Water Resource Specialist

Duties

The primary duties of this position are:

• Serves as planner and study manager with the responsibility for identifying general planning studies, primarily related to water development and management through extensive consultation with federal, state, and local water user groups.
• Participates in water supply and quality related studies and investigations involving municipal, industrial, and agricultural water supplies, water reuse and treatment and conservation.
• Prepares special reports, study documentation, official correspondence, documentation for meetings and replies to requests and correspondence of others.
• Assists in the preparation and review of environmental statements, conservation plans, designs, estimates, construction specifications, and appropriate issues related to specific study efforts or programs as needed.
• Plans, coordinates, and participates in comprehensive multi-agency initiatives. Meets with representatives of various federal, state, and local agencies and other water user groups involved and concerned with the development and use of water resources.
• Assesses budgetary needs and monitors expenditures and requests funding for Reclamation's involvement in ongoing programs, new initiatives, and activities both from Reclamation's programmatic budget as well as other agencies.
• Coordinates with technical and administrative specialists from a wide variety of public interest groups, the public, Reclamation staff, and Federal, State, and local agencies.
• Applies an understanding of a wide range of analytical methods and techniques to assess and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of water resource programs.
• Reviews and evaluates water resource plans, programs, and agreements with contractors to verify compliance with contracts, policy, and laws.
• Prepare scopes of work for cost sharing agreements, grant and cooperative agreements, and contract background information, to establish levels of participation and transfers of funding between parties.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
• You must be suitable for federal employment, determined by a background investigation.
• You must submit a resume and supporting documentation (see Required Documents).
• You must submit eligibility documents for veterans consideration (see Required Documents).
• You must meet any minimum education and/or experience requirements (see Qualifications).
• You must submit transcript(s) to verify education requirements (see Qualifications/Education).
• You must maintain a valid State Driver's License at all times as the position requires operation of government vehicles on government and public roads. Failure to maintain a valid State Driver's License at all times will result in removal from the position.
• Applicants must meet all qualification requirements and any selective factors, by the closing date of the announcement.

Who May Apply:

• Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)

Qualifications

Education/Specialized Experience Requirements:  In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the education and/or specialized experience requirement - this information must be  clearly supported in the resume.

This position will be filled at the  GS-11  or  GS-12  grade level. Subsequent promotion(s) to a higher grade may be made without further competition butis not guaranteed or promised. Promotion up to the  GS-12  level is dependent upon administrative approval and the continuing need for an actual assignment and performance at the higher-level duties.

To qualify at the GS-11 grade level:  Your resume must reflect that you possess one year of full-time specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-09 grade level in Federal Service having demonstrated experience in budget formulation, conducting and monitoring programs that relate to management of water and related resources (e.g., water conservation and reuse, drought, or improved water efficiency),  OR  experience administering or participating in multi-agency or multi-basin water supply studies and budget formulation.
OR
Education:  Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree  OR   3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree  OR  LL.M., if related
OR
Combination of Education and Experience:  You may meet qualifications requirement for this position with an equivalent combination of specialized experience and appropriate graduate education. Graduate level education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position.

To qualify at the GS-12 grade level:  Your resume must reflect that you possess one year of full-time specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-11 grade level in Federal Service having demonstrated experience with utilizing water resource conservation principles and techniques to analyze specific needs for new or changed water conservation programs and develop innovative strategies and approaches to implement those programs.

You must be clear when describing your experience, human resources may not make assumptions in determining qualifications. If your resume does not clearly reflect all of the above experience, your application will be marked as ineligible.

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.

You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors if applicable, by 01/03/2025.

Education

This vacancy announcement allows substituting education for experience at the GS-11 grade level, only. You must submit a copy of college transcript(s) (unofficial copy is acceptable) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience.  Transcripts must include the name of the college or university and date the degree was conferred. Non-submission may result in being rated not-qualified for the position.

A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted.  If a degree is not yet completed but will be by the reporting date, you must in addition to providing transcripts, provide an official letter (on letterhead) from your university's registrar's office indicating your anticipated graduation date. Non-submission may result in being rated not-qualified for the position.

You will be required to provide official college transcripts to verify educational qualifications, if selected.  An official transcript must be sent directly from the University's Registrar's office and must be provided from the institution awarding the degree.  Academic transcripts certified by notary publics are NOT official. Official transcripts must be submitted prior to reporting to work as a condition of employment. Failure to submit official transcripts may be grounds for dismissal or rescission of the job offer.

Accreditation:  Only education from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education is acceptable to meet education requirements or to substitute for experience, if applicable. For additional info, refer to the Office of Personnel Management and U.S. Department of Education.

Foreign Education:  To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. For additional info, refer to the U.S. Network for Education Information.

Information

• Location: Phoenix, United States

Industry experience

Education: Masters

Seniority: Expert, Engineer, Consultant

Taxonomy

• Water Resources Engineer
• Water Resources
• Transboundary Water Resources Management
• Water Resources Management
• Water Resources Department
• Land and Water Resources Management
• Water Resources Engineering
• Water Resources Management
• Water Resources
• Renewable Water Resources
• Natural Resources Conservation