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Summary This position is with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Uintah and Ouray Agency in Fort Duchesne, Utah. This is a re-advertisement to the previously advertised announcement ST-25-12721704-CAWX-BSc. Applicants need to apply for this vacancy to be considered. Open Until Filled or The Closing Date whichever comes first: NOTE: Your application will expire in 3 months and you will need to reapply to keep your application active. Responsibilities As Irrigation System Manager, GS-0459, your typical work assignments may include, but not limited to: Oversee the operation and maintenance of the Irrigation System. Identify and correct violations to meet policy requirements. Ensuring compliance with safety and environmental laws and regulations. Providing technical oversight of complex actions relating to safety and environmental issues. Participating in preparing written plans and schedules for program operational and maintenance activities. Incorporating federal, state and local regulatory requirements into program design, implementation and evaluation. Overseeing a comprehensive maintenance computer system. Monitoring the progress, completion, and results of maintenance/construction projects. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards Irrigation System Operation Series 0459). The following shows the amounts of education and/or experience required to qualify for positions. GS-9: 1 year specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-07 level obtain in either Federal or non-Federal employment OR master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related. Specialized Experience: Work experience that provided practical knowledge of crafts such as earthwork, concrete work, metal fabrication, welding, etc., in order to provide technical guidance and oversight to an irrigation operation and maintenance company. Also experience with irrigation systems and their operations and included various types of irrigation methods and equipment, structures, measuring devices, flow meters, etc. and open channel hydraulics and pressure systems in order to identify and prioritize construction and maintenance needs on the irrigation storage, transmission and delivery systems and to schedule and coordinate individual projects. Additionally, experience that demonstrated utilization of computers and irrigation system & maintenance computer software, spreadsheets, word processing, etc. to prepare reports, provide technical oversight and program administration. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date. Education If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society. One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: FOREIGN EDUCATION Additional Information This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see USA Jobs What are bargaining units? All new hires earn the beginning salary of their pay grade (Step 1). See 2025 Salary Tables and select the pay chart for Fort Duchesne, Utah. If no specific chart is listed for this geographic location, see the "rest of U.S." chart. The full performance level of this position is GS-9. The probationary or trial period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your [probationary period -OR- trial period] your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) OR Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) Programs provides placement assistance to permanent Federal employees who are surplus, displaced, or involuntarily separated. Applicants claiming CTAP/ICTAP eligibility must submit a copy of their most recent performance appraisal, proof of eligibility, and most current SF50 noting position, grade level, duty location with their application. To be considered under CTAP/ICTAP, applicants must be qualified (i.e., meet the minimum qualification requirements, including any selective placement factors; education, and experience requirements), and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry. For more information visit: http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee\_guides/career\_transition.asp SPECIAL APPOINTING AUTHORITY: Certain candidates may be eligible to apply under a special hiring authority including those for disabled individuals, Peace Corps employees, Foreign Service employees, veterans, etc. For more information, visit the following OPM websites: USAJOBS Information Center: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/; Vets Info Guide: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/.