Duties

As the Chief Strategy Officer, you will: Drive Enterprise-Wide Strategy and Vision - Serve as the principal leader for organizational strategy. You will develop, implement, and champion an overarching business vision across all business lines, ensuring our long-range strategic goals are integrated, actionable, and successfully executed. Champion Large-Scale Organizational Change - Act as a key agent of change. You will design and execute major organizational change initiatives that modernize business operations, resolve complex program challenges, and continuously steer the agency toward operational excellence. Advise and Influence Executive Leadership - Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives and a core member of the Executive Team. Your insights, policy recommendations, and strategic choices will directly shape high-level business decisions, fiscal strategies, and long-term organizational planning. Build and Leverage High-Level Partnerships - Represent the agency on the national and international stage. You will establish and maintain critical collaborative relationships with key stakeholders-including major utility executives, federal and state agencies, tribal nations, and local elected officials across the Western United States and Canada. Lead, Mentor, and Empower a High-Performing Team - Provide executive leadership to a dedicated, highly specialized team of approximately 17 professional and managerial staff. You will foster an inclusive, equitable, and supportive culture, championing professional development, mentoring future leaders, and managing a robust budget. Align Regional Strategy with National Energy Goals - Ensure our agency's strategic direction is seamlessly aligned with the vision of the Agency Administrator, the Secretary of Energy, and broader regional and national clean energy goals. You will translate shifting national energy priorities into local strategic initiatives. Turn Industry Trends into Strategic Advantages - Keep your finger on the pulse of the energy sector. You will analyze legislative developments, economic shifts, and emerging technology trends, translating these complex external forces into forward-looking business strategies and proactive policy proposals. Establish Modern Business Intelligence and Performance Metrics - Introduce state-of-the-art tools and industry benchmarks to measure organizational success. By developing and deploying automated tracking systems and key performance indicators, you will provide the executive team with real-time, data-driven insights to monitor progress and celebrate achievements.

Requirements

This is a temporary promotion, not to exceed one (1) year, may be extended up to five (5) years total; may be made permanent without further competition. Upon termination of the promotion, you will be returned to your original position of record, or to a different position of equivalent grade and pay. Temporary promotions may be terminated at any time based on the needs of management. If you are currently employed at a grade equivalent to, or higher than the advertised position, the action will be considered a detail for processing purposes, & no salary increase will be associated with accepting the position. Details are processed in 120-day increments & may be extended up to two (2) years total; additional extensions may be approved at the discretion of the Human Resources Service Center Director. Upon termination of the detail, you will be returned to your original position of record. Details may be terminated at any time based on needs of management. In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answer to these questions is not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration. When you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically. You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully. Key Requirements: You must be a United States Citizen. This employer participates in the e-Verify program. Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements. You will be required to report in person to the official duty location. Conditions of Employment: Selectee will be required to complete the Office of Government Ethics Standard of Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OFGE450e) within 30 days of employment and annually. First time supervisors will be required to serve a 1 year probationary period. This position has been designated as requiring a PUBLIC TRUST background. A preliminary background check must be completed before a new employee can begin work. Current Federal employees or other individuals with an existing completed background investigation may not be required to undergo another background check.

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-14) in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience 1) developing, implementing, and monitoring organizational strategies, multi-year performance targets, and key performance indicators to align with regional and national objectives; 2) monitoring external trends that are developing within the industry, translating substantive implications into recommendations for adjusting and refining strategic plans; and 3) managing complex program initiatives, allocating organizational resources, and providing full supervisory and administrative direction to professional and managerial staff. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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 Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration. CTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

There are no specific education requirements or substitution of education for experience for this position.

Other Information

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