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Summary Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Supervisory Repayment Specialist. You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. Duty Location: Sacramento, California This is not a remote position. Responsibilities The primary duties of this position are: Analyzing, understanding and summarizing complex technical and policy information covering a full range of administrative and water resource management programs and activities. Working with controversial water administration/water rights issues such as those that may have involved multiple agencies, litigation, or multiple river basins. Program direction and management as it relates to a water resources organization, writing technical water rights contracts, analyzing and determining inclusions and exclusions, and coordinating inquiries and problems involving water-rights matters. Writing water contracts by researching laws and directives to deliver water to farmers, irrigation or water districts, municipalities, or similar entitles. Developing and maintaining contacts with internal and external organizations and user and citizen groups to receive and provide information concerning water contracting, financial reimbursement, or water resource issues. Independently negotiating water contracts to deliver water to farmers, irrigation or water districts, municipalities, or similar entities. Negotiating and renegotiating long-term, short-term, temporary (interim), exchange agreements of water, water distribution system repayment contracts, and excess land recordable water contracts. Conducting negotiations in compliance with current applicable federal regulations and case law. Performing research of legal history, opinions, and precedent decisions for use in preparing, negotiating, and administering water contracts. Verbally communicating regulations and related administrative practices to convey, question, and obtain information on technical matters. Supervision of up to 15 staff members, including other Federal employees, implementing actions related to water rights and contract, repayment obligations and accounting, as well as administrative staff which may be assigned to the branch. Establishing performance standards, accomplishing appraisals, and initiating employee recognition and training actions. Allocating work assignments based on priorities, giving consideration to the difficulty and requirements of assignments versus the capabilities of the staff. Providing advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National. You must be suitable for federal employment, determined by a background investigation. You must submit a resume and supporting documentation (see Required Documents). You must meet any minimum experience requirements (see Qualifications). You will be required to complete a Financial Disclosure Form. Continue to the Additional Information section for the Condition of Employment For Probationary Period. Who May Apply: Bureau of Reclamation Employees (Competitive) Bureau of Reclamation Employees (Non-Competitive) Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) Department of the Interior Employees (Competitive) Department of the Interior Employees (Non-Competitive) Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act (LMWFA) Qualifications In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume. To qualify at the GS-13 level, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-12 level in federal service having demonstrated experience in the formation, administration, and/or negotiation of water services contracts, project repayment, or similar contracts; drafting and preparing these contracts in compliance with law and regulations and using negotiation strategies to deal with proposed and current contracts; development of technical reports and legal research for water service, distribution systems, and project repayment. These examples are not all-inclusive. 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, 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 employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional 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). You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective placement factors if applicable, by 01/23/2026. Education This position does not allow substituting education for experience. Additional Information Condition of Employment For Probationary Period: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. This probationary 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 your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. You may be required to serve an initial supervisory probation period. Reclamation has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and you may be allowed to telework with supervisory approval. Related non-Federal experience or related experience as retired members of the uniformed services may be credited towards computing entitlement to leave accrual, at managerial discretion, providing that experience meets certain criteria. This provision allows new employees to earn annual leave at a higher rate than would otherwise be allowed. (5 Code of Federal Regulations, 630). For additional information, please visit: Creditable Service for Annual Leave DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including applicant rights and responsibilities, please visit https://www.e-verify.gov/ This position is designated as a MODERATE RISK Public Trust position. It requires a fully completed and favorably adjudicated Public Trust Suitability Background Investigation (T2S or T2RS or equivalent) that is current (within the last 5 years). This is a condition of employment. Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must certify registration with the Selective Service System or that the applicant is exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Go to: https://www.sss.gov This is a non-bargaining unit position. Additional vacancies may be filled using this job announcement. Continued in the Next Steps section below