Summary Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Economist. You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. Duty Location: Boulder City, Nevada Responsibilities Assignments will be developmental in order to prepare the incumbent to perform duties at the full Performance Level: -Conducts or reviews the preparation of repayment studies and performs financial analysis of proposed project developments for construction, extraordinary maintenance, or rehabilitation projects. -Prepares special economic studies and analyses as directed including but not limited to project economic and financial feasibility, benefit-cost analysis, ability-to-pay for irrigation and/or municipal and industrial water service, assists with project planning studies, and reviews or prepares analyses allocating the costs of Federal Reclamation projects to authorized purposes. -Participates in and assists the Technical Service Center (TSC) economics group and/or Reclamation Law Administration (RLAD) economics staff with development of Reclamation policy, directives and standards, and technical guidance relating to economic and financial analysis. -Responds to requests from customers, applicants for water service, water rights holders, water user groups, and other parties regarding Federal water contracting and repayment, and economics programs. -Explains and interprets contract terms, policy, and regulations for other Reclamation personnel to ensure that both the water user and Reclamation personnel understand and adhere to contract obligations, policy, regulations, and other guidelines. -Develops and negotiates contracts and other agreements for storage, production, distribution, and utilization of water, repayment of Federal project costs and loans, operation, maintenance, and replacement (OM&R) transfer contracts, facilities operation agreements, up-front funding, water exchange, deferments, leases, and other related services such as wheeling, water transfers, water use terminations, purchase of water, system conservation, and drought or emergency assistance. -Coordinates negotiations with planning, engineering, and environmental staff members, attorney-advisors, Denver, Washington, and area offices, tribes, states, water users, and impacted third parties. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. You must be suitable for federal employment, determined by a background investigation. You must submit a resume and supporting documentation (see Required Documents). You must have completed, within the previous two years, a qualifying associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution. Certain exceptions to the two-year limitation will be made for veterans who, due to military service obligations, were precluded from applying to the Program during the two-year eligibility period. You must submit eligibility documents for veterans consideration (see Required Documents). You must meet any minimum education and/or experience requirements (see Qualifications). You must submit transcript(s) to verify education requirements (see Qualifications/Education). Selected Candidate will be required to Signed a Pathways Recent Graduate Participant Agreement. Who May Apply: Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) Pathways - Recent Graduates Recent Graduate applicants must meet all eligibility and qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement, 10/21/2024. Qualifications To be eligible for consideration, you must first meet the Basic Requirement for this position. Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. OR Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. OPM Qualifications: Economist Please submit both undergraduate and graduate level transcripts, as applicable, to meet the Basic Education qualification requirements. In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the education and/or specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume. To qualify at the GS-09 grade level: To qualify at the GS-9, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-07 level in federal service having demonstrated experience. Specialized Experience for the GS-9: Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience performing economic and financial analyses and preparing reports related to natural resources with guidance and supervision from senior staff. OR You could otherwise qualify on the basis of Education having two (2) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Masters Degree or Masters or equivalent degree in Economics. OR You may combine specialized experience and education to meet the minimum qualifications for this position. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to the online assessment questions by addressing experience, education and/or training relevant to this position. Applicants must make a fair and accurate assessment of their qualifications. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is apparent in your description of experience, competencies, skills, and/or education/training, you will be rated ineligible. You must be clear when describing your experience, we may not make assumptions in determining qualifications. If your resume does not clearly reflect all of the above experience, your application will be marked as ineligible. 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. The applicant will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. A period of student trainee work experience is equal to 320 hours of work experience. Academic Year: At the undergraduate level, 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours is comparable to 1 year of undergraduate education. Four years of progressive study or 120 semester hours meets the degree requirements. At the graduate level, 18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours. Individuals serving in Recent Graduate appointments may be non-competitively converted to a permanent position with the Bureau of Reclamation upon successful completion of the program, but conversion is neither promised nor guaranteed. To be eligible for conversion to a permanent or term position, these Recent Graduates must also: Be a U.S. Citizen or National; Have completed at least one year of continuous service; Have demonstrated successful job performance as documented by a rating of record (or summary rating) of at least Fully Successful or equivalent; Be recommended for conversion by their manager or supervisor; Meet the Office of Personnel Management's qualification standards for the position to which the Intern will be converted (which may include a positive education requirement); and Meet all agency and program specific requirements as specified in their individual Participant Agreement. If converted to a permanent or term appointment, the anticipated target position is Economist, GS-0110; grade level will be determined at time of conversion based on the qualifications of the candidate, however, that may change based on the need of the organization at that time. The full performance level of the target position will be dependent on the type of position and will be determined at the time of conversion. Recent Graduates converted to a term position in the competitive service may subsequently be non-competitively converted to a career or career-conditional appointment without further competition. The full performance level of this position is Economist, GS-0110-12. Education This is a Pathways Recent Graduate Recruitment. You must submit a copy of college transcript(s) (unofficial copy is acceptable) to support claimed education and eligibility to apply to a Pathway Recent Graduate announcement. Transcripts must include the name of the college or university and date the degree was conferred. Non-submission of transcripts will result in being rated not-qualified for the position. This position has a mandatory education requirement; you must furnish a copy of your transcript of college work completed (unofficial copy is acceptable). Transcripts must include the name of the college or university and date the degree was conferred. Non-submission will result in you being rated not qualified for the position Accreditation: Only education from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education is acceptable to meet education requirements or to substitute for experience, if applicable. For additional info, refer to the Office of Personnel Management and U.S. Department of Education. Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. For additional info, refer to the U.S. Network for Education Information. You will be required to provide official college transcripts to verify educational qualifications, if selected. An official transcript must be sent directly from the University's Registrar's office and must be provided from the institution awarding the degree. Academic transcripts certified by notary publics are NOT official. Official transcripts must be submitted prior to reporting to work as a condition of employment. Failure to submit official transcripts may be grounds for dismissal or rescission of the job offer. Additional Information This is a career development opportunity in the excepted service under the Bureau of Reclamation Pathways Program. The program is designed to provide recent graduates with opportunities to work and get paid while exploring Federal careers. If the position is filled at the lower-grade level, subsequent promotion to the next higher-grade level per the target full performance is permissible without further competition. Promotion is not guaranteed or promised but dependent upon administrative approval and the agency's continuing need for an actual assignment and performance at the higher-level duties. For more information about the Pathways Program please visit: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/students-recent-graduates/#url=Program-Fact-Sheets You may be required to serve an initial probationary period. Reclamation has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and you may be allowed to telework with supervisory approval. Full-Time Telework or Remote work is not available. DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including applicant rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/ This position is designated as a MODERATE RISK Public Trust position. It requires a fully completed and favorably adjudicated Public Trust Suitability Background Investigation (T2S or T2RS or equivalent) that is current (within the last 5 years). This is a condition of employment. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must certify registration with the Selective Service System or that the applicant is exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Go to: https://www.sss.gov Relocation expenses will not be paid by the Government. Any travel, transportation and relocation expenses associated with reporting for duty will be the responsibility of the selected employee. This is a bargaining unit position represented by a Union. Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.