Senior Attorney Advisor (Presiding Official)

As a Senior Attorney Advisor (Presiding Official) you will:

• Preside over informal administrative hearings involving parties represented by counsel and conduct pre-hearing conferences toimprove efficiency and narrow disputed issues.
• Manage proceedings from the initial hearing request through preparation of draft decisions for review and issuance by the AssociateAdministrator.
• Conduct legal research and analysis to interpret applicable statutes regulations and agency precedent related to pipeline safety andcompliance.
• Prepare draft decisions based on the administrative record resolving complex issues of fact and law determining operator
  compliance and ordering corrective actions where necessary.
• Maintain case files and manage the hearing docket to ensure timely case progression while addressing matters with significant publicsafety property and environmental implications.
  
  

The ideal candidate for this position will have strong enforcement and litigation experience and understand the legal and procedural aspects of the administrative prosecution of enforcement cases and the ability to analyze interpret and apply laws regulations orders court decisions and other legal documents.

PLEASE NOTE: Given our continuing need for professionals in this field we will routinely review applications and refer the top candidates for potential interviews multiple times during the open period of the announcement. Reviews and referrals of applications will be completed on a monthly basis.

• You must be a and eligible for consideration.
• Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
• This is an Excepted Service position.
• Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• SELECTIVE SERVICE:Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION:A background security investigation is required for all selected individuals. Appointment will be subject to the applicants successful completion of the security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to meet these requirements will be grounds for termination.
• GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CARD: If the position requires travel a government contractor-issued travel card will be issued and must be retained for official business only.
• TRIAL PERIOD:This is anExcepted Serviceposition. This job will be filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive service. Applicants selected for an excepted serviceposition may be subject to a two-year trial period.
• ETHICS/CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT:All employees are subject to the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch set out in Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations section 2635 including restrictions on owning financial interests that may conflict with performance of their duties. Some employees like those involved in contracting or regulating non-Federal entities are subject to Executive Branch Financial Disclosure requirements set out in Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations section 263.

To qualify your experience should include experience and education equal or equivalent to the following:

GRADE 15 - A law degree bar membership in good standing and at least 4 years (48 months) of professional attorney experience.

You should also possess:

• Experience in pipeline safety administrative enforcement litigation and environmental law including researching and analyzing legal issues and applying legal principles precedents statutes and rulings.
• Experience presiding over hearings and/or representing clients in administrative and legal proceedings with strong legal writing skills in drafting decisions opinions briefs and memoranda.
• Experience briefing executives and senior leadership and providing legal advice and counsel in support of organizational programs operations and regulatory activities.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge skills abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

• Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively considering theaudience and nature of the information (for example technical sensitive controversial); makes clear and convincing oralpresentations; listens to others attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately.
• Written Communication - Writes in a clear concise organized and convincing manner for the intended audience.
• Legal Government and Jurisprudence - Knowledge of laws legal codes court procedures precedents legal practices and documents Government regulations Executive orders agency rules Government organization and functions and the democratic political process.
• Problem Solving - Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.

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.

For additional information about applying to Federal positions please click on the following link: applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.