General Field Representative (Electric)

This position is located in Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service. Selectee will be required to reside within 50 miles of one of the listed states and cities: Colorado: Denver, Colorado Springs, Ft Collins, Aurora Iowa: Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Sioux City, Iowa City Maryland: Annapolis Minnesota: Minneapolis, Rochester, Duluth, St Cloud North Dakota: Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot, Dickinson South Carolina: Columbia, Spartanburg South Dakota: Rapid City, Sioux Falls

Major duties
Provide information and support relating to the electric loan programs to a broad range of existing and potential borrowers in assigned area.
Promote the Electric Program and other Rural Development (RD) programs in the state and meet agency strategic goals.
Represent the Electric Program in meetings with borrowers' officials, boards of directors, interested parties and others on a regular basis to provide and exchange needed information on program policies and procedures.
Instruct borrower's officials, staff and consultants on issues relating to the loan application process, including the development of long-range plans, load forecast studies, construction work plans, financial forecasts, etc.

Qualifications
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. For GS-12 Grade Level: Applicants must possess one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level; or its non-Federal equivalent that demonstrates: providing general guidance to borrowers for government loans and programs relating to electric infrastructure; providing input on borrowing policy and interpreting it for borrowers; reviewing loan applications and documents to determine financial soundness of borrowers; providing general oversight of borrower engineering and construction, as it relates to electric infrastructure projects, to ensure compliance with standards and policies. Qualifications are based upon meeting specialized experience only. Education cannot be used to qualify for this position. For GS-13 Grade Level: Applicants must possess one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level; or its non-Federal equivalent that demonstrates: providing guidance as it relates to program policies, procedures and providing advice and assistance on the requirements for submitting applications or other financing assistance requests; maintaining general oversight of borrower design, construction, technical operations or maintenance practices; reviewing and analyzing completed documentation needed in support of a loan or grant applications; making recommendations on the suitability of loan proposals for financing; performing management and certifications audits; conducting formal meetings, presentations, and/or training sessions. Qualifications are based upon meeting specialized experience only. Education cannot be used to qualify for this position. NOTE: To be considered for this position, you must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements for the GS-1101 series set forth in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards by the closing date of the announcement. A copy is available at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

How to apply
Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. Resumes cannot exceed two pages.The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside about 1-2 hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparation resources at https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status:Visit https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/howto/application/status/. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application. Please verify that documents you are uploading from USAJOBs transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded documents must be less than 5MB and in one of the following document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, TXT or Word (DOC or DOCX). Do not upload Adobe Portfolio documents because they are not viewable. Encrypted documents will not be accepted. Failure to submit required, legible documents may result in loss of consideration. Please ensure your resume does not exceed two pages. Applicants who submit a resume that exceeds two pages will be removed from consideration. Our office cannot be responsible for incompatible software, your system failure, etc.