Director Office of Coastal Management

Summary

The position is located within the National Ocean Service (NOS) whose mission is to provide science-based solutions through collaborative partnerships to address evolving economic, environmental, and social pressures on our Great Lakes, ocean, and coasts, supporting the broader strategic goals of the Department and NOAA. The position reports directly to the Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management.

Duties

The Director contributes to national strategies for achieving biological, cultural and economic sustainability by providing information tools and training necessary to assess, predict, and improve the management of and health of the Nation's coastal natural and human ecosystems. The Director takes into consideration a wide range of interests including development, recreation, and transportation needs, to preserving habitats and water quality, to providing for future sustainable development and community resiliency. 1. Responsible for all office activities ranging from developing new tools for coastal resources management, regional monitoring demonstrations, and multi-disciplinary measurement technologies, to coastal management strategy assessments and ecosystem health data and information management. 2. Serves as the connection between the activities of the Office and the users of its products and directs the development of problem-based partnerships to explore and define coastal issues, leverage external community capabilities and assets, and establish realistic objectives. 3. Sets priorities, brings all of the Office's scientific, management, and technical resources to bear on priority problems, and makes policy and programmatic decisions that affect all regions of the Nation. 4. Provides a programmatic and philosophical framework for the Office and creates partnerships with Federal, state and local government and non-government organizations to implement a viable program. 5. Creates a balance among the Office staff and the NOAA programs that utilize the Office, to ensure effective cross-NOAA cooperation and collaboration, and to foster and transfer widely applicable lessons learned and work results. 6. Directs the administration of the provisions of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended; the Coral Reef Conservation Act; the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act, and the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act. 7. Facilitates a broad range of management assistance, through state fellowship programs; policy guidance, specialized training assessment, design, and delivery, and professional meeting planning and logistics needs assessments, evaluations, and customer surveys; and communication and understanding through trade publications and other means. 8. Leads and partners in collaborative approaches to frame issues, build capacity, and exchange lessons learned domestically and abroad to design and implement effective tools and approaches for coastal decision making. 9. Improves coastal managers' information assessment and decision-making capabilities through the development and application of spatial data and technologies including geographic information systems, social and economic information, risk communication information, spatial data development, data integration, decision support system development, software application development, database programming, training, outreach, and technical support. 10. Ensures compliance with Federal Geographic Data Committee standards and metadata requirements, and with enhanced access to coastal products, data, publications, tools, and information via the internet. 11. Analyzes and interprets satellite, aircraft, and aqueous-derived imagery and creates timeseries data sets and catalogues of natural and built systems delineating baseline conditions and coastal, estuarine, ocean, and Great Lakes change trends. 12. Enables management of coastal and ocean resources and uses through strengthening governance and investments in the development and implementation of comprehensive policies, rules, and plans. 13. Directs the development, implementation, evaluation, and funding of state Coastal Zone Management programs, National Estuarine Research Reserves, and related activities under the Coastal Zone Management Act, and the Coral Reef Conservation Program. 14. Leads cross NOAA efforts to protect and restore the nation's coral resources. 15. Advises the AA, NOS on the acquisition, utilization and integration of resources (including private sector contracting) to meet present OCM needs. Advises the AA and other NOAA management officials on major program and policy development matters and interrelationships. 16. Represents NOAA/NOS and serves as technical expert on interagency, national and international committees as well as liaison with industry, research institutions, and various professional societies regarding the direction and integration of coastal ocean management issues. 17. Encourages broad public support and involvement in OCM programs in order to solve problems which affect the Nation's coastal and ocean regions. Directs educational and awareness programs to improve understanding of coastal zone management practices. 18. Keeps abreast of new technological developments and problems that have an impact on the Nation's coastal, estuarine, ocean, and Great Lakes regions, and takes necessary steps to introduce improvements in line with OCM responsibilities.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Senior Executive Service employees are subject to a one year 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 Public Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278e 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. This position requires a Secret security clearance. There are three key documents that contain important information about your rights and obligations. Please read and retain these documents: Noncriminal Justice Applicant's 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 SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov), (applicable to those who hold a sensitive position or have eligibility for access to classified information).

Qualifications and evaluation

Once the application process is complete, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be conducted. If you meet minimum qualifications, your Application Package will be further reviewed to determine if you possess the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) and Professional/Technical Qualifications (PTQ) listed above. ECQs and PTQs must be thoroughly addressed within your two (2) page resume. Separate narratives will not be accepted or reviewed. Highly Qualified applicants may undergo one or more interviews and may be referred to the selecting official for further consideration. Upon selection, if not already a member of the SES serving under a career appointment, the individual selected must have his/her executive qualifications certified by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB) before appointment to this position. The selected individual's application will be forwarded to the OPM for review and certification by the QRB, unless the selectee provides evidence of their noncompetitive status (i.e., a current SES, OPM QRB certified SESCDP graduate, or SES reinstatement eligible). Upon QRB certification, the selected individual will be required to serve a one-year probationary period. For more information regarding the SES, go to https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement.

How to apply

To apply for this position, you must complete this application and submit any required documents specified in the Required Documents section and submit by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select and upload your résumé and/or other required documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the "Include Personal Information" section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. It is an applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and uploaded, (i.e., resume and other required documents) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your application. Application packages will NOT be accepted via mail. Due to security processes, mail delivery takes approximately 2-3 weeks to process at which time the vacancy announcement will be closed, and no further consideration will be given to additional application packages. To preview the announcement questionnaire, visit: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12931120

Required documents

A complete application includes items described below. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible). Please carefully review the following list to determine what documentation you need to submit. Some documents may not apply to all applicants. 1. RESUME: All applicants are required to submit a resume limited to two (2) pages (i.e., 1 page that is double-sided or 2 pages that are one-sided each) showing all relevant experience. Applicants seeking initial career appointment to the Senior Executive Service (SES) must include evidence of the ECQs and PTQs. PLEASE DO NOT USE USAJOBS RESUME BUILDER. 2. VACANCY QUESTIONS/ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES: Responses are automatically submitted through USA Jobs when you apply to this vacancy. 3. ADDITIONAL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: Applicants are required to submit the following supporting documentation if applicable: CURRENT OR FORMER SES MEMBERS: Must provide your SES appointment SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action), and an SF-50 showing current career SES status or career SES reinstatement eligibility. SES CANDIDATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (SESCDP) GRADUATES: Verification of successful completion of an OPM-approved SESCDP and OPM SES QRB certification. CURRENT FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE: Must provide a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form reflecting you are a current Federal Civil Service employee. STRONGLY RECOMMENDED: Most recent performance evaluation.

Additional information

Veterans' Preference: Veterans' preference is not applicable to the SES. Mobility: Organizational and geographical mobility is essential in developing and managing SES leaders. Individuals selected for SES positions may be subject to reassignment across geographical, organizational, and functional lines, and may be required to sign a Reassignment Rights and Obligation Agreement. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Statement: http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/index.cfm Employment Information Resources - Resource Center: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx) If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, please contact noaa.executiveresources@noaa.gov. OPM must authorize any employment offers made to current or former (within the last 5 years) political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employees in the executive branch. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Noncareer SES employee in the executive branch, you must disclose that to the Human Resources Office.