Department of the Interior

The Department of the Interior is currently seeking qualified candidates for the Senior Executive Service (SES) position of Director, Office of Law Enforcement and Security.  Serves as consultant and advisor to the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) Director/Deputy Directors, Assistant Directors, State Directors and other leadership staff regarding law enforcement and security principles, practices, and procedures applicable in this highly complex and important function.   Administers and provides overall leadership and direction for the BLM's law enforcement, security and protection operations and ensures they integrate with the agency's natural resource management activities in addition to serving as a technical expert in the area of law enforcement, security and protection to various national/international organizations and assures the administration of a sound law enforcement program within the BLM.   Provides overall leadership and direction for the law enforcement, security and protection operations including planning, organizing, developing, and administering the a national law enforcement program in addition to integrating natural resource management and protection activities with law enforcement in support of the multiple use of natural resources and facilities.   Identifies and evaluates deficiencies in existing policies and regulation and identifies the need for new improved-policies, and completion of legislative and regulatory proposals that require intimate familiarity with the attitude towards law enforcement and natural resources management expressed in a variety of news and informational media.   Provides direct and indirect supervision to the BLM's law enforcement and security personnel and provides oversight and determines adherence to established standards through field visits and program/activity reviews.   Analyzes, reviews, and evaluates law enforcement initiatives to ensure their objectives, approaches, and practices conform to current requirements and policies, and helps to redefine and modify elements of these programs to support the BLM's mission accomplishments.

The Department of the Interior is currently seeking qualified candidates for the Senior Executive Service (SES) positions: Colorado State Director with a duty station of Lakewood, CO Montana State Director with a duty station of Billings, MT Administers a broad and complex program of conservation, recreation, and commercial uses, on both the surface and the subsurface estate. In addition, the State Director has the mineral leasing and locatable mineral management responsibilities for those lands where the surface is managed by other Federal agencies, and the responsibility for all cadastral survey work in the state(s) administered. Leads efforts to reduce climate threat on public lands using conservation practices recommended by scientists to safeguard every community's health, food supply, biodiversity and prosperity for protecting lands and waters. Designs and implements strategies that maximize employee potential, connects the organization horizontally and vertically, and fosters high ethical standards in meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Establishes statewide program goals and priorities designed to meet the economic and social demands placed on natural resources consistent with prudent conservation and protection. Provides executive leadership and direction for all Bureau actions within the state(s) compatible with the Bureau, Departmental, and Administration objectives and policies such as multiple use of resources; appropriate balance between resource protection and development; dealing effectively with economic and other interest organizations and groups, including mining and livestock associations, environmental and conservation groups, renewable energy companies, and oil and utility companies; and working effectively with other stakeholders and Federal agencies. Serves as the focal point for the Bureau at the State Office level including engaging in meaningful tribal consultation and meeting tribal consultation statutory obligations; assuring public awareness of Bureau programs; and coordinating with key officials in affected Federal agencies and involved individuals. Coordinates, correlates, and reconciles the various functional programs for the public lands under their jurisdiction with state, local, and private industry resource management interests to achieve an optimum balance between resource capacity and economic and social demands for services and resources. Administers the Bureau's resource management and technical programs in the area with concern for associated economic, social, and environmental values and various conflicting demands. Resolves exceptionally difficult or sensitive managerial and/or operational problems on a continuing basis, consulting with the Director/Deputy Director and their staff on problems of Bureau-wide policy or matters of long-range planning.   If you are interested in the position and wish to apply, please visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/610637100

The Department of the Interior is currently seeking qualified candidates for the Senior Executive Service (SES) position of Associate Director for Acquisition Services Directorate located in Herndon, VA. The incumbent would be responsible for the following: Serve as the Associate Director for Acquisition Services by providing executive-level leadership for the Interior Business Center (IBC) acquisition program in support of the Department of the Interior's (DOI's) bureaus and other Federal agencies in addition to formulating acquisition strategies to support and enable the achievement of business objectives. Oversee the establishment of acquisitions policies and practices consistent with DOI's policies and practices to leverage industry standards and processes to create efficiencies in acquisition management that utilizes current tools and techniques to publish IIBC standards and make them readily accessible for others. Manage major programs that involve acquisition of supplies, services, construction, information technology, research and development, consultant services, through the use of sole source and competitively awarded contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and other transactions by participating fully in policy and program formulation matters and provides advice, assistance, and counseling in directing, controlling, and ensuring the adequacy for the IBC acquisition programs. Respond to Congressional, Comptroller General, Inspector General, and other inquiries relating to acquisition matters to ensure the appropriate internal controls and are in full compliance with Circular A-123 guidance and acquisition programs comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Provide executive-level leadership to collaborate with customers to identify gaps of service and ensure systematic approaches occur throughout the program in support of performance criteria. In addition, ensures policies and procedures for coordination and communications with customers are appropriately addressed with an emphasis on acquisitions management and change management. If you are interested in the position and wish to apply, please visit:  https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/611576300  

The Department of the Interior is currently seeking qualified candidates for the Senior Executive Service (SES) position of Director, Office of Restoration and Damage Assessment located in Washington, DC. The incumbent would be responsible for the following: Serve as the Director, Office of Restoration and Damage Assessment by overseeing the Restoration Program Fund, including establishing priorities for allocation of monies to initiatives or projects, identifying information management needs to effectively coordinate and administer Restoration fund activities, and ensuring collection and reporting of Program information. Lead the intra- and extra-agency effort to develop and adopt policies and guidance that reflect a consistent Department-wide approach for the conduct of individual bureau damage assessment programs and management of damage assessment cases, allocate appropriated funds, ensure accountability, promote the efficient allocation by bureaus of scarce Department resources, develop a framework for identifying problems that raise significant management or policy issues for the Department, effectively respond to congressional and other outside inquiries regarding the status of the Departmental program, fully utilize all participating Departmental bureaus and offices and their expertise, provide a corporate database for tracking sites and recoveries and estimating workload, and develop mechanisms including performance-based measures for assessing the success of the program. Apply innovative management techniques to achieve a coherent management structure using technical and administrative support from all participating bureaus and offices within the Department. Serve as the central Departmental manager for the Program's budget and financial issues, policy guidance, and internal controls, and will apply a Departmental perspective to ensure the views and needs of all participating bureaus and offices are taken into account, representing fairly the views and needs of each while clarifying and promoting a "big picture" course of action. Responsible for articulating the Department's damage assessment and restoration needs and accomplishments within the Department as well as to interested external constituencies, including other Federal agencies, Congress, the states, the press, and others.   If you are interested in the position and wish to apply, please visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/610637100

The Department of the Interior is seeking qualified candidates for the Senior Executive Position (SES) of State Director in multiple locations: New Mexico State Director with a duty station of Santa Fe, NM Wyoming State Director with a duty station of Cheyenne, WY Idaho State Director with a duty station of Boise, ID The State Director will be responsible for administering a broad and complex program of balanced land protection, utilization and development, both surface and subsurface. Additionally, the State Directors have the mineral leasing responsibility for those lands where the surface is managed by other Federal agencies, and the responsibility for all cadastral survey work in the state(s) administered. In addition to: Serves as the direct, on-site extension of the Director, BLM, in the accomplishment of his/her broad management responsibilities. Establishes state-wide program goals and priorities designed to meet the economic and social demand placed on the natural resources consistent with prudent conservation and protection concerns. Provides executive leadership and direction for all Bureau actions within the state(s) compatible with the Bureau, Departmental and Administration objectives and policy. Serves as focal point and principal spokesperson for the Bureau at the State Office level. Advocates and leads the BLM State Program commitment to automation by supporting and implementing the Bureau’s Automation/Modernization/Information Resources Management initiatives. Resolves exceptionally difficult or sensitive managerial and/or operational problems on a continuing basis, consulting with the Director and his/her staff on problems of Bureau-wide policy matters. Develops, correlates, and executes resource management, technical support and administrative management programs within the State Office jurisdiction consistent with the parameters of broad national policies and delegations of authority from the Bureau Director. Supervises directly or indirectly a large workforce in the accomplishment of BLM’s mission. If you are interested in the position, please visit:    https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/608540200