Project Manager

Summary

Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource.

These positions are located in Las Vegas, NV. Information about Las Vegas and the surrounding area can be found at [Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce]).

We expect to fill many vacancies at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.

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Duties

• Plan and coordinate work, develop cost estimates, track costs, monitor progress, and provide status briefings to management at various agency echelons.
• Provides direction and support to team members to meet project timelines by assisting in document preparation or finalization or other duties as assigned.
• Responsible for maintaining consistent, timely communications with all internal and external customers in order to fully gather and understand information regarding requirements and needs.
• Develops, institutes, coordinates, and engages internally and externally, with Federal, state, local, and tribal governments, project sponsor, and the public to manage expectations through information sharing and strategic messaging.
• Assures early identification of project risks, problems or issues and facilitates the resolution of identified risks, problems or issues in the most appropriate manner.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Be sure to read the 'How to Apply' and 'Required Documents' Sections.
• You cannot hold an active real estate license: nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
• Direct Deposit Required.
• Appointment will be subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination.
• Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the qualification requirements as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must adequately reflect in your resume.
• May require a one year probationary period.

Qualifications

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume.

No assumptions will be made about your experience.

At the GS-12 Level: One (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector performing the following; using project management techniques on complex and/or controversial projects; communicating orally and in writing with internal and external stakeholders regarding complex or controversial projects; monitoring, recommending, and approving budgeted project expenditures according to established accounting policies and procedures; preparing detailed action plans and schedules for long and short-range project accomplishments; establishing a system to review, control, and report on project status; preparing directives, memoranda, and other written guidelines and recommendations; monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and team member performance; and evaluating projects for their inclusion into larger scale efforts.

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 qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level.

Physical Demands:

The job involves prolonged hours of sitting at a desk and working on a computer in an office environment.

Standing and hiking in adverse climate may be required for fieldwork.

Work Environment:

The work environment varies from an office setting where the incumbent is in contact with work associates to a field setting where the incumbent is working alone or in a group, in remote and adverse situations.

Incumbent will adhere to all safety rules and regulations as prescribed in manuals/supplements or by the designated Safety Officer.

Education

This position falls under the Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series, 0301. There are no Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for this job series.

There is no substitution of education for experience at this grade level.

Additional information

DOI uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit [E-Verify]).

Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/lnteragency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed.

To receive selection priority, you must: 1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well qualified for the position with a score of 90 or above; and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility

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Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for [Selective Service])

Travel and relocation expenses will not be paid by the Department of the Interior.

Any travel, transportation and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty in this position will be the responsibility of the selected employee.

The official worksite for the selectee is the duty station identified in this vacancy announcement. The selectee will typically report to this duty location on a regular and recurring weekly basis. The selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

This announcement is being advertised concurrently under number NV-DEU JAB, which is open to all qualified persons. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. If eligible and qualified, you may be offered a recruitment or relocation incentive. The decision to offer an incentive will be made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed.

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Reasonable Accommodation Requests:

If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 as amended, that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a reasonable accommodation in your online application.

Requests for Reasonable Accommodations for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for Reasonable Accommodation must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.

Decisions on requests for Reasonable Accommodations are made on a case-by-case basis.

If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments.

You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement.

To determine if you need a Reasonable Accommodation, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here:

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• Benefits

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• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. [Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits]).

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• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is fulltime, parttime or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement.

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the online assessments required for this position.

Once the application process is complete, we will review your application to ensure you meet the job requirements.

To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume, supporting documentation and responses to the online questionnaire will be made.

Your responses to the online questionnaire will be used to measure the degree to which your background matches the requirements for this position.

However, your resume must support your responses to the scored occupational questionnaire, or your score may be lowered. If qualified, your score may range from points.

The best qualified candidates will be identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be contacted for an interview.

The interviews may be conducted on a pass/fail basis or may be scored.

Your answers to the online questionnaire will be used to evaluate your competencies in the following areas:

• Project Management
• Team Building
• Customer Service
• Writing
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Reading
• Judgment
• Interaction
• Reasoning

To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.

Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

In the evaluation process, due weight will be given to job related experience, education, training, incentive awards and performance appraisals.

Applicants must have a performance rating of at least the equivalent of fully successful to be eligible for promotion or placement.

Applicants may provide a copy of a performance appraisal of record dated within the last 18 months.

If the applicant is unable to provide a performance appraisal of record dated within the last 18 months, the applicant may provide a written explanation as to why.

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How to Apply

THIS IS AN ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS THROUGH USAJOBS. Your application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time by 08/22/2024. If you need assistance in applying on-line, please contact the HR Office at

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NOTE:

If you have access to a public library, State Job Service Office, etc., you should use these resources to apply online.

You must follow the steps described below to complete the application process:

YOU MUST HAVE OR CREATE A PROFILE IN USAJOBS. Your profile must contain a current resume for submission. See Required Documents section for what to include in your resume.

INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION COULD RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING.

The USAJOBS Resume Builder was designed to ensure that your resume includes the standard information needed. The Resume Builder is an available tool when you login to your USAJOBS account.

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Appointment Eligibility Criteria:
You will ONLY be considered for the appointment eligibilities that you selected. You may choose more than one eligibility in this section. You must provide proof of your eligibility to be considered.

• You must submit a resume and also complete the online application and assessment questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section.
• To begin, click Apply to access the online application. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package.
• To view the assessment questionnaire, click here: Note: If invited to take additional competency assessment(s), you will be able to preview a sample exercise at the time of the assessment.

If you are asked to take the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be presented with a unique URL to access the USA Hire system.

Access to USA Hire is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Be sure to review all instructions prior to beginning your USA Hire Assessments. [Click here for Computer System Requirements])

NOTE:

Set aside at least 3 hours to take these assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time.

If you need to stop the assessments and continue at a later time, you can re-use the URL sent to you via email and also found on the Additional Application Information page that can be located in the application record in your USAJOBS account.

FOLLOW UP:
Check your application status before the announcement closes.

It is your responsibility to ensure that a complete application (including a resume, on-line questionnaire, and applicable supplemental documentation) is received by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 08/22/2024.

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Technical problems may take at least 1 business day to resolve; therefore, you are highly encouraged to complete the application process prior to the closing date.

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Agency contact information

Joseph Bronson Joseph Bronson

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Address

BLM Nevada State Office

BLM Nevada State Office

NV-953

1340 Financial Blvd.

Reno, NV 89502

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Next steps

Based on your application and your responses to the application questionnaire, you may be presented with instructions on how to access the USA Hire system to complete the online assessments.

The online assessments must be completed within 48 hours following the close of this announcement.

You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation for the assessment should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended.

Your assessment results will be kept on record for one year and used toward future positions for which you might apply that require the same assessments.

You can track the progress of your application package via your USAJobs account.

You will receive an acknowledgement email from USAJobs that your submission was successful once we have received your online questionnaire, resume, and any supporting documentation.

You will be notified of the status of your application and/or referral to the hiring official via your USAJobs account after the evaluation process is complete.

You will be contacted if further evaluation or interviews are required.

To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account , all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen.

The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated.

For information on what each Application Status means, visit:

Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Bureaus/Offices within the Department of the Interior (DOI) who have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in the same geographic location(s), including within the same metro/commuting area.

Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration.

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