Summary

This position is located in the Division of Infrastructure, Environment and Private Sector, Department of Compact Operations (DCO), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).

Although the position is advertised equivalent to GS-15, MCC uses a pay-band system to compensate employees. This position is pay band 3A which is generally equal to GS-15.

Duties

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• Provide authoritative technical leadership on oil- and gas-fired baseload and peaking generation, fuel supply and dispatch economics, and nuclear power systems, including emerging small modular reactor (SMR) technologies.
• Serve as senior subject matter expert on oil and gas-fired baseload and peaking power plants; combined-cycle and open-cycle generation technologies; fuel supply, dispatch economics, and system reliability; and/or nuclear power systems, including conventional reactors and SMRs.
• Advise MCC leadership, Boards, and country teams on generation adequacy, reserve margins, and capacity planning; technology selection and system integration; operational risks, lifecycle costs, and reliability tradeoffs.
• Provide technical leadership during compact and threshold development, including constraints analysis related to generation and firm capacity; evaluation of generation-enabling investments (interconnections, switchyards, fuel logistics); assessment of investment readiness and technical risk.
• Represent MCC in technical engagements with U.S. Government partners, multilateral institutions, utilities, regulators, and private developers.
• Prepare plans for energy sector programs and projects in development and in implementation including overall project scheduling, budgeting, change management, contract administration, and project controls.
• Direct and participate as a member of multi-disciplinary country overseeing country programs involving projects in one or more of the following energy sub-sectors: generation, transmission, distribution, off-grid, Public Private Partnership (PPP) framework modalities, policy and institutional reforms including regional energy markets, etc.
• Provide analysis and interpretation of country performance data. Develop, consolidate, and/or prepare briefing and background materials on infrastructure and integrated projects, issues, and topics.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance
• Relocation expenses will not be paid
• More than 1 job may be filled if additional vacancies occur within 120 days
• Some domestic and international travel may be required

Qualifications

To qualify for Pay Band 3A applicants must meet the following:

Qualifying experience for Pay Band 3A includes one year of specialized experience (comparable to the Pay Band xx or GS-xx or equivalent non-federal experience), which is directly related to the work of this position, and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. For this position, examples of specialized experience are: providing technical advice on oil and gas-fired baseload and peaking power plants; combined-cycle and open-cycle generation technologies; fuel supply, dispatch economics, and system reliability; providing technical advice on nuclear power systems, including conventional reactors and emerging small modular reactor (SMRs); leading or managing the development and implementation of complex energy sector programs across multiple sub-sectors including generation, transmission, distribution, off-grid, PPP framework modalities, policy and institutional reforms including regional energy markets development; leading or supporting the design, development, and implementation of complex energy sector projects and programs; and preparing and delivering briefings and background materials on project implementation, issues, and topics. Note: This experience MUST be well documented within your resume or application.

Highly Desirable: Bachelor's degree in engineering (electrical, mechanical, nuclear, or closely related field).

Time-in-Grade: Time-in-grade requirements apply. You must have one year of Federal service equivalent to Pay Band 3B or GS-14 to be eligible for Pay Band 3A.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit may be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. To receive credit you must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours worked per week.

A new hire's direct and overall experience are critical factors in determining a salary offer. It is important that your resume fully reflects all of your directly-related work experience. Salary offers include three key factors:

• The selectee's directly related experience at the same level as the position.
• The selectee's overall experience in a particular area.
• The salaries of employees in similar positions and with similar levels of experience.

MCC also takes the selectee's skill set into account. Applicants should note that salary offers seldom fall near the upper end of the salary range listed in the vacancy announcement. Salary may be set from the minimum to the midpoint of the salary range of the pay band. In some instances, based on a selectee's extensive experience directly related to the position, salary may be set at or above the mid-point up to the maximum salary for that pay band. See information on MCC base pay ranges and salary structure (https://www.mcc.gov/careers/compensation/).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

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.
  RECRUITMENT/RELOCATION BONUS may be authorized for this position. If you are not a current federal employee this position may authorize a one time Recruitment bonus to be paid over a specified period. Selected individual will be required to a sign service agreement prior to receiving any bonus payments.
• If you are a current federal employee this position may authorize a one time Relocation bonus to be paid over a specified period. Selected individual will be required to a sign service agreement prior to receiving any bonus payments.
• SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.
• Selectee may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience.
• The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower level, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
• You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Please note that qualification claims will be subject to verification.
• Your pay will be set within the range specified in this vacancy announcement and will be based on your qualifications, education, experience, training, and availability of funds.
• If the position is advertised with promotion potential, the selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition. Selection at a lower pay band level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level, nor is the promise of promotion implied.
• DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE: PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/ application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination.
• Applicants must include their own documented examples of the required experience in their resume. Applicants who copy the duties section of this announcement into their resume as their current experience will be disqualified.
• Selectee may be required to complete a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Form (OGE 450).
• You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government contractor issued travel card to be used for official business.
• Selectee may be required to complete a probationary/trial period.

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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.

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