District Operations and Maintenance Manager

Full Job Description

This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration, in one of the Districts of Transmission Field Services (TF), Transmission Services (T).

A successful candidate in the District Operations and Maintenance Manager position will serve as a Manager, District Operations and Maintenance.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS A qualified candidate's resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-13) in the Federal service.

Specialized Experience for this position is defined as: Experience leading, overseeing, and administering electrical transmission or distribution maintenance, operations, construction, or engineering support activities, to include line maintenance, substation operations, substation maintenance, protective relaying and control, communication systems, or closely related electrical transmission or distribution activities to ensure safe and reliable operations.

"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.

Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration.

CTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Major Duties:

As a District Operations and Maintenance Manager, you will: Directs the work of the District; assumes accountability for the success of its programs, functions, and activities; and monitors the progress of the organization toward its goals and periodically evaluating and making appropriate adjustments.

Ensures compliance with important strategic BPA and Federal programs and key targets in areas such as environmental stewardship, cultural resource studies, Clean Water Act, and NERC CIP physical and cyber security protection mandates.

Sets policy for the organization in such areas as determining program emphases and operating guidelines.

Contributes significantly to the determination of resource needs and allocation of resources, and is accountable for their effective use.

Considers a broad spectrum of factors when making decisions or recommendations to higher level management, including such matters as public relations, labor-management relations, and the effect on other organizations.

Directs development of data, provision of expertise and insights, securing of legal opinions, preparation of position papers, and execution of comparable activities to support development of TF, T, and BPA goals and objectives related to high levels of program management, development, and formulation.