Summary Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Supervisory Repayment Specialist. You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. Duty Location: Sacramento, California Responsibilities Serves as Chief of the CONTRACTS & WATER RIGHTS BRANCH and responsible for evaluation, preparation, negotiation and administration of water service contracts principally for agriculture water supply within the geographic area of responsibility of the South-Central California Area Office. The primary duties of this position are: Analyzing, understanding and summarizing complex technical and policy information covering a full range of administrative and water resource management programs and activities working with controversial water administration/water rights issues such as those that may have involved multiple agencies, litigation, or multiple river basins. Program direction and management as it relates to a water resources organization; Writing technical water rights contracts; Analyzing and determining inclusions and exclusions and coordinating inquiries and problems involving water-rights matters. Writing water contracts by researching laws and directives to deliver water to farmers, irrigation or water districts, municipalities or similar entitles. Developing and maintaining contacts with internal and external organizations and user and citizen groups to receive and provide information concerning contracting, financial, or water resource issues. Independently negotiating water contracts to deliver water to farmers, irrigation or water districts, municipalities or similar entities Negotiating and renegotiating long-term, short-term, temporary (interim), exchange agreements and distribution system repayment contracts and excess land recordable contracts. Conducting negotiations in compliance with current applicable regulations and case law. Performing research of legal history, opinions, and precedent decisions for use in preparing, negotiating, and administering water contracts. Verbally communicating regulations and related administrative practices to convey, question and obtain information on technical matters. Establishing performance standards, accomplishing appraisals, and initiating employee recognition and training actions. Allocating work assignments based on priorities, giving consideration to the difficulty and requirements of assignments versus the capabilities of the staff. Providing advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters. 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 maintain a valid State Driver's License at all times as the position requires operation of government vehicles on government and public roads. Failure to maintain a valid State Driver's License at all times will result in removal from the position. You will be required to complete a Financial Disclosure Form. Who May Apply: Bureau of Reclamation Employees (Competitive) Bureau of Reclamation Employees (Non-Competitive) Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) Qualifications In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses you provided in your online questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score may be adjusted accordingly. To qualify for the GS-13, your resume must demonstrate one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-12 grade level in federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors): Specialized experience is as follows: Formation, administration or negotiation of water services contracts, project repayment or similar contracts. -and- Drafting and preparing contracts and using negotiation strategies to deal with proposed and current contracts. -and- Development of technical reports and legal research for water service, distribution systems, and project repayment. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. 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. Time-In-Grade: Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower-grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective placement factors if applicable, by 01/09/2025. Education This position does not allow substituting education for experience. Additional Information You may be required to serve an initial supervisory probation period. Reclamation has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and you may be allowed to telework with supervisory approval. 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 NON-CRITICAL SENSITIVE National Security position. It requires a fully completed and favorably adjudicated National Security Background Investigation (T5 or T5R or T3 or T3R or equivalent - specific level depends on risk level component of position designation) 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 This is a non-bargaining unit position. Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement.