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Supervisory Repayment Specialist

Sacramento, California, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$118K/yr - $153K/yr

1+ years exp

Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on their expertise as a Supervisory Repayment Specialist. You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment. This role involves analyzing water resource management programs and negotiating water contracts.

ConsultingGovernmentHuman ResourcesInformation TechnologyInternetStaffing Agency

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Analyzing, understanding and summarizing complex technical and policy information covering a full range of administrative and water resource management programs and activities

Working with controversial water administration/water rights issues such as those that may have involved multiple agencies, litigation, or multiple river basins

Program direction and management as it relates to a water resources organization, writing technical water rights contracts, analyzing and determining inclusions and exclusions, and coordinating inquiries and problems involving water-rights matters

Writing water contracts by researching laws and directives to deliver water to farmers, irrigation or water districts, municipalities, or similar entities

Developing and maintaining contacts with internal and external organizations and user and citizen groups to receive and provide information concerning water contracting, financial reimbursement, or water resource issues

Independently negotiating water contracts to deliver water to farmers, irrigation or water districts, municipalities, or similar entities

Negotiating and renegotiating long-term, short-term, temporary (interim), exchange agreements of water, water distribution system repayment contracts, and excess land recordable water contracts

Conducting negotiations in compliance with current applicable federal regulations and case law

Performing research of legal history, opinions, and precedent decisions for use in preparing, negotiating, and administering water contracts

Verbally communicating regulations and related administrative practices to convey, question, and obtain information on technical matters

Supervision of up to 15 staff members, including other Federal employees, implementing actions related to water rights and contract, repayment obligations and accounting, as well as administrative staff which may be assigned to the branch

Establishing performance standards, accomplishing appraisals, and initiating employee recognition and training actions

Allocating work assignments based on priorities, giving consideration to the difficulty and requirements of assignments versus the capabilities of the staff

Providing advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters

Qualification

Water services contractsLegal researchNegotiation strategiesTechnical reports developmentSupervisionHuman resources managementCommunication

Required

You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National

You must be suitable for federal employment, determined by a background investigation

You must submit a resume and supporting documentation (see Required Documents)

You must meet any minimum experience requirements (see Qualifications)

You will be required to complete a Financial Disclosure Form

In order to be rated as qualified for this position, the HR Office must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - this information must be clearly supported in the resume

To qualify at the GS-13 level, you must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-12 level in federal service having demonstrated experience in the formation, administration, and/or negotiation of water services contracts, project repayment, or similar contracts; drafting and preparing these contracts in compliance with law and regulations and using negotiation strategies to deal with proposed and current contracts; development of technical reports and legal research for water service, distribution systems, and project repayment

Current career or career-conditional employees of the Federal government, or former career or career-conditional employees, who have a break in service of less than one year, are required to meet the time-in-grade restriction of one year of Federal experience at the next lower-grade, with few exceptions outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b)

You must meet all Eligibility and Qualification requirements, including time-in-grade restrictions and any selective placement factors if applicable, by 01/23/2026

This position does not allow substituting education for experience