Job Details
ARPA-E is seeking a dynamic, innovative, and seasoned legal executive to serve as ARPA-E's Chief Counsel.
At the heart of ARPA-E's success is its people. This critical leadership role provides legal expertise and determinations across the agency to help change what's possible and transform America's energy landscape.
You can learn more about this career Senior Executive Service position at ARPA-E and apply here: USAJOBS - Job Announcement.
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE USAJOBS LINK ABOVE. THE POSTING WILL CLOSE ON 05/07/2024.
Additional Details:
The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of the General Counsel and the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) are looking for a dynamic, innovative, seasoned executive to lead and provide legal counsel to the ARPA-E Director and Deputy Directors and associated staff. Serve as a supervisor and senior legal specialist in providing information, counsel, advice, opinions, and determinations to ARPA-E management.
As the Chief Counsel you will:
* Lead and provide legal, policy and business support for ARPA-E's process of competing, awarding, and implementing research awards, including drafting RFIs, Merit Review Plans, R&D Funding Opportunity Announcements.* Lead and provide legal support in negotiation and administration of resulting awards (e.g., grants and cooperative agreements).* Lead and provide legal support of ARPA-E's Science and Engineering Support Services (SETA) procurement contract.* Provide legal advice to ARPA-E leadership and contracting team on contract completion, negotiations, interpretation, conflict of interest affecting contractor employees, and contract amendments.* Lead and provide legal support for ARPA-E's Small Business Investment Research (SBIR) Program, including competing and awarding SBIR research projects, ensuring compliance with SBA statutory and policy requirements.* Lead legal activities designed to assure adequacy and propriety in ARPA-E activities and documentation, and protection of legal rights of the Government and parties affected by ARPA-E activities on a wide variety of topics.* Provide legal support for hiring and on-boarding ARPA-E technical and other personnel using ARPA-E's special hiring authority.* Serve as ARPA-E's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Official responsible for addressing and responding to all FOIA requests related to ARPA-E.* Serve as ARPA-E Audit Liaison for all audits and investigations related to ARPA-E, including by GAO and IG.* Serve as ARPA-E's NEPA Compliance Officer, providing environmental reviews of ARPA-E projects, and leading Environmental Assessments.
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE USAJOBS LINK ABOVE. THE POSTING WILL CLOSE ON 05/07/2024.#J-18808-Ljbffr