Interdisciplinary General Engineer/Physical Scientist

About The Position

Duties/Description:

The Office of Carbon Management Technologies is responsible for formulating, developing, planning, and administering broad and complex research, development, demonstration, and deployment programs directed toward carbon management (e.g., carbon capture, conversion, transport and storage and carbon dioxide removal), hydrogen, and clean energy systems and technologies for commercialization by the private sector. The Carbon Management Technologies Program is complex, highly technical, international, and inter-governmental in scope with annual funding on the order of several hundred million dollars. 

In collaboration with the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Carbon Management, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) and the Office of Operations, following corporate policies and procedures, the Office establishes and directs program planning and analysis, strategic plan development, and budgeting; manages procurements, contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements; establishes program performance metrics and performance measurement; and conducts internal and external program reviews. The Office actively leverages its programs and expertise through collaborations with other Federal agencies, state-level and domestic organizations, and both bilateral and multilateral international efforts. Through established departmental and FECM protocols, the Office interacts with other elements of the Department; the Administration; Congress; industry; civil society organizations; academia; state, local, tribal, and foreign governments; and the public on policies, programs, budgets, and technology transfer opportunities for carbon management technologies.

As a Interdisciplinary General Engineer/Physical Scientist you will:

• Work in partnership with industry, academia, and national laboratories to advance the technology, market, and policy needs to create and maintain a robust industry for the development of carbon management and hydrogen technologies.
• Oversee the administration of assigned programs within the framework of agency policy, mission objectives, and time and funding limitations.
• Direct analyses and reviews to ensure conformance of program execution within established Office policies.
• Develop with support from Division Directors, funding and guidance issued to field organizations and other recipients.
• Work in partnership with industry, academia, and national laboratories to advance the technology.

Candidates should demonstrate the following:

• Developing and executing long range plans and providing expert advice to leadership.
• Providing strategic direction for and coordination of activities on Carbon Management Technologies.
• Overseeing the administration of assigned programs within the framework of agency policy, mission objectives, and time and funding limitations.