Clean Energy Program Analyst

• Serves as a program analyst in the Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity Program Management Office (CFE PMO) within the Defense Logistics Agency-Energy.
• Identifies, creates and develops new opportunities to secure new cost-competitive sources of CFE for DoD installations, providing expertise in market forecasting in the US and its territories.
• Provides guidance and recommendations in the development of strategies for DoD to reach CFE goals in support of Executive Order 14057, “Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability”.
• Analyzes trends and regulations in the energy space, publicly available market data, utility outreach, and interagency communications.
• Provides support throughout the CFE contracting process to DLA Contracting Officers, including during Request for Proposal issuance, contract negotiation, and contract execution.
• Analyzes best practices of private-sector CFE procurement organizations and recommends specific best practices which can contribute to improved CFE procurement activities for DoD.
• Prepares and conducts briefings for senior/executive-level DoD officials as the subject matter expert on financial viability of CFE projects.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
• Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentives: May Be Authorized
• Bargaining Unit Status: Yes

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, your resume and supporting documentation must support: 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.

• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
• Analyzing programs and utilizing evaluation methodologies to perform broad, far-reaching studies.
• Developing and negotiating agreements for utility or energy solutions.
• Public utility accounting, economics, or finance experience.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional Information

Hiring incentives are authorized for this recruitment, including –

• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Recruitment Incentives
• Relocation Incentives
• Credit for Non-Federal Service

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf

Information for Veterans is available at: http://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/veterans.aspx . As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace:The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has established a Drug-Free Federal Workplace Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for DLA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with DLA for a period of six months. This policy extends to random testing for the use of illegal drugs by employees who occupy testing designated positions defined as sensitive in Section 7(d) of Executive Order 12564. The Defense Logistics Agency’s Drug Free Workplace Plan’s drug testing panel includes testing for the following illegal substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates (codeine/morphine), 6-Acetylmorphine (heroin), phencyclidine, amphetamines (amphetamine/methamphetamine), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, and hydromorphone. ADVISORY: By using cannabidiol (CBD) products you are risking a positive drug test result for marijuana.