Deputy District Manager
Department of the Interior
Colorado State Office
Location
1 vacancy in the following location :
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes Travel and relocation expenses will be paid consistent with the Federal Travel Regulation, Chapter 302, and Departmental policy.
Selectee will be responsible for tax obligations related to payments for moving expenses - 2017 Tax Cuts and Job Act, Public Law 115-97.
See Other section for additional information on 2017 Tax Cuts as related to PCS.
Telework eligible
Yes as determined by agency policy
Duties
Summary
Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our greatest natural resource.
This position is located in Rocky Mountain District in Canon City, Colorado. Information about Canon City and the surrounding area can be found at
We expect to fill 1 vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.
Responsibilities
- Development and implementation of the District's vision / strategy which integrates key national and State program goals, priorities, values and political, economic, social, technological and administrative factors.
- Apply the policies and programs of the Department of the Interior in the management of multiple-use programs on the public lands.
- Acquisition / administration of human, financial, material, and information resources necessary for District operations.
- Administration of a variety of management programs such as safety, upward mobility, EEO, student and intern opportunities, overtime usage, employee engagement, management of real and personal property, etc.
- Administrative and technical supervision of district staff.
- Set short- and long-term direction and priorities for accomplishment of work within the District.
- Establish and enhance working relationships and alliances within District organizational structure as well as with others outside of the District office with the intent of finding common ground
- Technical and administrative supervision of a large and complex staff, which requires managing work through subordinate supervisors including Field Managers, team leaders, and / or contractors who each direct substantial workloads Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position for training, meeting, and site visits.
Supervisory status
Promotion Potential
None
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- 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.
- Supervisory Probationary Period : If you are selected for this position, you will be required to serve a one year supervisory / managerial probationary period if one has not previously been completed.
- If selected for this position, you will be required to annually complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450 within 30 days of reporting to duty.
- May require a one year probationary trial 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.
You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity as indicated by the following examples : Demonstrated examples of experience with leadership and management (most often second line supervisors and above) in a variety of natural resource programs within a multiple-use framework;
working with an established budget system; and experience in personnel management principles and techniques, including supervision, evaluation, motivation, discipline, planning, and organization.
Key elements in your experience will include experience with public lands, energy, mineral and / or renewable resources, effective interagency relationships, and managing public lands for multiple-use.
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 300.
604. 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.
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.
Education
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 .
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. For more information : or
CTAP and ICTAP eligibles will be considered well qualified if they receive a minimum score of 90 based on the rating criteria used for this position.
SELECTIVE SERVICE : Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify that they have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.
To register or verify your registration go to the Selective Service System at
Tax Law Impact for PCS : Moving expenses reimbursement is a taxable benefit. However, the 18-05 issued by General Services Administration has authorized agencies to use the Withholding Tax Allowance and Relocation Income Tax Allowance to pay for substantially all of the increased tax liability resulting from the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for certain eligible individuals.
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.
BLM may use certain incentives, currently offered by the Federal government, t