Location: Watertown,SD, USA
Summary This position is part of the Western Area Power Administration. As a Public Utilities Specialist, you will serve as a senior specialist, responsible for performing a variety of tasks, requiring expert analysis and evaluation in support of Upper Great Plains Region's market and transmission settlement functions. **This is not a remote position. The selectee will be required to be physically present at one of the duty location(s) identified.** Responsibilities As a Public Utilities Specialist, you will: Serve as the subject matter expert responsible for performing a variety of tasks, requiring complex analysis, and evaluation in support of Upper Great Plains Region's market and transmission settlement functions. Responsible for complex tracking, analysis, and validation of customer contracts against settlements to ensure contractual compliance and accurate customer charging. Ensure all energy purchases, sales through settlement statements and all charges are tracked, analyzed, and validated, and processed correctly through dispute processes with Organized Markets. Provide oral presentations to stakeholders that impact policy or procedures regarding settlement creations. Serve as a consultant, providing expert advice and guidance to leadership and management within the organization. Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation. May be required to successfully complete a probationary period. Occasional travel of up to 10% annually is required with overnight travel possible during all or part of that time. The incumbent is required to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450), upon entering the position and annually. Qualifications Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement. Time-in-Grade: Current career or career-conditional GS employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional GS employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current career or career-conditional federal employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the required specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service for the respective grade level(s) in which you are applying: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS GS-12: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Collecting, and processing market settlement statements; Performing data analysis in completing requirements utilizing automated operating energy accounting systems and software and; Utilizing various software and database management systems, to search, edit, and create reports to monitor systems and program operations. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS GS-13: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next GS-12 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: Collecting, analyzing, processing and validating market settlement statements; Designing and maintaining automated operating energy accounting systems, software procedures and guidelines to support the reconciliation and analysis of market and transmission activity; Utilizing various software and database management systems to extract data, create numerical and/or graphic reports to evaluate systems to identify system and data problems and; Reviewing financial accounting data for corrections. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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. OPM Qualification General Policies Websitewww.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=app All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Education For this position, education cannot be substituted for experience. Additional Information The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across DOE. This position is being concurrently announced under Merit Promotion Announcement Number 25-12650604-DE. Current or former Federal employees or other eligible applicants may apply to both announcements to expand all possibilities of consideration since different referral criteria apply to each type of announcement. See the above announcement for more information. For general information on government-wide Telework polices visit: www.telework.gov If selected, you may be required to complete a one-year probationary period. If selection is made at a lower grade, promotion up to the full performance level may be made without further competition. However, promotion(s) will depend on the performance of the incumbent and are not guaranteed. Upon reporting, and annually thereafter, the selectee may be required to file one or more financial statements and/or a procurement integrity certification. These certifications may be subject to public disclosure. The selectee for this position may be eligible to receive a recruitment or relocation incentive. You will need to sign an employment agreement to be eligible for this incentive, if approved. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs are not authorized. This position may be eligible for creditable service towards annual leave. Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. DOE may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed. If you are unable to apply online, please contact the Mid-Atlantic Services Branch at ...@OPM.GOV for more information.