As a basic requirement for entry into the SES, each applicant must provide evidence of progressively responsible executive leadership and supervisory experience that is indicative of executive-level management capabilities that are directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under Executive Core Qualifications and Mandatory Technical Qualifications listed below. The ideal candidate will have experience managing employees through subordinate supervisors and have experience hiring, developing, and evaluating employees. Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the GS-14/15 grade level in the federal service or equivalent in the private sector or non-governmental organizations. Failure to meet this basic qualification requirements in addition to all executive and technical qualification factors will automatically disqualify an applicant.
This position will serve as the Pacific Regional Director within the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and will report to the Deputy Director. BOEM is responsible for managing the development of the nation's offshore energy and mineral resources in an environmentally and economically responsible way. The functions of BOEM include leasing, environmental science, environmental analysis and assessment, resource evaluation, economics, renewable energy, carbon sequestration, and plan administration.
Specific Duties
The incumbent carries out the following specific responsibilities:
1. Manages and directs all programs related to energy and mineral leasing activities, environmental studies, environmental assessment, the evaluation of resources, and plan reviews as well as the relationship between State and Federal programs. Serves as a focal point for the States of California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii, as well as Native American Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, industry, private and public interest groups, and other Federal Agencies within the region. Responsible for maintaining the Government-to- Government relationship with Tribal leaders within the Pacific Region.
2. Establishes goals and monitors progress to assure conformity with national policies related to access to the OCS for energy and minerals exploration and development, while ensuring environmental protection and requiring prompt and efficient development. Evaluates the extent to which efforts in the Region are responsive to and supportive of national needs and objectives. As a principal advisor to the Director and the Deputy Director, recommends changes in national policies and programs and directs the implementation of the changes when approved.
3. Resolves exceptionally difficult or sensitive managerial and/or operational problems and consults with the Director and the Deputy Director on problems related to policy or matters of long-range planning.
4. Advises the Director and the Deputy Director on public sentiment in the Region and analyzes and initiates methods for enlisting State and local Tribal participation and cooperation in formulating policies and objectives for major OCS programs. This includes public relations and informational aspects of functional activities related to oversight of energy and marine minerals leasing, development, and environmental protection.
5.For protection of the ocean environment, the Regional Director has the responsibility for ensuring that State and Native American Tribal Governments participate in the identification of environmental concerns with respect to OCS development. The incumbent also oversees environmental studies and assessment programs, the respectful collection and use of Traditional/Indigenous Knowledge in the Pacific Region, and ensures mitigation measures are designed and implemented to protect the environment.
Applicants who meet the mandatory executive and technical qualifications will be evaluated by a panel of SES members to determine the degree to which they possess each of the listed qualifications. This evaluation will determine which applicants are best qualified. Each candidate's background including experience, education, awards, self-development, and training will be reviewed.
Additionally, your resume should demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully fulfill responsibilities inherent in most SES positions such as:
- Directing the work of an organizational unit;
- Ensuring the success of one or more specific major programs or projects;
- Monitoring progress toward strategic organizational goals, evaluating organizational performance and taking action to improve performance; and
- Supervising the work of employees; and exercising important policy-making, policy determining, or other executive functions.
If your resume does not include these basic qualifications, then you will not be considered further for this position and will not be determined as minimally qualified.
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