Director, Response Readiness and Development Division

US Environmental Protection Agency; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Executive Service position is with the US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Land and Emergency Management, within the Response Readiness and Development Division. This SES role requires regular in-person reporting to the stated duty station and emphasizes leadership across ECQs and TQs for emergency management and policy execution.

Applicants should demonstrate progressive leadership experience and the ability to manage complex programs, resources, and personnel to achieve

Qualifications

• ECQ 1: Commitment to the rule of law and the American founding.
• ECQ 2: Driving efficiency—managing resources, budget, and processes.
• ECQ 3: Merit and competence—deliver high-quality work.
• ECQ 4: Leading people—build a high-performance culture and accountability.
• ECQ 5: Achieving results—align with organizational goals.

Responsibilities

• TQ 1: Leading a large, multi-disciplinary staff for emergency response planning and execution.
• TQ 2: Managing policy discussions, developing guidance, and ensuring policy execution.

Job description

This Senior Executive Service (SES) position is in the Office of Land and Emergency Management, Office of Superfund and Emergency Management, Response Readiness and Development Division. About OLEM.

This is an office-centered position--you must physically report to the duty station stated in this announcement on a regular basis.

The work of this position is classified in the Program Management, 0340 series where the qualifications include both general management skills and characteristics that are applicable to all SES positions and technical or program responsibilities specific to this position. Applicants must have substantive general experience which provides a good basic or general knowledge of the principles of organization, management and administration; and substantive specialized (operating administrative or managerial) experience in a type of work or a combination of functions directly related to this position.

All applicants must have one year of specialized experience at a level close to the work of this job that demonstrates the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform in this role. Typical this experience can be found in work within this field or a field that is closely related.

As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service, applicants must also provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below.

Your responses should be clear and concise and show a level of accomplishment and a degree of responsibility. Leadership competencies for each ECQ can be found in OPM's Guide to SES Qualifications.

A. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) - Mandatory for competitive applicants - Failure to address these factors within the required 2-page resume will result in your application being disqualified, unless you are a noncompetitive eligible applicant.

ECQ 1 - COMMITMENT TO THE RULE OF LAW AND THE PRINCIPLES OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDING

Involves demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people.

ECQ 2 - DRIVING EFFICIENCY

Involves demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.

ECQ 3 - MERIT AND COMPETENCE

Involves demonstrated knowledge, ability, and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.

ECQ 4 - LEADING PEOPLE

Involves demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture. This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and hold individuals accountable.

ECQ 5 - ACHIEVING RESULTS

Involves demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

Leadership competencies for each ECQ can be found in OPM's Guide to SES Qualifications.

B. Technical Qualifications (TQs) - Mandatory for all applicants - Failure to address these factors within the required 2-page resume will result in your application being disqualified.

TQ 1 -

Demonstrated experience leading a large, multi-disciplinary staff focused on emergency response planning, preparation, training and execution.

TQ 2 -

Demonstrated experience managing policy discussions within an organization, developing guidance as appropriate, and ensuring successful policy execution.