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Summary This position is part of the WAPA-UGP-Upper Great Plains. As a Power System Dispatcher (Trainer), you will nave primary responsibility for developing, conducting, maintaining, coordinating, and administering Energy Management Systems (EMS) training courses, and qualification programs for the US Department of Energy (DOE), Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), Power Operations Division. THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION. YOU MUST REPORT TO THE WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA OFFICE. Responsibilities As a Power System Dispatcher (Trainer), some of your duties will include, but are not limited to: Responsible for providing administration, maintenance, and ongoing technical support of the EMS simulator used as the primary means of training and development for operations personnel. Responsible for developing System Operator training using the EMS simulator and related tools to replicate, execute, train with, and evaluate trainee performance for scenarios using historical power system data. Develop, replicate, demonstrate, and simulate past or possible future power system events as a learning tool for System Operations. Responsible for providing initial and continuing training to Power System Dispatchers and trainees. Serves as mentor and coach to trainees for duration of the trainee's program. Develops, delivers, and submits Individual Learning Activities (ILA) that meet the NERC Continuing Education Hour (CEH) criteria. Ensures applicable WAPA region maintains NERC Continuing Education Program Approved Provider status. 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. Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation. May be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period. Employees serving on a probationary or trial period may be terminated at any time during the probationary or trial period for performance, conduct, or business-related reasons in the interest of Federal service. Limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to the four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire. Answers to these questions are not scored or rated. Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration. Department of Energy (DOE)/(WAPA) employees participating in the OPM or DOE Deferred Resignation Program (DRP) are not eligible to apply for this announcement. DRP participants are not considered active DOE employees because they have agreed to separate from the agency. (Participants who resigned, are no longer DOE employees.) Must obtain and maintain a North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) certification of at least a "Balancing, Interchange and Transmission Operator" within eleven months of start date. The incumbent must become qualified to work a desk in the operations control room within eleven (11) months of appointment to this position, exceptions to this must be approved by the Operations Manager. This position requires the ability to operate a government vehicle. The incumbent must be at least 18 years of age, able to obtain and maintain Defensive Drivers certification and have a valid state driver's license. Defensive Driver's Training will be completed upon employment. The incumbent is subject to the random drug and alcohol testing program established by the Department of Energy. A negative test result will be required before an offer of employment becomes final, and the applicant selected will be subject to future random testing. The position requires a pre-appointment and annual physical exam at Federal expense. Qualifications Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year (52 weeks) if specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility at the next lower grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. The experience need not have been in the Federal service. To qualify for the AD-05/GS-13: Applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of experience at the AD-04/GS-12 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal service. This experience includes all the following: Applying EMS functionalities and practical applications in a control center environment. Managing and maintaining simulation systems such as troubleshooting, system upgrades, and ensuring operational readiness. Designing, developing, and delivering technical training programs in operational readiness and scenarios. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills; and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Time-in-Grade: Current career or career-conditional GS employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional GS employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current career or career-conditional federal employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. Education There is no education requirement for this position. Additional Information This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across DOE. For general information on government-wide Telework polices visit: www.telework.gov. Applicants may request Reasonable Accommodation (RA) when applying or competing for a job due to a medical condition or to exercise religious beliefs. If you need reasonable accommodation in the application or selection process, please contact the Agency Contact listed on this vacancy announcement. Promotion Potential: This position is at the full performance level. The selectee for this position may be eligible to receive a relocation incentive. You will need to sign an employment agreement to be eligible for this incentive. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs are not authorized.