Requirements
Conditions of employment
- You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- A one-year probationary period may be required.
- A background investigation is required.
- This is not a bargaining unit position (AFGE Local 421).
- Generally, male applicants must be registered with the Selective Service.
- You must provide your SF-50 (see Required Documents section)
- Relocation expenses will not be paid.
- You may be required to divest certain energy-related securities.
Time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
You must meet qualification (experience and/or education) requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Qualifications
To view the eligibility and qualification requirements of a Supervisory Energy Industry Analyst, GS-1101, please visit: Energy Industry Analyst Series, 1101.
You must have one full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-15 level.
Specialized experience is defined as: Experience in managing, leading, or directing teams and projects, rulemakings, option papers and preparing Commission orders and recommendations regarding complex oil and/or natural gas pipeline industry issues such as: transportation service proposals; gas storage service proposals; five-year index review; rate of return and proxy group analysis; initial rates in natural gas pipeline section 7 applications; initial, committed and indexed rates in oil proceedings; market-based and cost of service rate analysis oil and/or natural gas proceedings; changes to tariff terms and conditions of service in oil and/or natural gas pipelines.
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 any volunteer experience.
Please do not cut and paste the position description, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
Education
There is no education requirement for this position, therefore, transcripts are not required.
Additional information
Our employees ranked FERC as a top 5 mid-size agency in Effective Leadership according to the Partnership for Public Service’s Best Places to Work in the Federal Government! In addition, FERC was also ranked #1 in Work-Life Balance and we are proud to offer telework and workplace flexibilities in accordance with agency policy.
The duty location of this position is Washington, DC. Agency employees are eligible for telework and other workplace flexibilities. Telework days and waiting periods for eligibility are determined when an employee enters on duty.
When promotion potential is shown, future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.
If selected for this position, you will be required to:
- Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) to determine your suitability for Federal employment.
- Have your Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of your choice.
- 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. FERC also participates in the USCIS Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). For more information about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify.
- Attend a mandatory ethics training. We are governed by the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Standards of Conduct, the criminal conflict of interest statutes, and FERC’s supplemental ethics regulation, which specifically prohibits FERC employees from holding certain energy-related securities. To comply with these regulations and statutes, divestiture of these securities may be required after you begin employment. See 5 C.F.R. 2634-41; 18 U.S.C. 201-208; 5 C.F.R. 3401. If selected, you may also be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of appointment.
- Receive authorization from OPM on any job offer you receive, if you are or were (within the last 5 years) a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch.
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.
For more information regarding Federal benefits programs, visit: https://help.usajobs.gov/working-in-government/benefits.
Required Documents
If you do not provide all required documents by the closing date of this vacancy announcement, you will not be considered for this position or receive special consideration (e.g. transcripts, SF-50, etc.).
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR ALL CANDIDATES:
- RESUME(maximum of 2 pages in length, if your resume is longer than 2 pages, only the first two pages will be reviewed): Your resume should describe your specialized experience and support your answers to the vacancy announcement questionnaire. You must ensure it contains the following information for each experience/position:
- Position title
- Name of employer
- Beginning and ending dates of employment (Month/Day/Year format)
- Hours worked per week
- Detailed description of job duties, accomplishments, related skills, and responsibilities to include any supervisory/managerial responsibilities and number of staff supervised (if applicable)
- Series and grade or equivalent (for federal positions)
- If the position has an education requirement or you are qualifying based on your education, you must list your education history, including the type of degree and your major of study.
- VACANCY QUESTIONNAIRE: You must submit and complete the online eligibility and vacancy questions.
- TRANSCRIPTS (only required when the position has an education requirement, or you are qualifying for the position based on your education): You MUST submit copies of your college transcripts to verify your education. Unofficial copies are acceptable; however, if selected you will be required to provide official transcripts before your effective date.
- STANDARD FORM 50 (SF-50)/NOTIFICATION OF PERSONNEL ACTION: You must submit a copy of your most recent non-award SF-50, showing you are in the competitive service, your highest grade held (or promotion potential) on a permanent basis, position title, series, and grade. FERC employees can access their official personnel records electronically, by using eOPF: https://eopf.opm.gov/ferc/.
OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS TO SUPPORT SPECIAL CONSIDERATION CLAIMS:
- CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CTAP): This is an intra-agency program that helps Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service or a FERC employee whose position has been deemed surplused or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: 1) meet CTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated “Well Qualified” for the position; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP eligibility. For more information about CTAP, visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp. The following documents are required:
- Reduction in Force or RIF notice – written notice of your expected separation, or other documentation of priority consideration status;
- Latest SF-50 noting your current position, grade level, and duty location;
- Last performance appraisal, including your rating; and
- Any documentation from your agency showing your current promotion potential.