Summary

This position is within Internal Operations (HSI), Technology & Internal Operations (HS), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Human Resources Service Center (H), Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (HC), Department of Energy (DOE).

Drive strategic impact as a senior workforce analytics expert! Turn complex personnel data into interactive dashboards and actionable insights that guide executive leaders to solve high-stakes staffing challenges and shape the future of our workforce.

Duties

1. Design Interactive Data Dashboards and Tools: Build, maintain, and modernize user-friendly visual reports, tracking systems, and digital dashboards. You will turn raw workforce numbers into visual stories that help leadership easily monitor organizational health and make key staffing decisions.

2. Lead Cross-Agency Data Collaborations: Partner with diverse departments across BPA and the wider Department of Energy to gather, organize, and synthesize large, complex data sets. You will build collaborative pathways to access the essential statistics needed to plan our future workforce.

3. Guide Strategic Executive Decision-Making: Deliver clear, evidence-based recommendations and alternative solutions to executive-level agency leaders. You will evaluate the potential pros, cons, and structural impacts of workforce changes, helping leaders make confident, informed choices.

4. Serve as a Trusted Strategic HR Advisor: Provide expert counsel to executives, managers, and senior staff on organizational structure, staffing strategies, and human capital regulations. You will translate complex policy language into clear, practical, and everyday business advice.

5. Shape the Long-Term Workforce Strategy: Evaluate, refine, and drive long-range workforce plans, talent management strategies, and major organizational studies. Your analysis will ensure our agency maintains the right talent in the right positions to fulfill our energy mission.

6. Modernize HR Metrics and Data Integrity: Develop clear guidelines and processes to define, clean, merge, and transform workforce data. By setting high standards for data quality, you will ensure our predictive models and analysis are accurate, trustworthy, and actionable.

7. Translate Technical Insights for General Audiences: Simplify complex statistical findings, database trends, and technical methodologies into highly engaging, easy-to-understand presentations and educational materials for non-technical managers and staff.

8. Drive High-Impact Projects Autonomously: Take independent ownership of workforce analysis projects from start to finish. You will manage milestones, coordinate with cross-functional project teams, navigate shifting priorities, and deliver high-quality, practical solutions on time.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answer to these questions is not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration.

When you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically. You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully.

Key Requirements:

• You must be a United States Citizen.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
• You will be required to report in person to the official duty location.

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-12) in the Federal service.

Specialized experience for this position is defined as: experience 1) extracting, synthesizing, and analyzing complex workforce data using analytics and visualization tools to build metrics, reports, and interactive dashboards; 2) conducting workforce planning studies and evaluating organizational staffing trends to develop actionable recommendations for complex resourcing issues; and 3) providing analytical advisory services, technical briefings, or strategic guidance to leadership on workforce management practices and operational alignment.

"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.

Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration.

CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There are no specific education requirements or substitution of education for experience for this position.

Additional information

• This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across DOE

Hiring incentives may be authorized for a highly qualified candidate based on budget availability and in accordance with federal regulations.

BPA strives to ensure a safe and positive work environment.

We also understand the importance of work/life balance and offer a variety of programs and policies designed to create more flexible, responsive work environments supportive of commitments to community, home and family members. BPA also supports employees' overall wellness through its Be Well program, which helps employees adopt healthier lifestyles and feel better about their work/life balance. The program supports five key areas of life: career, community, financial, physical and social.

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.

Benefits

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