Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards

Summary

This vacancy is an ES-0801-00, Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, located in the Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy (CG-5P) at the USCG Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Required Documents section of this announcement lists documents that must be uploaded in order to be considered a complete application package. Applicants who do not submit a complete package will not receive further consideration.

Duties

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The USCG is announcing a challenging Senior Executive Service career opportunity to serve as the Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards (CG-5PS). This position is responsible for developing, implementing, and coordinating national and international standards, regulations, and policies to enhance marine safety, security, and protection of the marine environment and mariner credentialing.

In addition, the Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards:

• Manages and directs the United States' technical involvement in international and national organizations responsible for marine safety, security, environmental protection, and mariner credentialing.
• Supervises and manages the Commercial Regulations and Standards Directorate.
• Ensures the development of an appropriate Coast Guard wide regulatory agenda, including the prioritization of regulatory projects, taking into account legislative mandates, Executive branch interest, Department of Homeland Security goals and objectives, the Coast Guard Strategic Plan and advisory committee recommendations.
• Ensures the development of the necessary supporting documentation for regulatory actions, including Regulatory Analyses, Economic Analyses, Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements, when required.
• Oversees the data gathering and analysis necessary to support the preparation of the regulations and their supporting documentation. Coordinates interaction with Department of Homeland Security and Office of Management and Budget to address their concerns and obtain their approval for the issuance of Coast Guard standards and regulations.
• Oversees and manages the charter, membership and operations of ten Federal advisory committees, such as the National Towing Safety Advisory Committee (NTSAC), the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC), etc.
• Manages, directs and fosters the Coast Guard's strategic partnership with maritime trade associations, commercial operators, and mariner advocacy groups to advance Marine Transportation System resiliency, regulatory collaboration, and the safe, efficient flow of commerce, such as with the American Waterways Operators (AWO), the Passenger Vessel Association (PVA), etc.
• Manages, oversees and directs all technical aspects of the United States' involvement in international organizations responsible for marine safety, security and environmental protection, including the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Maritime Satellite Organization (IMSO).

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Conditions of employment

Key Requirements:

1. Must be a U.S. Citizen.
2. Subject to a 1-year supervisory probationary period (unless already completed).
3. Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
4. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
5. May be subject to pre-employment and random drug tests
6. File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278e within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
7. You may be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

There are three key documents that contain important information about your rights and obligations. Please read and retain these documents:

• Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights, for those who undergo an FBI fingerprint-based criminal history record check for personnel vetting, which includes Rap Back,
• FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI (this is the same statement used when your fingerprints are submitted as part of your background investigation), and
• SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov), (applicable to those who hold a sensitive position or have eligibility for access to classified information).

Qualifications

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. Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Technical Qualifications (TQs) related to this position within your resume - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit will be deemed ineligible and will not receive further consideration. Separate narratives will not be accepted or reviewed. Your resume should include examples of experience, education, and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications, you may not receive consideration for the position.

There is NO requirement to prepare a narrative statement specifically addressing the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) or the Technical Qualifications (TQs).

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications.

TQ 1: Demonstrated ability to manage and direct an organization-wide regulatory program, including the formulation, coordination and implementation of an organization-wide regulatory agenda and the development of regulations and their supporting environmental analyses to meet organization-wide goals and objectives.

TQ 2: Demonstrated ability to manage and direct the development of national technical standards and policies in the areas of marine safety, security or environmental protection and the coordination of the acceptance of these standards and policies through an inter-agency process.

TQ 3: Demonstrated ability to represent national and organizational interests at the international level, to negotiate treaties and international agreements in multilateral and bilateral fora, and organize and lead national delegations that include technical experts whose objectives include establishing international technical standards.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): In addition to the Technical Qualification Requirements listed above, all new entrants into the Senior Executive Service (SES) under a career appointment will be assessed for executive competency against the following five mandatory ECQs. If your 2-page resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and TQs, you may not receive further consideration for the position.

There are five ECQs:

• ECQ 1: Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding - This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people.

• ECQ 2: Driving Efficiency - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.

• ECQ 3: Merit and Competence - This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.
• ECQ 4: Leading People - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable.
• ECQ 5: Achieving Results - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

Note: If you are a member of the SES or have been certified through successful participation in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program (SESCDP), or have SES reinstatement eligibility, you do not need to respond to the ECQs. Instead, you should attach proof (e.g., SF-50, Certification by OPM's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB)) of your eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the SES.

Education

This position does have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Click here to check accreditation. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application.

In order to be qualified for this position, you must meet the basic requirement AND minimum qualification requirement as noted below:

Basic Requirement:

Engineering Series, 0801

A. A bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR

B. Combination of education and experience - College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:

1. Professional registration or licensure Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. (You must submit licensure or registration for confirmation under this provision.)

2. Written Test You must submit evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico under this provision.

3. Specified academic courses Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.

4. Related curriculum Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)

Additional information

Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment.

DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here.

Veterans Preference: Veterans' preference is not applicable to the SES.

Mobility: Organizational and geographical mobility is essential in developing and managing SES leaders. Individuals selected for SES positions members may be subject to reassignment across geographical, organizational, and functional lines, and may be required to sign a Reassignment Rights and Obligation Agreement.