Project Manager, Environmental Engineer

Summary

This position is part of the Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Department of Energy. As a Project Manager, you will serve as a Federal Project Manager/Coordinator in technology areas focused on characterizing, extracting, separating, and refining critical minerals and materials (including rare earth elements) from carbon resources.

The Department of Energy's mission is to ensure America's security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions.

The Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) office works to discover, integrate, and mature technology solutions to enhance the nation's energy foundation and protect the environment for future generations.

Through forward-looking research and technology development, our team of talented and diverse experts provides technology solutions for today and options for tomorrow. For more information visit http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

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As a Project Manager at the GS-13 level, you will:

• Oversee technically complex scientific and engineering projects or initiatives, providing expert advice and recommendations on planning, organizing, and implementing these projects and processes.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of technical science and engineering issues, requirements, and development efforts to resolve conflicts and address uncertainties, developing innovative recommendations for program advancement.
• Evaluate new and improved technologies, strategies, and applications, and investigates issues affecting standards, approaches, and concepts to ensure the integrity and effectiveness of engineering programs.
• Present program objectives, content, and progress to professional audiences, and represents the organizational unit in meetings to exchange information and make presentations.
• Manage large, complex projects in critical minerals, materials, and carbon ore processing, ensuring alignment with mission needs and serving as a Technical Project Officer for assigned awards.
• Set direction for, guides, and evaluates research projects with external partners (industry, academia, non-profits, national labs) to meet programmatic goals, including structuring funding opportunities and executing projects.

• You must be a United States Citizen.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See .
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• If selected, your appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position is not remote, the selectee will be expected to report to the duty station(s) listed. If selected, military spouses, veteran caregivers, and spouses of foreign service employees may be eligible for applicable workplace flexibilities.
• You are required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of entering the position and annually.
• Hiring incentives may be authorized for a highly qualified candidate based on budget availability and in accordance with federal regulations.
• Occasional Travel may be required.
• Within 6 months of appointment, obtain and maintain Technical Officer/Contracting Officer Representative (TPO/COR) certification at level appropriate for assigned projects.

BASIC REQUIREMENT:
You must meet both the Basic Requirement and the Specialized Experience to qualify for this series as described below.

Degree
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Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress‑strain relationships);

(c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

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Combination of education and experience – college-level education, training, and/or technical…