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Management Associate I
Bonneville Power Administration · Posted 106 days ago
On-site Vancouver, WA $67K – $86K Apply by Jun 27, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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This position is located with Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), in System Planning (TP), Transmission Services (T). Ready for your next career step? As a vital business analyst and trusted advisor, you will directly support our leadership by evaluating program efficiency, managing office budgets, and driving long-range planning. You will coordinate human resources actions, serve as a main point of contact, and streamline daily operations to ensure our agency's mission runs smoothly.
What You'll Do
- →Advance Your Career Internally: Lead Operational Excellence at BPA Are you ready to leverage your experience and take on a highly visible, strategic role within the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)?
- →We are seeking motivated, analytical, and collaborative current employees to step into the role of Management Associate I.
- →Our mission to deliver clean, reliable power to the Pacific Northwest relies on exceptionally run organizations.
- →In this position, you will serve as a trusted business analyst and strategic advisor directly to organizational leadership.
- →This is your opportunity to influence key management decisions, streamline vital administrative operations, and act as a pivotal connector across the agency you already help power.
- →Here are the key opportunities and duties where you will make a lasting impact and grow your leadership skills: Advise and Guide Organizational Leadership - Serve as a principal analyst and close advisor to your organization's manager.
- →You will provide critical business data, evaluate program effectiveness, and actively assist leadership in planning, organizing, and managing team activities.
- →Drive Long-Range Planning and Budgeting - Collaborate directly with the management team to design long-range plans, structure organizational budgets, and develop strategic goals.
- →You will help draft performance metrics to measure and ensure the successful attainment of our shared objectives.
- →Resolve Complex Operational Challenges - Apply advanced analytical and problem-solving techniques to identify and resolve procedural bottlenecks.
- →You will evaluate customer service standards, tracking systems, and management practices, delivering clear recommendations to improve team efficiency.
- →Serve as a Key Liaison for Human Resources - Act as the essential bridge between your organization and Corporate Human Resources.
- →You will advise leadership on the staffing and personnel impacts of management decisions, proactively identify staffing needs, and coordinate human resources actions.
- →Coordinate Critical Communications and External Relations - Represent your organization as the primary point of contact for external and internal partners-including other Federal agencies, tribal representatives, state groups, and BPA business lines.
Requirements
- ✓In accordance with Executive Order 14170, applicants are encouraged to respond to four short, free-response, essay questions in the questionnaire.
- ✓Answer to these questions is not scored or rated.
- ✓Your answers will be reviewed by the hiring manager and agency leadership if you are referred for selection consideration.
- ✓When you apply you will be asked a series of questions to determine your eligibility for employment and your qualification for this position specifically.
- ✓You must answer all of these questions completely and truthfully.
- ✓Key Requirements: You must be a United States Citizen.
- ✓This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
- ✓Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
- ✓You will be required to report in person to the official duty location.
- ✓Conditions of Employment: This is a temporary promotion, not to exceed one (1) year, may be extended up to five (5) year's total; may be made permanent without further competition.
- ✓Upon termination of the promotion, you will be returned to your original position of record, or to a different position of equivalent grade and pay.
- ✓Temporary promotions may be terminated at any time based on the needs of management.
- ✓If you are currently employed at a grade equivalent to, or higher than the advertised position, the action will be considered a detail for processing purposes, and no salary increase will be associated with accepting the position.
- ✓Details are processed in 120-day increments and may be extended up to two (2) year's total; additional extensions may be approved at the discretion of the Human Resources Service Center Director.
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Job ID: 7f3456dc-58c2-4047-9e93-8b1fbbd3f9de
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