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Manager Davis Dam

Davis Dam, Arizona, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$109K/yr - $141K/yr

1+ years exp

Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Manager Davis Dam. You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. This role involves management and oversight of all power plant activities and related support facilities.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serves as Facility Manager, Davis Dam Field Division, and is responsible for all activities at the Davis Dam and Powerplant facility, an operating division of the Lower Colorado Dams Office (LCDO), located in Bullhead City, Arizona

Provides management and oversight of all power plant activities as well as adjacent support facilities and land area

Provides program planning, including the 10-year operating plan, development and justification of budget requirements for regular operations and maintenance as well as special projects, and formulates comprehensive long range, annual and special work programs to achieve objectives involving the power plant and associated general plant structures for presentation and approval by customer funding board

Executes fiscal year work plans and associated budgets of approximately $5 million annually and ensuring plant operational performance goals are achieved (power generation, generator availability, outage rate, reservoir water release schedules) by properly managing resources (staff size and skill set, materials, tools and equipment) and scheduled maintenance outages

Provides technical expertise in resolving electrical, mechanical, and other powerplant and structural related problems, and for design of modifications and replacements. Assigns specific responsibility to key personnel to ensure proper operation and maintenance of the facilities at Davis Dam

Establishes and maintains effective collaborative relationships with the public as well as customers and stakeholders where facility interests are involved

Qualification

SupervisionWater Facilities ExperiencePowerplant OperationsProject ManagementBudget ManagementTechnical ExpertiseLeadershipCollaboration

Required

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

You must submit eligibility documents for veterans' consideration

You must meet any minimum education and/or experience requirements

You will be required to complete a Financial Disclosure Form

You will be required to submit to a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment as a condition of employment

This position does not allow substituting education for experience

To qualify for the GS-13 grade level, your resume must reflect one year of full time experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in Federal service planning, directing, monitoring, and evaluating projects and programs of water facilities, power facilities or industrial powerplants

Experience must also demonstrate the ability to provide supervision, leadership, guidance, and direction in performing maintenance or power operations work

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

You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective placement factors if applicable, by 01/21/2026