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Summary The Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) works to promote safety, protect the environment, and conserve resources offshore through vigorous regulatory oversight and enforcement. For information about our bureau go to: see.gov Responsibilities This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Office of the Director in Washington, DC At the full performance level (GS-13) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: 1) Evaluates the content, format, and organization of documents submitted by staff to the Director, Deputy Director, or other senior officials in the Department. Edits/writes/rewrites portions of documents. 2) Typical work assignments involve obtaining, analyzing and selecting pertinent information; determining the most logical and effective sequence of the narrative; determining the overall length and tone based on the objectives, the medium, and the audience; and writing the material. Prepares pre-briefing material for the senior leaders. 3) Develops and maintains the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Correspondence Manual and other correspondence guides and training material. 4) Identifies and helps resolve misunderstandings or conflicts between offices concerning correspondence, reports, memoranda, briefing papers, etc. for the Director, Deputy Director, and other senior officials in the Bureau as appropriate. 5) Creates and reviews correspondence records and packages in an automated control system, assigning correspondence to action offices, including pertinent background information as necessary, and monitoring and updating correspondence activity. 6) Keeps abreast of Secretarial, Departmental, and Bureau activities and policies to assure files and procedures conform with established policy. BSEE has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval Salary Information GS-13: ($117,962 - $153,354) per annum. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the lower salary range of the grade level. This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available. This vacancy is also announced as BSEE-EEAA-24-JB-273(DEU) for those applicants who wish to apply and be considered under Competitive Examining procedures. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen. You will be subject to a background/suitability investigation/determination. You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit. You must submit ALL required documents and a completed questionnaire. Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service system, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See ss.gov/. Qualifications Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position you must meet the Specialized Experience for the series/grade to which you are applying. Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-13, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1. Communicating clearly, succinctly, directly, to achieve correspondence goals and objectives. 2. Establishing and maintaining organizational relationships for the purpose of gathering information. 3. Managing competing deadlines in an efficient and effective manner. 4. Applying appropriate protocols, policies, and procedures throughout the lifecycle of projects. 5. Applying organizational style guidelines to the process of writing, reviewing, and editing of correspondence products; AND 6. Implementing organizational correspondence control, tracking, and management protocols, procedures, and practices associated with a correspondence control system. MUST MEET ALL. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: pm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp 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 closing date of the announcement. Education Additional Information 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: sastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable\_Accommodations\_for\_USA\_Hire Applicants who include vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate language or information in their application package will be ineligible for further consideration for this position. Identification of promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. Promotion will depend upon administrative approval and the continuing need for and performance of higher-level duties. The application contains information subject to the Privacy Act (P.L. 93-579, 5 USC 552a). The information is used to determine qualifications for employment, and is authorized under Title 5, USC, Section 3302 and 3361.