Administrator for Southwestern Power Administration

As the Administrator for Southwestern Power Administration you will:

• Be responsible for the overall management and administration of all Southwestern programs.
• Direct Southwestern programs featuring highly sophisticated engineering concepts and unique problems related to the development design construction operations and maintenance of the Southwestern transmission system the marketing of energy the forecasting of system capability and requirements and administrative support of these specialized functions.
• Provide leadership incentive and the instrumentality through which National goals for electric power set by the President of the United States and the Secretary of Energy are made known and achieved in the south central United States.
• Set broad policy objectives for the disposition of electric power including goals and strategies for establishment and revision of
  wholesale rates repayment criteria and billing and contracting provisions.
• Coordinate long-range marketing plans and project development activities of Southwestern with other power marketing divisions agencies and organizations of the Department of Energy.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Subject to a 1-year SES probationary period (unless already completed).
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment at the time requested by the agency.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31 1959 certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
• May be subject to pre-employment and random drug tests.
• File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278 within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
• You may be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

• Noncriminal Justice Applicants Privacy Rights for those who undergo an FBI fingerprint-based criminal history record check for personnel vetting which includes Rap Back
• FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI (this is the same statement used when your fingerprints are submitted as part of your background investigation) and
• () (applicable to those who hold a sensitive position or have eligibility for access to classified information)

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Candidates will not be hired based on their race sex color religion or national origin.

APPLICANTS MUST MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION.

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position you must show that you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Technical Qualifications (TQ) related to this position within your resume - NOT TO EXCEED 2 PAGES. Resumes over the 2-page limit will not be reviewed beyond page 2 or may be disqualified. Your resume should include examples of experience education and accomplishments applicable to the qualification(s). If your resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of these qualifications you may not receive consideration for the position.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): Your resume must clearly demonstrate that you possess the following technical qualifications.

TQ 1: Demonstrated ability to lead manage or oversee a large electric utility that has regional operational responsibility or a Power Marketing Administration. This includes demonstrated executive-level responsibility for transmission and power marketing activities; compliance with federal statutes and regulatory requirements; financial and operational performance; and coordination with multiple stakeholders including federal agencies utilities Tribes states customers and the public.

TQ 2: Demonstrated ability to provide executive leadership in setting and executing business and operational strategies within the framework of statutes national and regional energy and environmental policies and public service responsibilities. This includes implementing strategy across all major functional areas of a large utility or Power Marketing Administration such as operations finance rates transmission legal human capital public affairs and customer engagement.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): In addition to the Technical Qualification Requirements listed above all new entrants into the Senior Executive Service (SES) under a career appointment will be assessed for executive competency against the following five mandatory ECQs. If your 2-page resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and TQs you may not receive further consideration for the position. There are five ECQs:

• ECQ 1: Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding - This core qualification requires a 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 - This core qualification involves the 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 - This core qualification involves the demonstrated knowledge ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.
• ECQ 4: Leading People - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organizations 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 to hold individuals accountable.
• ECQ 5: Achieving Results - This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results and to align results to stated goals from superiors.