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Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer
Western Area Power Administration · Posted 81 days ago
Hybrid Phoenix, AZ $199K – $228K Apply by Jul 27, 2026 Program Management ENTJESTJ EngineeringOperations
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The Department of Energy's (DOE) WAPA Headquarters is looking for a dynamic, innovative, seasoned executive to provide executive leadership and direction in overseeing management for WAPA-wide operational areas including electric reliability compliance, transmission asset management and planning, transmission infrastructure, engineering and design, safety and occupational health, security, and aviation management.
What You'll Do
- →As the Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer, you will: Serves as first assistant to the WAPA Administrator and acts as WAPA Administrator in the absences or disability of the WAPA Administrator.
- →Serve as the principal advisor to the Administrator on all matters relating to assigned functions and programs, including the establishment and implementation of WAPA-wide operating policies.
- →Articulate the vision and clear strategic direction for WAPA-wide engineering programs functionally critical to WAPA's mission.
- →Ensure internal and external communication processes and systems are open, efficient, and accurately portray and actively promote WAPA's policies and objectives, serving the diverse needs of internal and external customers in a dynamic electric utility industry.
- →Provide executive leadership and direction in overseeing management for WAPA-wide operational areas, including electric reliability compliance, transmission asset management and planning, and engineering and design.
- →Direct assigned organizational activities and frame strategic plans based on broad organizational assessments and evaluations of long-term organizational objectives; set internal control standards for effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity; and assess organizational policy, program, and project viability.
- →Ensure all engineering programs, functions, and activities are accomplished in a cost-effective manner and performed within a quality-focused work environment, sensitive to the needs of customers and stakeholders.
- →Contribute to developing WAPA's overall long-range direction, goals, and strategies; leading high-performing teams; employing excellent business principles; fostering commitment to power system stewardship; and directing the formulation and implementation of broad engineering programs and policies.
- →Represent WAPA in meetings with various Federal, State, municipal, private, and public interest groups, utility officials, delegations, committees, and employee labor unions on issues dealing with assigned programs and establish working and consultative relationships to ensure widespread input into decision-making processes.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓Subject to a 1-year supervisory probationary period (unless already completed).
- ✓Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
- ✓If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
- ✓May be subject to pre-employment and random drug tests.
- ✓File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report OGE-278 within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
- ✓You may be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty.
- ✓Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
- ✓There are three key documents that contain important information about your rights and obligations.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 6fd23b5a-d7e9-49ab-870f-91e993ea365b
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