Director, National Environmental Economics Division

Full Job Description

This Senior Executive Service (SES) position is in the Office of the Administrator, Office of Policy and Regulatory Management, National Environmental Economics Division.

About the Office of the Administrator. This is an office-centered position--you must physically report to the duty station stated in this announcement on a regular basis.

The work of this position is classified in the Program Management, 0340 series where the qualifications include both general management skills and characteristics that are applicable to all SES positions and technical or program responsibilities specific to this position.

Applicants must have substantive general experience which provides a good basic or general knowledge of the principles of organization, management and administration; and substantive specialized (operating administrative or managerial) experience in a type of work or a combination of functions directly related to this position.

All applicants must have one year of specialized experience at a level close to the work of this job that demonstrates the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform in this role.

Typically this experience can be found in work within this field or a field that is closely related.

As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service, applicants must also provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below.

A.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) - Mandatory for competitive applicants - Failure to address these factors within the required 2-page resume will result in your application being disqualified, unless you are a noncompetitive eligible applicant.

ECQ 1 - COMMITMENT TO THE RULE OF LAW AND THE PRINCIPLES OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDING.

Involves demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people. ECQ 2 - DRIVING EFFICIENCY.

Involves demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.

ECQ 3 - MERIT AND COMPETENCE. Involves demonstrated knowledge, ability, and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality. ECQ 4 - LEADING PEOPLE.

Involves demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture.

This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and hold individuals accountable. ECQ 5 - ACHIEVING RESULTS.

Involves demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

Your responses should be clear and concise and show a level of accomplishment and a degree of responsibility. Leadership competencies for each ECQ can be found in OPM's Guide to SES Qualifications.

B. Technical Qualifications (TQs) - Mandatory for all applicants - Failure to address these factors within the required 2-page resume will result in your application being disqualified.

TQ 1 - Demonstrated experience in developing complex economic analyses in support of rulemaking and policy efforts directed by Statute or Executive Order.

TQ 2 - Demonstrated ability to develop informative and effective briefing and communication materials for senior-level policy officials, peers, subordinates, and other stakeholders, with options and recommendations, often under significant time constraints.

Major Duties:

The National Environmental Economic Division Director provides economic and environmental expertise, leadership, analysis, and support to Agency activities.

The incumbent supports OPRM's Associate Administrator's role as the Agency's Economic Advisor.

Specific duties of this position may include, but are not limited to: - Directing economists in the Division to assist EPA program offices with economic analyses to support rulemaking and policies required by law or Executive Order.

- Establishing the organizational structure of the Division as well as the Divisions operating policies, priorities, procedures, long and short range plans, budgets, and activities.

- Representing the agency on and in interagency committees, working groups, conferences, seminars, and meetings.

- Searching for the most well adapted and useful economy-wide modeling tools to assess the economic effects of environmental regulatory options.

- Ensuring that procurements, contracts, grants, and assistance are managed in accordance with agency and office policies, regulatory requirements, and budgetary constraints.

- Performing the full range of supervisory human resources functions for the Division and subordinate employees.

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