Deputy Director of Contracts and Awards ES-00
The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, is seeking a dynamic, innovative, seasoned executive to help lead the Contracts and Awards Division, which is the senior acquisition Procurement Official for the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations performing cradle-to-grave financial assistance and contract services for clean energy demonstration projects.
The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) was established in December 2021. It has $21 billion in funding to deliver clean energy demonstration projects in partnership with the private sector to launch/accelerate market adoption/deployment of technologies, as part of an equitable transition to a decarbonized energy system. OCED is hiring a group of senior executives to identify, award, and implement these projects in technologies such as renewables, carbon, hydrogen, and nuclear.
As the Deputy Director of Contracts and Awards you will oversee the Contracts and Awards Division, which is the senior acquisition Procurement Official for the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations performing cradle-to-grave financial assistance and contract services for clean energy demonstration projects. Duties include:
- Provide the full range of procurement and financial assistance agreement services.
- Oversee and direct subordinate organizations under the purview of the organization. Oversee the full range of operational functions to support Departmental efforts in soliciting, reviewing, selecting, negotiating, awarding, administering and closing out financial assistance agreements (e.g., grants, cooperative agreements) in support of national clean energy efforts.
- Direct organizational activities and frames strategic plans based on broad organizational assessments and evaluations of long-term organizational objectives. Set all internal control standards for effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity and assesses all organizational policy, program, and project viability.
- Oversee and direct the internal organization, staffing, policies, and personnel authorities required; determine the financial and personnel resources needed to achieve mission objectives and support mission operations; identify the need for major organizational improvements, develop the requisite plans, and direct implementing actions.
- Provide technical and administrative supervision over subordinate organizations; promote the efficient management of Division resources and assets; and assure the effective management of Division programs, activities and resources by developing, implementing, and monitoring DOE-wide policies and systems for the full range of Division programs.
- Provide leadership in dealing with high level officials within and outside Federal Government, State and local government, and in representing the organization to Congress, other departments and agencies, industry leaders, and senior executive advisory panels.
- Lead Department efforts to strengthen energy sector security and resilience against current and emerging threats and to enhance response and recovery including shared situational awareness.
- Perform special complex and ambiguous assignments as requested by senior OCED leadership.
- Promote Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and ensure full implementation of the Diversity, EEO and Affirmative Employment Program Plan.
Open to U.S. Citizens and Nationals.
Please review the job announcement posted on the Federal government's jobs portal, USAJOBS, for additional information and application instructions.