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Position Title
Public Utilities Specialist (Data Management & Analysis)
Agency
Bonneville Power Administration
Announcement Number
23-BPA-34202-11897010-DE Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, March 24, 2023 to Friday, April 7, 2023
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a SURPLUS or DISPLACED federal employee (e.g., Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP))?

If yes, confirm:

--you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy;
--you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated;
--you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
--your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or equivalent.

For more information on eligibility visit:  https://www.usajobs.gov/help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Check the REQUIRED DOCUMENTS section in the job announcement for instructions to support your eligibility to apply for this vacancy.
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Preferences
1. Do any of your relatives work for the agency to which you are applying? If so, please list any applicable names below. Please enter N/A in the text box, if not Applicable. (Include: father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, father-in-law, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, and half sister).
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2. Instructions: To provide the hiring manager an opportunity to consider your accomplishments, you may submit/attach copies of your performance appraisals and/or incentive award justification as part of your application by uploading these documents into USA Staffing.


All current Federal employees must have at least a fully successful or equivalent performance rating or higher, to be considered for competitive placement. Competitive Federal employees who have a current unacceptable performance rating will be excluded from consideration.
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3. Have you received awards or been recognized as part of your annual performance appraisal for work that was based on one or more of the competencies described in this vacancy announcement? (limit characters)
4. Are you currently serving or have served in the last five (5) years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government? (limit characters)
5. Please list the title, agency and dates of the appointments (limit characters)
Assessment 1
1. Choose one answer that best describes your experience.
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For the following task statements, please select the option that best describes your training or experience. You must ensure that the level of training or experience claimed is reflected in your resume. If the information cannot be found in your resume, your self-rating will be adjusted accordingly. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Lead projects to develop and implement data management in order to meet customer and organizational needs.
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3. Lead a cross agency working team to represent an organization's data stewardship interests, including data flow, quality, and integrity.
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4. Maintain master database used to build base cases with updates received from internal and external sources.
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5. Develops new queries to provide quarterly, midyear, and end-of-year analyses and reports, as well as ad-hoc reports as requested by users and senior-level managers.
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6. Provide expert advice, training, and technical assistance to users of ratings data.
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7. Resolve problems associated with data submittals for use in the base case development process, including equipment ratings and other equipment modeling parameters.
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8. Produce analytical tools and reports that portray relevant data to specific problems.
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9. Lead project efforts to develop, maintain, or enhance processes for data management to support base case development.
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10. Use Geographic Information Systems programming languages (python) to support and develop automated solutions for geospatial data management and applications.
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11. Ensures modeling data are verified to ensure they are in accordance with all applicable NERC Reliability Standards.
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12. Assists testing and troubleshooting database change to ensure that changes are correctly integrated and meet compliance and other program requirements.
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13. Lead user groups in analyzing work processes and data support requirements to integrate the data needs across the enterprise better.
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14. Write "how-to" procedure manuals that integrate business processes and policies with the steps users must follow.
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15. Update manuals as needed to reflect changes in business policies, processes, practices, and procedures.
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16. Prepare correspondence, technical reports, estimates, fact sheets, status reports, and schedules to keep interested parties informed on project goals.
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17. Troubleshoot the source of systems queries problems to improve program analysis and decision-making.
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18. Assist users with analyzing data issues to solve problems impacting their respective functions.
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19. Develop recommendations to leverage information technology to improve data management decision-making.
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20. If you selected E in response to any question above, indicate where in your resume the information can be found to support your answer (identify by job title and dates). In order to receive credit, please be sure that your resume provides adequate details to support your answer or your response will be adjusted accordingly. (Maximum length of 250 characters):
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