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Repayment Specialist

Bureau of Reclamation
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Repayment Specialist

  • Open & closing dates

11/01/2024 to 11/15/2024

  • Salary

$66,300 - $124,988 per year

GS-09: $66,300 - $86,190 GS-11: $80,217 - $104,280 GS-12: $96,148 - $124,988

 

  • Pay scale & grade

GS 9 - 12

  • Location

 

Sacramento County, CA1 vacancy

 

Duties

 

At the full performance level, the duties of the position are:

  • Develops and negotiates contracts and other agreements for storage, production, distribution, and utilization of water, repayment of Federal project costs and loans, operation and maintenance transfer contracts, title transfer, facilities operation agreements, up-front funding, water exchange, deferments, and other related services such as wheeling, water transfers, water use terminations, purchase of water, or drought or emergency assistance.
  • Meets with other BOR personnel, customers, potential customers, customer organizations, state agencies, and other affected parties as appropriate to develop specific and general contract provisions in compliance with BOR and departmental policy and regulations to negotiate, explain, or interpret contractual provisions.
  • Develops briefing papers on contracts topics for use by California Great-Basin Regional management.
  • Responds to requests from customers, applicants for water service, water rights holders, water user groups, and other parties regarding Federal water contracting and repayment programs and applicable Reclamation law and policy.

RequirementsConditions of Employment

You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
You must be suitable for federal employment, determined by a background investigation.
You must submit a resume and supporting documentation (see Required Documents).
You must submit eligibility documents for veterans consideration (see Required Documents).
You must meet any minimum education and/or experience requirements (see Qualifications).
You must submit transcript(s) to verify education requirements (see Qualifications/Education).
You must maintain a valid State Driver's License at all times as the position requires operation of government vehicles on government and public roads. Failure to maintain a valid State Driver's License at all times will result in removal from the position.
You will be required to complete a Financial Disclosure Form.

Qualifications

 

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the education and/or specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

To qualify at the GS-09 grade level, you must meet one of the following:
A. Specialized Experience: Your resume must reflect one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-07 level in federal service having demonstrated experience. Examples of specialized experience assisting in the administration of federal programs through interpretation of contractual language, such as 1) water management; 2) water conservation; 3) water delivery system operation; 4) contract development; 5) negotiation of contract terms; 6) contract writing; or 7) contract administration. -or-
B. Education: 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; master's or equivalent graduate degree; or LL.B. or J.D., if related. -or-
C. Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of high-level education (noted in B) and specialized experience (noted in A) may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, you must meet one of the following:
A. Specialized Experience: Your resume must reflect one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-09 level in federal service having demonstrated experience. Experience should include development of contractual terms for water-related contracts or agreements. Experience related to 1.) water management; 2.) water conservation; 3.) water delivery system operation; 4.) contract development; 5.) negotiation of contract terms; 6.) contract writing; or 7.) contract administration. -or-
B. Education: You have 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or LL.M., if related. -or-
C. Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of high-level education (noted in B) and specialized experience (noted in A) may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, you must meet the following:
A. Specialized Experience: Your resume must reflect one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-11 level in federal service. Examples of specialized experience includes: the formation, administration or negotiation of water service contracts, project repayment or similar contracts; experience drafting and preparing contracts and using negotiation strategies to deal with proposed and current contracts; monitoring contractor compliance with terms and conditions; development of technical reports and legal research for water service, safety of dams, distribution systems, and repayment contracts. Experience analyzing economics, land classification, cost and related financial factors to develop recommendations related to water services.

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.

You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors if applicable, by 11/15/2024.