Supervisory Budget Analyst

Summary

This position is part of the Office of the Inspector General, Department of Energy. As a Supervisory Budget Analyst, you will support the mission of strengthening the integrity, economy, and efficiency of the Department's programs.

Duties

As a Supervisory Budget Analyst, you will be responsible for a wide range of complex duties. Your major duties include, but are not limited to, the following: Serves as a Supervisory Budget Analyst, the incumbent will direct the operations of the Division of Budget and Contracting to support and carry out OM's mission. Directs, develops, and plans work to be accomplished by staff members; oversees the work of the office; assesses individual capabilities and needs; provides mentoring and career development opportunities; evaluates employees performance and prepares standards and appraisals; provides appropriate incentive awards; handles all types of disciplinary actions to include removals; resolves conflicts and attends to morale and organizational climate issues; monitors work status through formal and informal means. Provides strategic and practical advice, counsel, and direction of the OIG's budget program to all staff and Senior Executive Leadership. Oversees the preparation of all budget submissions, and provide expert advice for supplemental appropriations, rescissions, deferrals, reprogramming, and other finding adjustments submitted to the Department, the Office of Management and Budget, and Congress. Serves as the primary coordinator of Congressional relations for the OIG, and the primary representative for the OIG in interactions with Congressional staff as well as the OMB. In this capacity, maintains regular communication with Congressional staff of DOE OIG's main oversight committees, including appropriations committees. Provides expert counsel and guidance to the IG, and or his/her delegates, in preparation of Departmental, OMB and/or Congressional budget hearings. Qualifications

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected To qualify for this position at the GS-15 grade level, you must possess one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement. EXPERIENCE: A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-14) in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience that demonstrates ALL of the following: Experience preparing, presenting, and defending Federal budget requests, appropriations justifications, funding requirements, and resource allocation recommendations directly to officials of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) or members of Congress, congressional committees, or congressional staff. In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined above by the closing date of the announcement. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Administrative and Management Positions Volunteer Experience: "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.

Education

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement. How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the eligibility and qualification requirements above. Once the announcement closes, we will conduct a review of your application package to verify your eligibility and qualifications. If you are found qualified, your application will move forward to additional phases of the review process. Merit Promotion & VEOA Procedures: If you are minimally qualified for this job, your responses to the self-assessment questions (Multiple Choice, Yes/ No questions) will be evaluated to determine if you are a best qualified candidate. If you meet the qualification requirements and are determined to be among the best qualified, you will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. Noncompetitive candidates and applicants under some special hiring authorities must meet minimum qualifications to be referred. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. Please submit 1) a copy of your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation and 2) a list of any awards (e.g. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increase, etc.) you received in the last 5 years. Any performance appraisal/evaluation and award documentation you provide will be forwarded to the selecting official. The selecting official will review this documentation and give it due weight consideration during the overall selection process. If you do not have your most recent performance appraisal/evaluation, please submit a statement as to why it is not available. Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Accountability Customer Service Decisiveness Flexibility Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving Resilience All qualified Non-competitive applicants and the best qualified Merit Promotion applicants will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date ( 11/10/2026) of this announcement. To preview the Assessment Questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13109881. Other Information

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessment, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://appsupport-usastaffing.opm.gov/hc/en-us/articles/45063274752915-Reasonable-Accommodations This position may be filled as a time-limited promotion, reassignment, or change to lower grade not-to-exceed (NTE) 1 year by a current permanent employee of the Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Inspector General (OIG), in the competitive service. Management may extend the not-to-exceed date of this appointment for up to five years in accordance with federal regulations. This position may be made permanent without further competition. Removal or extension of the time-limitation of this appointment is not required nor guaranteed. The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer 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