Summary DOE offers you the chance to be part of the clean energy revolution and make a difference in the fight against the climate crisis. Join the DOE Clean Energy Corps! Responsibilities This series covers positions managing, supervising, leading, and/or performing administrative and management work. Vacancies filled under this public notice may have varying levels of promotion potential and supervisory level, if any. Positions may be filled as permanent, term, or temporary with a full-time or part-time work schedule. As a Loan Specialist (Commercial) you may: Collects and reviews information for supervisors, including financial statements, covenant compliance, collateral, and news reports, and information gathered from site visits. Analyzes corporate finance structures such as asset- based, or limited recourse project finance transactions to make sound financial decisions and recommendations. Participates on teams, addressing the technical, legal-economic, and financial feasibility aspects of a transaction. Reviews all post-issue requests from borrowers and lenders for amendments to loan terms, waivers, extensions, payment deferments, and other modifications related to operative loans and guarantees. Utilizes expertise with project and corporate finance to evaluate the viability of a borrower, or guarantor in a federal or commercial loan portfolio. Monitor borrowers or guarantors for warning signs of credit deterioration, and advising supervisors of incidents, occurrences, and trends that warrant special attention. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications You must meet the Basic Education Requirement listed in the "Education Requirements" section and the "Specialized Experience" to qualify for this series as described below. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS GS-11:: You must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Experience is defined as: Serving on a project finance or commercial infrastructure loan monitoring team and acting as a liaison for loan and/or finance-related administrative reports/requests from external parties, such as project sponsors, borrowers, co-lenders, and Administrative or Collateral Agents; AND Developing and using analytical tools, such as financial models to aggregate data from multiple sources, conduct analytics (e.g., sensitivity analyses) and interpret tool outputs (e.g., assess repayment risk assessment) in support of project finance or commercial infrastructure loans or related activities; AND Monitoring technology or energy-related market/sector developments as they relate to price and demand movements, policy or regulatory changes and structural changes. OR: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M., if related. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED. OR: You may qualify on a combination of education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the specialized experience requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the educational requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education more than 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours), may be used to combine education and experience. TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS GS-12: You must have one year of experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Experience is defined as: Monitoring and evaluating the performance of large-scale industrial or infrastructure project finance transactions including those in energy-related markets/sectors, and/or large-scale "corporate" loans for similar transactions; AND Developing and using analytical tools, such as financial models for monitoring financial performance, conducting credit/risk analysis, and preparing project status and credit reports for presentation to management or other stakeholders; AND Recognizing adverse trends in a project or borrower's financial condition through consistent analysis of financial statements, market analysis and other sources and making recommendations to a higher authority in order to mitigate associated risks. NOTE: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience at the GS-12 level. OPM Qualification Standards for the GS-1165 series can be found at the following website: Loan Specialist Series, 1165 (opm.gov). CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Education This vacancy has a positive education requirement. Failure to provide copies of your college transcripts may result in a rating of "Ineligible". Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website. If substituting education for specialized experience you must submit proof of your qualifying education. Failure to provide college transcripts may result in a rating of 'Ineligible'. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website. Additional Information The U.S. Department of Energy fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional similar vacancies across DOE. For general information on government-wide Telework polices visit: www.telework.gov Status and Non-Status applicants from outside DOE selected under these authorities are required to serve a mandatory one (1) year probationary period. A DOE career status employee selected for this position may be required to serve a new one (1) year probationary period, pursuant to 5 CFR 315.802. If you believe that you are eligible for the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), please visit the OPM ICTAP/CTAP website for more information. In order to be considered under the ICTAP program, your application must score within the pre-established "well qualified" category as stated in the Qualifications section. This public notice is to gather applications that may or may not result in a referral or selection. There may or may not be actual/projected vacancies at the time of your application. More than one selection may be made under these hiring authorities. Some positions may require completion of a probationary period of up to 1 (one) year. Many positions require successful completion of a background investigation. Positions may be filled at varying levels of leadership, ie Team Lead, Manager, Supervisor. Supervisory positions may require a 1-year probationary period, if not yet completed. 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EEO Policy: USAJOBS Help Center - Equal employment opportunity policy Reasonable Accommodation Policy: USAJOBS Help Center - Reasonable accommodation policy Veterans Information: USAJOBS Help Center - Veterans Selective Service Registration: http://www.sss.gov/ The Fair Chance Act prohibits specific inquiries concerning an applicant's criminal or credit background unless the hiring agency has made a conditional offer of employment to the applicant. An applicant may submit a complaint to the agency within 30 calendar days of the date of alleged non-compliance by completing the Fair Chance Act Intake Form and submitting it to the Administrative Investigations Program at AdministrativeInvestigations@hq.doe.gov.