Infrastructure Project Advisor

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) Infrastructure Project Management team.

The incumbent will be responsible for coordinating permitting timetables for FAST-41 covered infrastructure projects.

*****Two (2) page resume limit:***** This announcement will only accept resumes up to two (2) pages in length.

If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. This vacancy has an applicant cutoff of 50 applications.

The announcement will be removed from USAJOBS at midnight on the day the set number of applications has been received. The salary listed above is based on the Rest of the US (RUS) General Pay Scale.

Your actual salary may differ based on your final official duty station. Final determination of duty station will be set / approved by the hiring manager.

All qualification and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements.

Promotion Potential This position has promotion potential to the GS-13 grade level, however, promotion is neither automatic or guaranteed.

Career ladder promotion is subject to staisfactory performance and agency needs. This position is being advertised at, and applications are being accepted for, the GS-0301-12 grade level ONLY.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:FOR THE GS-12 GRADE LEVEL you must possess at least ONE FULL YEAR specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as experience performing ALL of the following: Serving as a specialist advising, administering, or evaluating Federal environmental review and permitting processes and activities required by various statutes (for example: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), Clean Water Act,etc.) ; and effectively communicating and organizing project statuses, updates and other information among various stakeholders with competing priorities; and using data management tools to track project milestones; and developing memoranda and other briefing materials for internal and external partners/audiences.

IMPORTANT: Your resume must clearly document the following for each block of work experience: month and year the work assignment began and ended; the hours worked per week; position title, and series and grade (if federal); and description of duties performed.

This information must be provided for each permanent, temporary or seasonal appointment/work assignment or volunteer work and should be clearly documented as a separate block of time.

Incomplete, inaccurate or conflicting work history may not be credited for qualifications purposes. This can result in an applicant not being considered for the position.

Time-in-Grade Requirement: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holds, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the normal line of progression of the grade to which you are applying).

Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility.

The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).

NOTE: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

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. Major Duties:

The Incumbent: Oversees the administrative record and quality control for assigned projects, ensuring that all milestones and authorizations are accurately documented and reflected on the public Permitting Dashboard.

Conducts routine audits of Dashboard entries for assigned projects, ensuring all milestone dates and project descriptions remain current and compliant with all applicable statutory guidance.

Consolidates permitting data into technical memoranda, briefing materials, and status reports for senior leadership to inform program evaluation and general status of assigned tasks.

Serves as a liaison between the Permitting Council and other agency permitting staff to troubleshoot delays and negotiate timeline adjustments, facilitating consensus between project sponsors and lead federal agencies.

Escalates persistent interagency scheduling conflicts to Senior Infrastructure Project Advisors, providing summary of the problem and proposing alternate courses to maintain project progression.

Counsels agency partners and project sponsors to improve a shared understanding of FAST-41 goals and performance expectations.

Gathers feedback from lead agencies and sponsors, to facilitate or recommend improvements for future permitting processes.

Applies technical knowledge of NEPA, the Endangered Species Act (ESA), Section 106 of the NHPA, and other appropriate laws, regulations, and processes to ensure all federal authorizations are accounted for and integrated (as applicable) into a permitting timetable.

Evaluates agency-specific workflows to best support personal workload efficiency. Incorporates agency-specific workflows to best support personal approach to tasks and workload.

Conducts the initial intake and eligibility screening for proposed "covered projects," to determine suitability for FAST-41 coverage.