Job Summary

This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Region, Office of the Regional Director, Division of Transportation in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. THE PAY FLEXIBILITIES OF A RECRUITMENT BONUS, RELOCATION BONUS OR STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT MAY BE AUTHORIZED, PENDING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND MANAGEMENT APPROVAL.

Job Description

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for Administrative and Management Positions, GS-0301). SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-9: I have at least 1 year of specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-7 in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience involves assignments working with Right-of-Way acquisitions and coordination approvals for transportation projects; provide archeological evaluation of transportation design and construction projects for compliance with the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) regulations; assist with inventory and reporting systems; provide technical assistance to Tribes & Tribal organizations on all Transportation Improvement Programs from beginning to project completion; coordinate with tribal representatives on development of long-range transportation plans; do on-site program reviews and evaluations and recommend technical improvements; and serves as technical specialist on highway regulations, legislation, policies, and procedures. OR EDUCATION: Master's or equivalent graduate degree OR I have completed 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.B. or J.D., if related. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-11: I have at least 1 year of specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-9 in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience involves working with tribes in developing transportation plans and programs; prepare plans, program development, project delivery, and accomplishment reports; establish official road inventories; efficient and effective stewardship of maintenance resources for highways, bridges, culverts, and other drainage structures; schedule and conduct site visits, road and bridge level of service inspections, and program review meetings with stakeholders including tribes and government officials; experience in Road Maintenance Program standards, specifications, methods and procedures; provide technical guidance to tribes and Agency Engineers on operations, equipment, funding, personnel planning, and evaluation of new products and procedures for implementation of a maintenance program; and contract management; serve as the Contracting Officer's/Awarding Official Technical Representative to implement road and bridge maintenance contracts, and service and supply contracts. OR EDUCATION: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.M., if related to this position. GRADUATE EDUCATION: Graduate education must be related to the occupation and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the position to be filled. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.