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Summary The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures labor market activity, working conditions, price changes, and productivity in the U.S. economy to support public and private decision making. The position is located in the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Prices and Living Conditions (OPLC), Division of Industrial Prices and Price Indexes (DIPPI) at the D.C. National Office Headquarters. The position supervises the Nonresidential Building Construction and Construction Materials Team. Responsibilities The BLS headquarters is currently located in Washington, D.C. but is in the process of relocating within the National Capital Area to Suitland, Maryland. If selected for this position, with an assigned duty station of Washington, D.C., you may be eligible for limited telework with approval from your supervisor, based on onsite duties and responsibilities, while the current headquarters is decommissioned and the future headquarters is being built. Upon completion of the new headquarters offices in Suitland, MD, you will be expected to report to the Suitland Federal Center after receiving notification to do so. At that time, you may be eligible to telework with approval from your supervisor, based on onsite duties and responsibilities, and if consistent with telework policies and mission needs of BLS. As a Supervisory Economist with the Division of Industrial Prices and Price Indexes (DIPPI) you will: Serve as the principal advisor to the Section Chief concerning the industries assigned and provide assistance and advice formulating work program and setting and adjusting priorities. Implement the working program and procedures, ensure accuracy and quality of program data, and resolve data quality problems. Plan and manage special projects as a team leader and participate in special projects as a team member. Formulate work program and priorities, provide guidance/training/disciplines to staff, and monitor team performance. Hear and recommend appropriate resolution of employee concerns and complaints. Develop plans to meet program goals, adjust work plans and objectives, assign work to subordinates, monitor and reviews the Monthly Index Production for data accuracy, and evaluate program accomplishment. Propose and manage process enhancements to improve efficiency. Ensure current pricing problems are solved expeditiously and in accordance with proper index methodology. Initiate, plan, supervise preparation of analytical memoranda, articles, and reports that examine the relationship of PPI movements to the specific cost, supply-demand, technological, and marketing context of the industries involved. Prepare status reports and recommendations for program changes to ensure the continuing high quality of data produced. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications You must meet the Basic Requirements and the Minimum Qualifications to qualify for the Supervisory Economist, as described below. Basic Requirements: Economist, GS-0110: A) Degree in economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting or calculus. OR B) A combination of education and experience - courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. IN ADDITION TO MEETING THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS LISTED ABOVE APPLICANTS MUST ALSO MEET MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED. Minimum Qualifications: For the GS-13 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level. Specialized Experience: This experience must have equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and ability to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience should include a thorough range of complex economic professional work and training. Specialized experience includes: Participated in research and studies designed to provide solutions to new and existing needs and problems in price measurement and price behavior analysis; Compiled, analyzed, and reported data to explain economic phenomena and forecast market trends, applied mathematical models and statistical techniques; Participated in development of economic guidelines/standards and formulation of recommendations, policies, or plans to solve economic problems; Developed reports analyzing the price determining market factors underlying the price behavior in focus industry areas. For additional information, refer to the Office of Personnel Management Operating Manual for Qualification Standards, Group Coverage Qualification Standards for Professional and Scientific Positions. Individual Occupation Requirements for Economist Series GS-110. Based on agency needs, additional positions may be filled using this vacancy. Education Any applicant falsely claiming an academic degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from disqualification from federal employment to removal from federal service. If your education was completed at a foreign college or university, you must show comparability to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States and comparability to applicable minimum coursework requirements for this position. Click Evaluation of Foreign Education for more information. Additional Information Applicants must meet all legal and regulatory requirements. Reference the Required Documents section for additional requirements. This position is outside the bargaining unit. You may not be aware, but in the regulations for agency ethics programs, there are requirements for supervisors. Section 2638.103 of Title 5 of the CFR states: Every supervisor in the executive branch has a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. It is imperative that supervisors serve as models of ethical behavior for subordinates. Supervisors have a responsibility to help ensure that subordinates are aware of their ethical obligations under the Standards of Conduct and that subordinates know how to contact agency ethics officials. Supervisors are also responsible for working with agency ethics officials to help resolve conflicts of interest and enforce government ethics laws and regulations, including those requiring certain employees to file financial disclosure reports. In addition, supervisors are responsible, when requested, for assisting agency ethics officials in evaluating potential conflicts of interest and identifying positions subject to financial disclosure requirements. Supervisory Financial Disclosure: This position is subject to the confidential financial disclosure requirements of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-521). Therefore, if selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) to determine if a conflict or an appearance of a conflict exists between your financial interest(s) and your prospective position with DOL. This information will be required annually. The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers, improve working conditions, expand high-quality employment opportunities, and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers. As such, the Department is committed to fostering a workplace and workforce that promote equal employment opportunity, reflects the diversity of the people we seek to serve, and models a culture of respect, equity, inclusion, and accessibility where every employee feels heard, supported, and empowered. Refer to these links for more information: GENERAL INFORMATION, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION, FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES As a condition of employment, all personnel must undergo a background investigation for access to DOL facilities, systems, information and/or classified materials before they can enter on duty: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION Click here for Telework Position Information The Department of Labor may use certain incentives and hiring flexibilities, currently offered by the Federal government to attract highly qualified candidates. Click here for Additional Information. The Fair Chance Act (FCA) prohibits Federal agencies from requesting an applicant's criminal history information before the agency makes a conditional offer of employment. If you believe a DOL employee has violated your rights under the FCA, you may file a complaint of the alleged violation following our agency's complaint process Guidelines for Reporting Violations of the Fair Chance Act. 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