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Overview
Duties
This series covers positions managing, supervising, leading, and/or performing administrative and management work.
- Vacancies filled under this public notice may have varying levels of promotion potential and supervisory level, if any.
- Positions may be filled as permanent, term, or temporary with a full-time or part-time work schedule.
As a Grants Management Specialist you may:
- Prepare documentation required for Funding Opportunity Announcements for financial assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements). Negotiates all aspects of awards in accordance with applicable regulations. Provides expert advice on the mechanisms to develop agreements for highly specialized and complex research and development. Resolves conflicts regarding terms and conditions, intellectual property rights, cost-sharing provisions, and proprietary information provisions.
- Evaluate financial conditions, business integrity, ability, and capacity of financial assistance applicant to manage Federal funds. Perform cost/price analysis of applications, modifies/amends, and closeout awards as necessary. Prepare the most complex awards in accordance with DOE policies and procedures.
- Administer agreements during the pre-award, active, closeout and auditing stages and ensures compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies. Work closely with Project Directors throughout the award process to ensure the ultimate transaction will accomplish the intended programmatic mission and continues such effort throughout closeout.
- Interpret the impact of changes in applicable laws and regulations on the administration process. Identifies and resolves problems. Ensure award actions meet both the legal and supervisory review requirements. Project are typically multi-year in length with multiple budget periods, various funding sources, and several different partners.
- Implement policies and procedures in accordance with applicable regulations and guidance and serves as the focal point for interpretation of these policies and procedures with recipients and DOE program/project staff. Ensure that current, accurate, and complete data is entered into electronic data systems, as applicable. Participate, as needed, in process improvement teams, peer reviews of financial assistance actions, and performs collateral duty assignments.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Subject to satisfactory security and suitability requirements.
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
- Positions may be filled as permanent, term, or temporary with a full-time or part-time work schedule.
- The vacancies filled through these appointments have varying levels of background investigative requirements, up to a Top Secret DOE "Q" clearance.
- These positions are to be filled under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or Inflation Reduction Act direct hire authority.
- Positions may be covered by a bargaining unit. Bargaining unit will vary by departmental element, grade, and/or location.
Qualifications
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR GS-07: You must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
- Working closely with Project Officers/Project Engineers throughout the grant award process to ensure the ultimate transaction will accomplish the intended programmatic mission and continues such efforts throughout closeout.; AND
- Ensuring that current, accurate, and complete data is entered into electronic data systems, as applicable.
NOTE: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-12 level.
Education
If substituting education for specialized experience you must submit proof of your qualifying education. Failure to provide college transcripts may result in a rating of 'Ineligible'.
Additional information
The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across DOE.
- For general information on government-wide Telework policies visit: www.telework.gov
- Veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
- Attention to Detail
- Customer Service
- Grants Management
- Oral Communication
- Writing
