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Summary The Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) works to promote safety, protect the environment, and conserve resources offshore through vigorous regulatory oversight and enforcement. For information about our bureau go to: http://www.bsee.gov/ Responsibilities This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Office of the Director, located in Anchorage, AK, Camarillo, CA, Houston, TX, Jefferson, LA, or Sterling, VA. At the full performance level (GS-14) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Provides leadership and expertise on the development, coordination, and evaluation of environmental justice policy affecting all aspects of mineral and energy development, and other delegated offshore activities. 2. Ensures that environmental justice issues are adequately identified and described when BSEE policy decisions and other Bureau actions may impact minority populations, low-income populations, and others with environmental justice concerns. Engages and collaborates with all BSEE programs and offices, BOEM environmental justice contacts, and other partners to identify environmental justice priorities and inform decisions. 3. Assists the Senior Environmental Stewardship Coordinator with providing vested and sound advice to the Director on the performance and effectiveness of all programs, initiatives, and personnel responsible for or contributing to environmental justice needs. 4. Forms and maintains internal and external stakeholder networks. Engages with these stakeholders to inform decision-making and policy, and to help strengthen internal environmental justice awareness, competency, and collaboration. Utilizes these networks to centralize coordination and support for external engagements on environmental justice. 5. Ensures that underserved communities are provided information on ongoing and planned Bureau activities that may affect them and, where appropriate, works with them to identify solutions that may address impacts. 6. Advises the development and implementation of the BSEE environmental justice strategy and action plan and ensures it reflects the Department's strategic vision and directives. Tracks BSEE environmental justice investments and communicates results of these investments. BSEE has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval. Note: This is NOT a remote position. You will be required to report to the duty location to which you are applying. Applicants applying to multiple locations are limited to selecting a maximum of 3 duty locations. Salary Range Information GS-14: Anchorage, AK: $138,035 - $179,448 (per annum). Camarillo, CA: $142,094 - $184,725 (per annum). Houston, TX: $140,923 - $183,202 (per annum). Jefferson, LA: $122,198 - $158,860 (per annum). Sterling, VA: $139,395 - $181,216 (per annum). This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available. This vacancy is also announced as BSEE-EEAA-24-CM-206(MP) for those applicants who wish to apply and be considered under Merit Promotion procedures. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen. You will be subject to a background/suitability investigation/determination. You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit. You must submit ALL required documents and a completed questionnaire. Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service system, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See http://www.sss.gov/. Qualifications Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position you must meet the Specialized Experience for the series/grade to which you are applying. Specialized Experience: GS-14 To qualify for the GS-14, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1) Evaluating programs for compliance with environmental justice; 2) Providing recommendations, policy guidance, training, and assistance for environmental justice program issues; AND 3) Collaborating with communities, organizations, and other internal and/or external stakeholders on environmental or programmatic interests and issues. MUST MEET ALL. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Education Additional Information Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position. Identification of promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. Promotion will depend upon administrative approval and the continuing need for and performance of higher-level duties. The application contains information subject to the Privacy Act (P.L. 93-579, 5 USC 552a). The information is used to determine qualifications for employment, and is authorized under Title 5, USC, Section 3302 and 3361. Notice of Financial Disclosure Report Requirement: The position to which you will be appointed is subject to a financial disclosure reporting requirement and you will be required to complete a new entrant Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) within 30 days of your appointment. Important Note: All Department of the Interior (DOI) employees are subject to the conflict of interest restrictions imposed upon all employees of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government and may be required to file a Financial Disclosure Report. In addition, DOI employees, GS-15 and above, who work in the Office of the Secretary; along with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) employees (at ALL grade levels), are further restricted concerning their interests in Federal lands and resources administered or controlled by the Department of the Interior. This includes holding stock in energy corporations which lease Federal lands (e.g.: oil, gas, coal, alternative energy resources, etc.). If you have any such investments you should contact the DOI, BOEM or BSEE Ethics Office before accepting employment. DOI employees are held to the highest level of integrity. Employees must be objective and impartial in the performance of their work. All potential issues (e.g.: work-related interactions with friends, family members, or previous employers) must be disclosed at the time of application or during the interview process. NOTICE: This employer participates in E-Verify and will utilize your Form I-9 information to confirm you are authorized to work in the U.S. A preliminary background check must be completed before a new employee can begin work with the U.S. Department of the Interior. The preliminary background check consists of a search of Office of Personnel Management and Department of Defense background investigation files and an FBI National Criminal History Fingerprint Check; it may take up to 3 weeks to complete. If selected for this position, you will be extended a tentative offer of employment pending a satisfactory background check. Current Federal employees or individuals with an existing completed background investigation may not be required to undergo another background check; these will be handled on a case-by-case basis in coordination with the Bureau security office.