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Position Title
Interdisciplinary (Project Manager)
Agency
Bureau of Reclamation
Announcement Number
BOR-CGB-25-DE-12628591-MT Opens in new window
Open Period
Friday, December 6, 2024 to Friday, December 20, 2024
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)

To claim CTAP eligibility, please confirm:
  • You are a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? AND
  • You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
  • 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; AND
  • 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 the equivalent.
To verify CTAP eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation with your application to include:
  • Your agency notice, such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice; AND
  • Your most recent annual performance appraisal rating of record; AND
  • Your most recent SF-50, or equivalent personnel action, noting current position, grade level, and duty location.
Additional supporting documentation requirements are listed in the Required Documents section of this announcement. For more information, visit the USAJOBS Help Center or review The Employee's Guide to Career Transition.

Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in The Department of the Interior with CTAP eligibility?
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3. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)

To claim ICTAP eligibility, please confirm:
  • You are a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? AND
  • You are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
  • 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; AND
  • 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 the equivalent.
To verify ICTAP eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation with your application to include:
  • Your agency notice, such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice; AND
  • Your most recent annual performance appraisal rating of record; AND
  • Your most recent SF-50, or equivalent personnel action, noting current position, grade level, and duty location.
Additional supporting documentation requirements are listed in the Required Documents section of this announcement. For more information, visit the USAJOBS Help Center or review The Employee's Guide to Career Transition.

Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than The Department of the Interior?
(limit characters)
Preferences
1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
2. Select the series you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one series. (limit characters)
3. Certificates of Eligible Applicants for this position may be shared with other Federal agencies at their request. This may include other Offices within the Bureau of Reclamation, other Bureaus within the Department of the Interior, and/or other Federal agencies. If your information is shared with another office/bureau/agency, you will be notified. Do you authorize the sharing of your information with other Federal agencies? If you respond "No" to this question, your information will not be shared and you will not be considered for employment by the requesting agency. (limit characters)
You are applying under the Delegated Examining announcement. If you want to be considered under the concurrent Merit Promotion announcement, you must submit a separate application under that announcement. Please call the Human Resources Office phone number listed on this announcement for clarification or further information. (limit characters)
You WILL NOT be considered for this announcement if you fail to submit ALL the applicable required documentation in the announcement (i.e. transcripts,DD-214's, SF-15, VA letter, SF-50's, PE Registration, etc.) by the CLOSING DATE of this announcement. Please call the Human Resources Office phone number listed on this announcement for clarification or further information. (limit characters)
Please read the following eligibility questions carefully. If you do not meet any of the eligibilities, you will not be considered for this position. (limit characters)
To verify your claimed eligibility to apply for this position vacancy, you must submit all supporting documentations outlined in the Required Documents section of this job announcement. (limit characters)
4. I understand this is NOT a remote position. (limit characters)
Conditions of Employment
If selected, you will be subject to an initial suitability review, determined by a background investigation. (limit characters)
1. Do you currently possess a valid driver's license? (limit characters)
2. This position is designated as a Non-Sensitive/Moderate Risk position. It requires a fully completed and favorably adjudicated Public Trust Suitability Background Investigation (T2S or T2RS or equivalent) that is current (within the last 5 years). This is a condition of employment.

Are you willing to undergo a comprehensive background investigation which includes, but is not limited to, contact with all references, employers, co-workers, personal associates, and a review of your driving record, credit history, criminal history, and military service?
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Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in an Interdisciplinary (Project Manager), GS-0810/0830/0850-11/12 position with the Bureau of Reclamation. We will evaluate your resume and your responses to this assessment questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire. (limit characters)
Your responses to this questionnaire, in conjunction with the other portions of your completed application, will be evaluated in determining your eligibility to be considered for the position. Choose the response that best represents your education, experience, and training. Do not overstate or understate your level of experience and capability. You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provide. (limit characters)
1. From the description below, select the best response that best describes how you meet the basic requirements for a Civil Engineering GS-0810, or a Mechanical Engineering GS-0830, or an Electrical Engineering GS-0850 position. (limit characters)
2. From the descriptions below, please select the response that best describes how your background meets the specialized experience and education requirements for the Interdisciplinary Project Manager, GS-0810/0830/0850-11. (limit characters)
3. From the descriptions below, please select the response that best describes how your background meets the specialized experience requirements for the Interdisciplinary Project Manager, GS-0810/0830/0850-12. (limit characters)
For each of the following tasks, choose the statement from the list below that best describe your experience and/or training. Do not overstate or understate your level of experience and demonstrated capability. You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification based on the resume, narratives, and other relevant documents you submit. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your stated level of experience and demonstrated capability. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you or for dismissing you from the position following acceptance. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
4. Control multipurpose water storage, power generation, or water conveyance projects from inception to completion and through project phases such as planning, design and construction.
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5. Provide oversight for assigned projects.
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6. Adjust schedules, priority setting and tracking which impact and affect project delivery.
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7. Evaluate water or power-related engineering studies, plans, and specifications to determine constructability, conformance with project objectives, and agency requirements.
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8. Serve as primary point of contact and/or provide technical guidance to an integrated professional team for completion of multipurpose water storage, power generation, or water conveyance project design and construction.
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9. Assist management in determining project scope (goals, objectives, deliverables, reporting requirements work options/alternatives).
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10. Assist management in determining schedules (timetables, milestones).
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11. Responsible for overall project budget formulation and execution (planning/design/construction/financing procedures).
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12. Work with stakeholders such as varied levels of Federal agencies, state and local agencies, political contacts, special interest groups, organized stakeholder groups, design firms and construction contractors to resolve outstanding project issues.
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13. Identify, scope, and develop future related projects for funding requests.
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14. Initiate, establish, guide, track, and coordinate design of multipurpose water storage, power generation, or water conveyance project development.
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15. Coordinate and ensure organization's needs are met for the remediation and improvements being made to the surrounding site.
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16. Successfully complete and execute multiple assigned projects.
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17. Provide project evaluation against schedules and budget requirements.
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18. Represent an organization's interests in resolving technical, budget, and scheduling problems as needed.
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19. Develop corrective actions to ensure successful project accomplishment.
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20. Prepare and maintain project documents such as logs, reports, photographs, correspondence, status reports, record of meetings, conversations, etc.
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21. Prepare contract modifications, justification, independent government cost estimates, and records of negotiations.
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22. Serve as contracting officer's representative on design or construction projects.
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23. Assure safety practices and procedures are properly managed.
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24. Collect, analyze, and report project data using project management software.
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25. Coordinate multiple multi-discipline projects.
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26. Establish critical milestones using project management software.
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27. Coordinate project phases.
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28. Work with the suite of Microsoft Office (MS Project, Excel, Word, Outlook, OneNote, Visio and PowerPoint) programs.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
29. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position. (limit characters)