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Director, Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Division
Environmental Protection Agency · Posted 66 days ago
Hybrid Washington, DC $197K – $228K Apply by Aug 11, 2026 Program Management ENTJESTJINTJISTJ Engineering
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This Senior Executive Service (SES) position is in the Office of Water, Office of Wastewater Management, Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act. About OW. This is an office-centered position--you must physically report to the duty station stated in this announcement on a regular basis.
What You'll Do
- →The Director, Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA), is responsible for managing a national effort to leverage federal resources and stimulate private capital investments in water infrastructure by providing billions of dollars of credit assistance in the form of direct loans and loan guarantees to entities for water infrastructure projects.
- →WIFIA is located within the Office of Wastewater Management.
- →Major program responsibilities include: Performs all functions necessary to make loans ranging from $5 million to over $700 million to water infrastructure projects across the country.
- →This activity is administered directly by headquarters staff without assistance from regional offices or states.
- →Manages a bank located at EPA headquarters that lends billions of dollars annually to finance water infrastructure projects of national and regional significance.
- →Serves as a direct lender to public and private borrowers nationwide, offering large dollar value loans each with flexible terms that are individually customized to each borrowers' circumstances.
- →Monitors projects and borrowers from loan closing to final repayment, typically 40 years, to ensure compliance with their loan's terms.
- →Develops programmatic policy and procedures to make sure that EPA is investing in water infrastructure projects that are financially and environmentally sound.
- →Educates stakeholders on a national level, primarily municipalities, states, utilities, and corporations all around the country to develop a pipeline of projects seeking financing.
- →Implements the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act in compliance with the Federal Credit Reform Act, National Environmental Protection Act, Buy America, Build America, Davis-Bacon, American Iron and Steel, and other federal requirements.
- →Specific duties of the position include, but are not limited to: Planning, developing, organizing, directing and implementing programs for which the Director is assigned Agency-wide responsibility, including selecting, assigning, and providing leadership, direction and guidance to a multidisciplined staff to achieve assigned major program objectives.
- →Assessing needs, defining goals, developing program plans, establishing the organizational structure of the WIFIA division, delegating authority and responsibility, and establishing overall WIFIA division operating policies, priorities, and procedures.
- →Coordinating division activities with related or interdependent efforts with internal and external stakeholders.
- →Ensuring that extramural resources, both procurement (contracts) and assistance (grants, cooperative agreements and interagency agreements), are efficiently and appropriately managed to maximize use of the Agency's resources.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓If you are selected, you must complete a 1-year SES probationary period, if not previously completed.
- ✓The Ethics in Government Act, P.L. 95-521, requires the applicant selected for this position to submit a financial disclosure statement, OGE-278, prior to assuming the SES position, annually, and upon termination of employment.
- ✓REAL ID requirements became effective on 05/07/25.
- ✓You will receive information about alternative acceptable documents (e.g., passport) prior to onboarding.
- ✓For more information about REAL ID, see Dept. of Homeland Security and REAL ID FAQs.
- ✓This position is designated as High Risk and requires a background investigation.
- ✓Unless an appropriate background investigation is already on record with the Office of Personnel Management, you must undergo a background investigation.
- ✓All conditions of the pre-employment security process must be met before an official letter of employment can be issued with a report for duty date. #LI-Onsite
Benefits
- ★Join EPA in protecting human health and the environment and enjoy many work life quality options!
- ★Working for the EPA offers you a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, 26 days of paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.
- ★To learn more about us, visit Life and Careers at EPA.
- ★If you are selected for this position, situational telework may be approved by your supervisor if you meet eligibility requirements, as allowable by agency policy.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 457402ef-ee3b-4783-851e-2b24e5bb1460
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