Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards

This vacancy is an ES-0801-00, Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, located in the Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy (CG-5P) at the USCG Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Required Documents section of this announcement lists documents that must be uploaded in order to be considered a complete application package. Applicants who do not submit a complete package will not receive further consideration.

The USCG is announcing a challenging Senior Executive Service career opportunity to serve as the Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards (CG-5PS). This position is responsible for developing, implementing, and coordinating national and international standards, regulations, and policies to enhance marine safety, security, and protection of the marine environment and mariner credentialing. In addition, the Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards: Manages and directs the United States' technical involvement in international and national organizations responsible for marine safety, security, environmental protection, and mariner credentialing. Supervises and manages the Commercial Regulations and Standards Directorate. Ensures the development of an appropriate Coast Guard wide regulatory agenda, including the prioritization of regulatory projects, taking into account legislative mandates, Executive branch interest, Department of Homeland Security goals and objectives, the Coast Guard Strategic Plan and advisory committee recommendations. Ensures the development of the necessary supporting documentation for regulatory actions, including Regulatory Analyses, Economic Analyses, Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements, when required. Oversees the data gathering and analysis necessary to support the preparation of the regulations and their supporting documentation. Coordinates interaction with Department of Homeland Security and Office of Management and Budget to address their concerns and obtain their approval for the issuance of Coast Guard standards and regulations. Oversees and manages the charter, membership and operations of ten Federal advisory committees, such as the National Towing Safety Advisory Committee (NTSAC), the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC), etc. Manages, directs and fosters the Coast Guard's strategic partnership with maritime trade associations, commercial operators, and mariner advocacy groups to advance Marine Transportation System resiliency, regulatory collaboration, and the safe, efficient flow of commerce, such as with the American Waterways Operators (AWO), the Passenger Vessel Association (PVA), etc. Manages, oversees and directs all technical aspects of the United States' involvement in international organizations responsible for marine safety, security and environmental protection, including the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Maritime Satellite Organization (IMSO).

Key Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen. 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-278e 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. Please read and retain these documents: Noncriminal Justice Applicant's Privacy Rights, for those who undergo an FBI fingerprint-based criminal history record check for personnel vetting, which includes Rap Back, FD-258 Privacy Act Statement - FBI (this is the same statement used when your fingerprints are submitted as part of your background investigation), and SEAD-3-Reporting-U.pdf (dni.gov), (applicable to those who hold a sensitive position or have eligibility for access to classified information).

This position does have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Click here to check accreditation. See Required Documents section for detail. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. In order to be qualified for this position, you must meet the basic requirement AND minimum qualification requirement as noted below: Basic Requirement: Engineering Series, 0801 A. A bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR B. Combination of education and experience - College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. (You must submit licensure or registration for confirmation under this provision.) 2. Written Test -- You must submit evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico under this provision. 3. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. 4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)