These positions are located in the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) Infrastructure Project Management team. The incumbents will be responsible for coordinating permitting timetables for FAST-41 covered and transparency infrastructure projects.
*****Two (2) page resume limit:***** This announcement will only accept resumes up to two (2) pages in length. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. This vacancy has an applicant cutoff of 125 applications. The announcement will be removed from USAJOBS at midnight on the day the set number of applications has been received. The salary range listed for this position is based on the Rest of the United States pay table. Your actual salary may differ based on your final official duty station. Final determination of duty station will be set / approved by the hiring manager. You may be subject to a mobility agreement if selected for this poisition. All qualification and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:FOR THE GS-14 GRADE LEVEL you must possess at least ONE FULL YEAR specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level. Specialized experience is defined as experience performing at least four out of five of the following: Serving as a subject matter expert in Federal environmental reviews and authorizations pertaining to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), Clean Water Act, and other relevant Federal statutes and regulations. Managing the preparation, review, and approval timelines for various environmental permit applications. Implementing best practices to add consistency, predictability and accelerated timeliness to federal infrastructure permitting processes. Identifying and tracking of performance metrics related to environmental permitting projects. Coordinating environmental permitting projects involving multiple stakeholder interests. IMPORTANT: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience: month and year the work assignment began and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade (if federal); and description of duties performed. This information must be provided for each permanent, temporary or seasonal appointment/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time. Incomplete, inaccurate or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the position. Time-in-Grade Requirement: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holds, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the normal line of progression of the grade to which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). NOTE: 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.
Maintain expert level knowledge and experience with Federal environmental reviews and authorizations pertaining to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), Clean Water Act, and other relevant Federal statutes and regulations; Liaison with federal agency, industry, and other interests to prepare recommendations for Executive Director posting on the FAST-41 transparency dashboard; Actively track and monitor FAST-41 covered and transparency projects from posting to final determination; Represent the Permitting Council and the Executive Director before other senior level government officials (including Deputy Secretary level management) and other senior level executive stakeholders; Function as lead on permitting process improvements, efficiency, predictability and transparency, contributing to the development of Agency Best Practice Report and Annual Report to Congress; Assist Contracting Officer Representative to manage contractor deliverables; Act as the Permitting Council liaison to other senior level government officials to ensure continuous business process improvements across the interagency infrastructure permitting process, utilizing data analysis, performance metrics consistent with the statutory requirements set forth in FAST-41; Interpret, analyze, and apply project data on front and backend of Permitting Dashboard to provide executive and senior level permitting officials accurate briefs; Liaison with various Federal and state permitting agencies and staff to ensure compliance with the FAST-41 statute and relevant regulations and guidance; Identifies and implements best practices to add consistency, predictability and accelerated timeliness to federal infrastructure permitting process, without degrading environmental impacts or community outcomes; Functions as an authoritative advisor to management for development, implementation of performance metrics (i.e. Recommended Performance Schedule), and all matters related to project activities within the Permitting Council.