Summary

You will serve as a Program Manager (Deputy State Director, Energy and Minerals) with Bureau of Land Management.

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One position is located in Anchorage, Alaska.

We expect to fill one position at this location.

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Duties

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Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Provides executive leadership and direction for the Division of Energy and Minerals, ensuring alignment with State Office and bureau-wide strategic priorities.
• Develops long-range strategic goals, objectives, and performance measures integrating organizational priorities and multiple program requirements.
• Establishes, revises, and evaluates division policies, procedures, and organizational structures to advance mission outcomes, improve efficiency, and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Provides authoritative guidance to subordinate supervisors on policy interpretation, program requirements, and administrative processes.
• Directs supervisory and managerial functions, including hiring, performance management, employee development, and disciplinary actions in accordance with federal requirements.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with senior leadership across DOI, BLM, and other federal, state, tribal, and local agencies to address cross-jurisdictional priorities.
• Leads or participates in special projects, initiatives, and high-visibility assignments; establishes milestones, evaluates findings, and recommends appropriate actions.
• Conducts complex analyses of program reports and data, identifies emerging issues or opportunities, and makes recommendations to senior leadership.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment.
• A financial disclosure report will be required within 30 days of appointment.
• You may be required to complete training, obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.
• You cannot hold an active real estate license, nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

This is a supervisory position that may require completion of a supervisory probationary period.

Qualifications

The Local Commuting Area (LCA) is the geographic area that usually constitutes one area for employment purposes. It includes any population center (or two or more neighboring ones) and the surrounding localities in which people live and can reasonably be expected to travel back and forth daily to their usual employment (5 CFR 351.203). This is defined as 50 miles within Anchorage, AK.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/09/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F.

For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience.

To qualify for this position at the GS-15 grade level:

Experience: To qualify, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:

• Managing complex, multidisciplinary programs focused on energy and mineral development, natural resource stewardship, and public land use across Alaska's Arctic and Subarctic regions.
• Leading statewide energy and minerals programs, ensuring budgets and execution align with Department priorities and mission requirements.
• Managing organizational units overseeing fluid and solid minerals and Arctic decision-making.

Volunteer Experience: 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 volunteer experience.

Education

This position does not allow substituting education for experience.

Additional information

Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.

All DOI employees, their spouses, and minor children may not acquire or retain any claim, permit, lease, small tract entry, or other rights granted by the Department in Federal lands, with limited exceptions. Additional ethics prohibitions can be found here, DOI Ethics Prohibitions | U.S. Department of the Interior.

Physical Demands/Work Environment: The work is primarily sedentary. Some travel may be required for program reviews, meetings, or

site visits. Work is performed in a typical office setting or telework environment, consistent with DOI policy.

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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.

Benefits

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