Regional Director

Summary

This vacancy is for a Regional Director position at the Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Field Division, Denver Regional Office located in Lakewood, CO. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Regional Director, 0301-15, FPL None positions within the Census Bureau in the same geographical location with the same qualifications and specialized experience.

Duties

• Planning, preparing, directing, managing, and supporting a large- scale program of field data collection operation, i.e. survey, census, etc.
• Develop staff for succession planning including team building, and the maintenance of highly effective and efficient field workforce.
• Implementing and managing of administrative rules, regulations, and policies for payroll and personnel for recruiting, hiring, retaining, and paying a large, decentralized field staff.
• Planning, coordinating, deploying, and managing automated systems and property for field data collection.

Qualifications

This announcement will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 09/28/2026 or on the date the first 50 applicants are received, whichever comes first. This vacancy is advertised under 2 different announcements. Please read the 'Who May Apply' section carefully to determine your eligibility. If you are not eligible under this announcement, please see 26-ADFO-13057233-DOC-KL. To qualify for the position of Regional Director, at GS-0301-15, you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below. Specialized Experience: For the GS-15, you must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 in the Federal service. Experience for this position includes managing or supervising a large group of employees that are geographically dispersed; planning and overseeing a nationwide or multi state household; setting priorities, establishing milestones and schedules, and identifying resources for projects or programs; overseeing a wide range of administrative operations and support services; preparing and presenting speeches to a variety of agencies and representatives to establish and maintain working relationships. Education: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level. 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.

How You Will Be Evaluated

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses on the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. The best qualified candidates will be identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be invited for an interview. Panel Review: You will be evaluated according to your responses to the online questionnaire and the use of a Panel Review. During the Panel Review, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) will review your resume to determine your qualifications for this position based on the required specialized experience and demonstration of competencies as described below. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Category Rating Procedures: If you meet the minimum qualifications stated in the job opportunity announcement and scoring requirements for all applicable assessments, you will be placed in one of three pre-defined categories. These categories are "gold," "silver," and "bronze." Your resume and/or optional cover letter must support your responses to the questionnaire, or your score may be lowered. Candidates placed in the "gold" category will be identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be invited for an interview. How you will be evaluated for preference eligibility: Within each category, those entitled to veterans' preference will be listed at the top of the pre-defined category for which they are placed. Preference eligibles with a service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest quality category (gold). For more information on category rating, please go to: OPM: Competitive Hiring - Category Rating CTAP and ICTAP candidates: CTAP and ICTAP candidates will be eligible for selection priority if it is determined that they have exceeded the minimum qualifications for the position by attaining at least a rating of 85 out of 100. Information about CTAP and ICTAP eligibility is on the Office of Personnel Management's Career Transition Resources website, The Employee's Guide to Career Transition. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Administration and Management Human Capital Management Leadership Planning and Evaluating Project Management Do NOT include the following types of information in your application, if included on your resume you will not be considered for this position: Social Security Number (SSN) Date of Birth (DOB) Photos of yourself Personal information: such as age, gender, religious affiliation, etc. We recommend that you preview the online questions for this announcement before you start the application process. To preview the application questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13057416. Other Information

Applicants who apply under this Job Opportunity Announcement may opt-in (at their request) to allow the sharing of their resume, and other associated documents with other Federal Agencies who have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade and pay band (or its equivalent), and full performance level in the same duty location or commuting area of the duty location listed on the Job Opportunity Announcement. Individuals who have received a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment, otherwise known as a buyout, must repay that incentive if they are reemployed by the Federal Government within five years of separation. Additionally, the following links provide information on various hiring authorities that do not fall under competitive examining procedures; however, they may enable you to apply through merit assignment procedures or be eligible for a non-competitive appointment. VEOA (permanent positions) 30% or more disabled veteran Military Spouse Persons with disabilities CTAP ICTAP The Department of Commerce also provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. TTY users can contact the Human Resources Office via the Federal Relay Service, 1-800-877-8339.