Summary

This position is located with Operations Regulatory Compliance & Reporting (TOII) organization of the Internal Operations Management Office (TOI), Transmission System Operations (TO), Transmission Services (T), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA).

A successful candidate in the Supervisory Public Utilities Specialist position will be the supervisor of Operations Regulatory Compliance & Reporting responsible for planning, supervising, and leading programs, systems, and work processes.

Duties

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As a Supervisory Public Utilities Specialist, you will:

• Formulate, plan, and schedule capacity delivery programs and initiatives to support demand management and ensure secure, real-time operations of the high-voltage transmission grid.
• Manage and review the organization's adherence to federal, agency, and energy-sector policies to ensure operational actions fully satisfy strict regulatory compliance and safety goals.
• Represent the transmission organization at internal meetings and external utility-wide forums to build coalitions, negotiate agreements, and resolve conflicting policy or operational issues.
• Analyze complex transmission grid system anomalies, operational bottlenecks, or compliance gaps to diagnose root causes and implement effective corrective action plans.
• Authoritatively resolve escalated contractor performance issues, personnel grievances, and resource allocations under high-urgency or controversial regulatory conditions.
• Coordinate across cross-functional BPA divisions and external regulatory bodies to resolve conflicting requirements and standardize compliance-reporting frameworks.

Requirements

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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.

Conditions of Employment:

• Selectee will be required to complete the Office of Government Ethics Standard of Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OFGE450e) within 30 days of employment and annually.
• First time supervisors will be required to serve a 1 year probationary period.
• A preliminary background check must be completed before a new employee can begin work. Current Federal employees or other individuals with an existing completed background investigation may not be required to undergo another background check.

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-13] in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience 1) developing, implementing, and/or evaluating business processes and policies to ensure power transmission, utility operations, or energy system activities comply with federal reliability standards, state policies, and energy-sector safety regulations; 2) planning, scheduling, and/or identifying resource needs (such as staff, project funding, or equipment) to deliver complex operational programs, demand management initiatives, or capacity capabilities; 3) researching and analyzing grid performance metrics, system data anomalies, or key technical bottlenecks to isolate root causes and formulate strategic corrective action plans.

"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

Benefits

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