Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project (YRBWEP) Manager

You will serve as a Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project (YRBWEP) Manager with Bureau of Reclamation. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Columbia Pacific Northwest Region, Columbia-Cascades Area Office, Yakima, Washington. At the full performance level (GS-13) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: This position manages the Bureau of Reclamation's Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project (YRBWEP) Office in Yakima, WA. Major duties include: - Collaborates with Federal, State, local, tribal, and special interest groups soliciting input to coordinate a complex array of technical activities and policy issues. - Develops guidelines and procedures for use by multiple agencies and organizations in the implementation of a conservation grant program. - Plans, directs, and oversees the development and construction of projects working with region staff on project feasibility, design, contracting and construction. - Monitors the progress of teams involved in complex environmental studies, examination of present water delivery facilities, development of water management plans, preparation of various levels of designs, and analysis of cost estimates and program budgets to support various water management plans.

Conditions of Employment: Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. Direct Deposit participation required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/. Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license throughout employment. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a one-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. This is a supervisory position that may require completion of a supervisory probationary period.