Summary
This position is part of the Grid Deployment Office, Department of Energy. As a Management and Program Analyst (Bilingual - Spanish), and part of the Territory and Recovery Assistance Program within GDO, this role will help in advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility by investing, improving and expanding the electric infrastructure in disadvantaged communities to enhance access to affordable electricity and promote energy justice.
Duties
As a Management and Program Analyst, you will:
- Address risks associated with energy infrastructure interdependencies, incorporating grid modernization and resilience into technology and infrastructure decision processes.
- Manage and direct the Department's support to territories for their development of electricity policies and programs, including but not limited to, supply chain risk management, system interdependencies, blackstart capabilities, grid architecture, energy storage, and transmission distribution planning.
- Support project coordination, project management and stakeholder engagements, contributing significantly to grid modernization efforts.
Full-Time
Qualifications
SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR
Bilingual - Spanish and English language fluency is REQUIRED. You will be interviewed in both Spanish and English and you may be required to read/write and/or translate documents from Spanish to English and vice versa. Further consideration will not be given if you fail to demonstrate fluency in both English and Spanish.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS for GS-09: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as meeting ALL of the following
Working with community organizations, leaders, and individuals to address issues impacting them; AND
Collecting, reviewing, analyzing, and communicating information from multiple sources related to the energy grid.
OR EDUCATION: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED.
OR COMBINATION: You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. The total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education more than the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR GS-11: You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience for this position includes ALL of the following:
Researching innovative strategies for community engagement and providing recommendations for implementation; AND
Informing grid modernization activities by researching laws, regulations, guidelines, and approved procedures; AND
Collecting, reviewing, analyzing, and providing information for evaluations of program performance related to the energy grid.
OR EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED.
OR COMBINATION: You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. The total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education more than the first 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED.
"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.
CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must (1) meet all of the requirements as described in this section; and 2) be rated "well-qualified", which is defined as scoring in the in Well Qualified category (or higher).
You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Education
If substituting education for specialized experience you must submit proof of your qualifying education. Failure to provide college transcripts may result in a rating of 'Ineligible'. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.
Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
