors' progress, regularly review documents describing contract status, accept or reject invoices submitted by the Contracting Officer and serve as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).
• Provide authoritative analysis, technical insight, advice and recommendations on complex, sensitive actuarial matters relating to single-employer and multiemployer pension plans.
• Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of underlying recommendations made in complex, highly technical initiatives, including applications for special financial assistance, benefit suspensions, plan partitions, facilitated mergers, settlement proposals, and bankruptcy negotiations.
• Provide insight and authoritative advice to the Chief Negotiating Actuary, the Chief of Negotiations and Restructuring, and other senior level staff, and suggest possible courses of action to maintain continuity in the development of interpretative and procedural rules relating to single-employer and multiemployer pension plan issues.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen
• You may undergo a personnel security background investigation
• Selective Service registration required for male applicants, unless exempt
• 1-year probationary period required unless met during prior Federal service
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• 1 year probationary period required unless met during prior Federal service

How You Will Be Evaluated

Required Documents

How to Apply

In order to be considered, submit all of the required information (including your supplemental documentation) before midnight EST on the closing date.

If you are not able to apply online or require reasonable accommodations, contact Rodney Williamson (202) 229-4172or at williams.rodney@pbgc.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day before the closing date of this vacancy announcement. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.

Please complete all the steps in the online application process at USAJOBS (www.usajobs.gov). You may make updates to your information at any time prior to midnight EST on the closing date of this announcement.

• Register with USAJOBS, which will store your information and resume. You will only need to complete this step once.
• Locate and review the vacancy announcement on USAJOBS. Click the “Apply” link and then select a resume to submit with your application. If you do not have a resume to select, or you want to upload a new one, click “Add Resume” and upload your resume. You can also click “Edit” to edit an already-uploaded resume. Once you have selected a resume, click “Save and Continue.”
• Add or remove your supporting documents.
• Once you have attached your resume and supporting documents, review your application package to ensure that they have been attached, then check the box next to “I acknowledge that I have reviewed my resume and document(s).” Then Click “Save and Continue.”
• Complete the “Include Personal Information” page and click “Save and Continue,”
• On the “Continue Application with Agency” page, read the terms and certify by checking the box if you agree. Then click “Continue to Agency Site.” This will take you to the application for the position.
• Click “Apply to this Vacancy.”
• Complete or review the eligibility questions, which determine the types of positions you are eligible for.
• Specify which series, grade(s), and location(s) you wish to be considered for.
• Complete the online vacancy questions, then click "Finish". You will continue to the Vacancy Documents page.
• Review your attached documents from USAJobs. If there are other documents that you need to attach, upload those here as well.
• You will then see a summary of your application, including the documents that you submitted. You are strongly encouraged to save or print a copy of this page as proof of submission and receipt of your application and documents.
• To finish, click "Submit Application."

Next steps

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You may check the status of your applications by clicking on the My USAJOBS tab at the USAJOBS website.