var xmlString = '<JobSearchResults LookID="pennwell">  <!-- Served from qs-b-01.oc.careercast.com -->  <QueryString>clientid=pennwell&amp;stringVar=xmlString&amp;pageSize=15&amp;searchType=featured&amp;outFormat=jsxml</QueryString>  <Jobs>        <Job>         <JobID>73537305</JobID>         <Title>Mechanical Engineer, GS-0830-12 (JS-DEU)</Title>         <Employer>Bureau of Reclamation         </Employer>         <Location>Lakewood, Colorado</Location>         <Description><![CDATA[Reclamation is seeking a career professional looking for an opportunity to capitalize on his/her expertise as a Mechanical Engineer. You can make a difference in the West by assisting in meeting increasing water demands while protecting the environment.  Here is a great opportunity to join a great organization with excellent growth potential!  LOCATION: Technical Service Center, Infrastructure Services Division, Hydraulic Equipment; Lakewood, CO  Relocation expenses are not authorized.  DOI uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify. Occasional Travel Occasional travel required. RELOCATION AUTHORIZED No  KEY REQUIREMENTS U.S. Citizenship or U.S. NationalSuitable for Federal Employment, determined by background investigation.You must submit resume and supporting documentation (See How to Apply)You must meet specialized experience requirements; (See Qualifications)For veterans consideration, submit document(s) under Required documentsDUTIES:Back to top- Serves as a mechanical engineer technical specialist with projects involving analytical solution of unique engineering problems, layouts, designs, construction drawings, and specifications concerning all phases of design, procurement, fabrication, installation, testing, operation, and maintenance of hydro-electric turbines, pump turbines, governors, pumps, regulating gates, structural gates, and other mechanical equipment for projects such as multi-purpose dams, pump-storage systems, pumping plants, intakes, and canals.   - Serves as a mechanical engineer technical specialist with projects for preparing designs, drawings, specification for fabrication, installation, and procurement of steel pipe, valves, and appurtenances for penstocks, dam outlet works, pump discharge and water storage tanks.   - Provides technical assistance and direction to lower graded engineers and technicians.  - Prepares and reviews correspondence, specifications, design summaries, designers\' operating criteria, and other required documentation. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:Back to topMINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must first meet the Basic Education Qualification Requirements listed below:  Degree: professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.  OR  Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:  --Professional registration -- Current registration as a professional engineer by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board\'s eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.  --Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.  Applicants who have passed the EIT examination and have completed all the requirements for either (a) a bachelor\'s degree in engineering technology (BET) from an accredited college of university that included 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, or (b) a BET from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) may be rated eligible for certain engineering positions at GS-5. Eligibility is limited to positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of the engineering technology program. Applicants for positions that involve highly technical research, development, or similar functions requiring an advanced level of competence in basic science must meet the basic requirements in paragraph A  --Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum.  --Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor\'s degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.)  GS-12: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service.  DEFINITION OF SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To meet specialized experience, your resume must describe experience that demonstrates the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities as follows: Examples of specialized experience include leading design teams or providing engineering support for the procurement and rehabilitation of major water resource facilities such as pumping plants, power plants, etc; identifying, confirming, and responding to issues resulting from contractor Request for Information (RFIs) or field problems and procedures resulting from differing site conditions; experience with turbine procurement, engineering and rehabilitation; and/or experience with providing engineering designs and construction support for the procurement of steel pipe and valves which includes penstocks, dam outlet works, pumping manifolds, steel tanks, etc.  Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.  SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: This position requires a current valid professional engineering license. Failure to provide proof of this license with your application will make you ineligible.  This position has a mandatory education requirement; you must furnish a copy of your transcript of college work completed (unofficial copy is acceptable). Transcripts must include the name of the college or university and date the degree was conferred. Non-submission will result in you being rated not qualified for the position.  Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, applicants must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs. You must meet all qualification requirements and any selective factors, by the closing date of this announcement. HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:Category rating and selection procedures will be used for evaluating this position. If you meet the basic qualification requirements, your on-line responses to the vacancy assessment questionnaire will be used to determine the quality and extent of your experience, education, training, etc., for placement in one of the following categories: 1) Best Qualified, 2) Well Qualified and 3) Qualified. Qualified candidates will be assigned a numerical score on a scale of 70-100 and Veterans with preference will be placed at the top of their respective category. The assessment questionnaire will take you approximately 30 minutes to complete.  Applicants will be further evaluated on the following “Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)” or through your resume and responses to the online questions.  1. Knowledge of mechanical engineering concepts, theories, principles, practices, and techniques.  2. Skill in written and oral communication.  3. Ability to lead teams.   Applicants must make a fair and accurate assessment of their qualifications. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is apparent in your description of experience, competencies, skills, and/or education/training OR that your resume/application is incomplete, you may be rated ineligible or your score may be lowered.  To preview questions please click here. BENEFITS:Back to top  You can review our benefits at:https://jobs.mgsapps.monster.com/bor/vacancy/preview!benefits.hms?orgId=2&jnum=68710   OTHER INFORMATION:--The Bureau of Reclamation has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.  --Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. For more information visit: http://www.sss.gov.  --Equal Employment Opportunity: The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability and genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.  --This position requires a successfully adjudicated Low-Risk SF-85 background investigation and is a condition of employment. HOW TO APPLY:Back to topApplications (resume and assessment questionnaire) for this vacancy MUST be received online BEFORE midnight Eastern Time (Washington D.C. time) on the closing date of this announcement. When you\'re ready to apply, click the blue APPLY ONLINE button at the side of the page. This vacancy is being announced through Bureau of Reclamation\'s Hiring System--HireMe. For more information about the HireMe system and the registration process, visit: http://www.usbr.gov/pmts/hr/hireme.html.  As part of the on-line application process, applicants may be required to submit supporting documents. Failure to submit the requested supporting documents may result in your not being considered for this position.  Options for submitting supporting documentation include Auto Requested Fax or uploading from your USAJOBS profile - instructions provided during the online application process. In addition, you may E-mail your supporting documentation to codo@usbr.gov, fax directly to the HR Office at 303-445-6349, mail to (DFC) 6th and Kipling Building 67, Rm 348, Denver, CO 80225, OR hand-deliver to HR Office: Denver Federal Center (DFC) 6th and Kipling, Bldg 67, Rm 348, Denver, CO 80225. Include your name and the vacancy number on the supporting document(s).  This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us at the phone number shown at the bottom of this page. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:To be considered for this position, applicants are required to submit a resume (with dates of employment, i.e. years and months), an on-line assessment questionnaire, and the following supporting documents, as appropriate:  --TRANSCRIPT(S): All applicants MUST furnish a copy of your college transcript(s), if applicable. If selected, you will be required to provide official college transcripts to verify your educational qualifications prior to reporting for work.  --P.E. LICENSE: A current valid professional engineering license. Provide proof of license with your application.  --DD-214, CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY: If you are entitled to veterans’ preference, you must provide a copy of your DD-214, and you should indicate the type of veterans’ preference you are claiming on your resume. Your veterans’ preference entitlement will be verified by the employing agency.  --For 5-point veterans\' preference, submit a copy of your DD-214 (Member 4 Copy), or an official statement of service from your command if you are currently on active duty, or other official documentation (e.g., documentation of receipt of a campaign badge or expeditionary medal) that proves your military service was performed under honorable conditions.  --For 10-point veterans\' preference, please submit a Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, DD-214, and the required documentation requested by this form.  --For information on veteran\'s eligibility visit: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/veterans-services/vet-guide/.  --CTAP/ICTAP provides placement assistance to permanent Federal employees who are surplus, displaced or involuntarily separated. Applicants claiming CTAP-ICTAP eligibility must submit a copy of their most recent performance appraisal, proof of eligibility and most current SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location with their application. To be considered under CTAP/ICTAP, applicants must be well-qualified, i.e. meet the minimum qualification requirements, including selective factors, education and experience requirements and score at least 90 on the assessment questionnaire as established, and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry. For information on CTAP/ICTAP, visit: http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.asp. AGENCY CONTACT INFO:HR Service Center Phone: 303-445-2684 Fax: 303-445-6349 Email: codo@usbr.govAgency Information: BUREAU OF RECLAMATION P.O. Box 25007  DFC, Bldg. 67 Attn: 84-52200 Denver, CO 80225-0007 US Fax: 303-445-6349 WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:After all application packages have been received, resumes and transcripts will be reviewed to ensure applicants meet the basic qualification requirements. Each applicant who meets the basic qualifications will be further evaluated on the information provided in the Assessment Questionnaire. Best-qualified applicants will be referred to the selecting official. After making a tentative job offer, a suitability and/or security background investigation will be conducted. A final job offer is typically made within 40 days after the deadline for applications. Applicants should monitor their status for positions with the Bureau of Reclamation, by regularly checking their public status notifications in their USAJOBS profile.]]></Description>         <LookID>pennwell</LookID>         <Url>http://pennwell.careers.adicio.com/careers/jobsearch/detail/jobId/73537305/viewType/featured</Url>      </Job>        <Job>         <JobID>71941411</JobID>         <Title>Superintendent, Generation Maintenance</Title>         <Employer>Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)         </Employer>         <Location>Polluck Pines, California</Location>         <Description><![CDATA[Purpose: This position will report to SMUD\'s Hydro Operations\' facility at Fresh Pond in Pollock Pines.  This facility is located 60 miles east of Sacramento off Hwy. 50.  To ensure the reliable cost-effective generation of electrical power in the District\'s service area by planning, directing and supervising the predictive, preventive and corrective maintenance, modification, repair, monitoring and testing of all District Hydroelectric generating equipment. Oversees Power Generation craft resources including both SMUD and contract resources.  Assists in the development, implementation and managing of department goals, objectives, policies and priorities in partnership with the Supt., Hydro Generation Assets and the department Manager; selects, trains, motivates, evaluates and develops subordinate personnel and ensures that department strategic objectives and priorities are achieved and coordinated with other departments.  Salary: $112,450 - $140,402  Essential Functions:   Ensures the reliable generation of electrical power from SMUD\'s generation resources by planning, scheduling, directing and supervising the maintenance, overhaul, modification, repair, monitoring and testing of SMUD\'s electric generation facilities consisting of twelve hydro units and their associated intake gates and valves, dam spillway gates and controls, penstocks, and seven transmission substations.    2. Processes and coordinates clearances for personnel and equipment safety and enforces proper safeguards relating to work on and around electric generating units, high voltages, hazardous materials, pressurized hydraulic and pneumatic systems, large rotating machinery, and vehicle peril, to prevent personal injury and loss of equipment. Serves on the Department Labor/Management Safety Committee lead to monitor safety program implementation and work practices of Department personnel.   3. Directs the work of subordinates and maintains staffing levels and work quality in order to meet objectives and assigned unit responsibility by interpreting and executing SMUD policies and procedures; recommending modifications to operating policies and procedures; oversees and prepares performance plans and evaluations for staff; evaluates work through subordinate supervisors or experienced lead employees; hiring, firing, training, coaching, mentoring and developing subordinates; ensuring staff safety and prevention of personal injury and equipment loss;  and acting to ensure project and operational schedules and budgets are met.   4. Maintains arsenal of supplemental craft contracts and supervises contractors performing work on generating equipment to ensure that the work is performed in accordance with SMUD\'s safety, security and commercial policies and requirements.   5. Serves as "On-Call" supervisor on a 24/7 basis for specified periods of time during the year for operational decisions; to dispatch the appropriate personnel for unscheduled operation and maintenance problems; and to take necessary first-stage action to protect life, equipment and property within the areas for which the Hydro Operating Department is responsible.   6. Assists in developing and administering the department budget by monitoring unit budget expenditures against plan; identifying and reconciling budget anomalies; monitoring and revising schedules, expenditures and assignments; participate in the review and forecast for budget; developing budget recommendations for the next fiscal year.    Minimum Qualifications:  Experience:  10 or more years of progressively responsible relevant work experience, including supervisory experience, in the installation, maintenance, overhaul, repair and modification of electrical and mechanical equipment associated with modern hydroelectric generating systems including both impulse and reaction vertical shaft turbine/generators in the 10-250 MW range; communicate effectively orally and in writing internally/externally; establish and maintain effective working relationships internally/externally.   Education:  High school diploma or equivalency.   KNOWLEDGE OF: Methods and techniques for planning, organizing, directing and controlling work activities; training staff; policy updates and  interviewing procedures, evaluating and recording performance results; recruiting, screening and hiring; policies and standards for interacting with local, state and national authorities and agencies; principles and practices for delegating, prioritizing, assigning and reviewing work assignments; motivating, coaching, mentoring, training and developing, taking disciplinary action and conducting terminations;  techniques for exercising significant leadership and authority; safety policies, practices and procedures; English grammar, punctuation and vocabulary standards.   SKILL TO: Coordinate work with other SMUD entities; identify, assess and coordinate training needs for staff; initiate; interact cooperatively and positively with others to influence and motivate behavior; oversee disciplinary actions and resolution of employee grievances; plan, organize, direct, control, and review the work of others; read and interpret plans, diagrams and specifications; schedule and prioritize own work assignments to meet expected timeframes; and serve as reference person for other employees.   Desirable Qualifications:   Education:  BS degree from an accredited college or university majoring in Engineering or related field, completion of a related journeyman crafts program, or equivalent experience.  Experience supervising IBEW represented employees highly desirable.]]></Description>         <LookID>pennwell</LookID>         <Url>http://pennwell.careers.adicio.com/careers/jobsearch/detail/jobId/71941411/viewType/featured</Url>      </Job>        <Job>         <JobID>73857361</JobID>         <Title>OPERATIONS MANAGER / PLANT MANUFACTURING /  US NORTH EAST</Title>         <Employer>Lions Global Inc.         </Employer>         <Location>Pennsylvania</Location>         <Description><![CDATA[Provide leadership to various manufacturing functions within the Company, including Manufacturing Engineering. Directs and oversees all aspects of manufacturing processes. Responsible for planning and directing the layout of equipment, workflow, assembly methods, workforce utilization, and lean manufacturing concepts. Familiar with a variety of heavy manufacturing concepts, practices, and procedures, especially welding, machining and assembly. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. Leads and directs the work of others. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.     Primary Responsibilities   Responsible for producing high quality, cost effective products on schedule.Responsible for reducing manufacturing costs on an on-going (continuous improvement) basis.Provide leadership and guidance to the following functions:Safety and Health (York & US Field Operations)Shop OperationsFacilities and Manufacturing TechnologyQuality ServicesResponsible for budgeting, staffing, throughput generation, effective utilization of the hourly workforce. All planning and forecasting requires detailed integration with marketing and sales, project management, procurement and engineering.Responsible for labor relations and contract negotiations with the bargaining unit together with Human ResourcesResponsible for optimization of the manufacturing processes and workflows through sound and sustaining lean manufacturing methods, industrial, and mechanical engineering principles and practices.Responsible for flexible, accurate and detailed manufacturing production scheduling and full integration with project master scheduling, electronically, resource and informational.Participant in global manufacturing group with full accountability in implementation of group strategies and actions. Mutually develops and fully supports implementation of international and joint Operating Unit project execution of supply.Assures manufacturing is a full resource provider and partner in marketing and sales proposal development in a timely and cost effective manner. Responsible for organizational development within the manufacturing and transportation organizations.Responsible for achieving bookings and margin levels in Industrial Products Group.   Bachelors Degree (B.S.) in Engineering or equivalent. Prefer graduate degree in engineering, business, or related field of study.   Leadership skills Ability to work effectively in a Union environment. Continuous Improvement methodologies Technical knowledge of welding, machining, assembly, testing, NDE, and must posses a detailed working knowledge of process improvement techniques. Knowledge of capital planning and facility/machine tool upgrade, workflow planning, & utilization. Manufacturing resource/capacity planning Lean Manufacturing Concepts, Kaizen, Toyota Production Systems, Etc. Capital investments   Progressively responsible positions demonstrating track record of achievement Minimum of ten (10) years experience in custom engineering job shop environment.  Proven ability to work with people to achieve results.     Please forward all applications to :    RJ Roux / Lions Global   RJRoux@lions-global.com]]></Description>         <LookID>pennwell</LookID>         <Url>http://pennwell.careers.adicio.com/careers/jobsearch/detail/jobId/73857361/viewType/featured</Url>      </Job>        <Job>         <JobID>74204416</JobID>         <Title>US Sales Manager</Title>         <Employer>KAM CONTROLS, INC.         </Employer>         <Location>Houston, Texas</Location>         <Description><![CDATA[    Job Description   Name:   Job Title:  US Sales Manager                                     Department:  Sales/Marketing                 Job Overview The Sales Manager will revise as is appropriate and oversee the ongoing implementation of the KAM sales business plan in conjunction with KAM management to increase US market penetration for the organization. The successful candidate will have a proven background in business development and building sustainable partnerships preferably within the petroleum industry in addition to a proven sales success record. The ideal candidate will also be a driven, self-motivated, self reliant deal maker with strategic vision, a strong technical background and a significant track record in identifying, driving, and closing complex, win-win opportunities with customers.     Salary Based upon experience + bonus based of % increased revenue     Essential Job Duties o   Manage a range of strategic relationships and revenue generating partnerships for the Company o   Work with management to establish an overall corporate sales strategyo   Manage agents, distributors and/or partners including sales goals and business relationshipso   Maintain and achieve quota on a quarterly basis o   Coordinate closely with marketing to develop, contribute and implement strategic and tactical marketing planso   Develop business cases for potential customers by performing research on market opportunity/valuation and partner business/financial viability o   Manage the day-to-day operations of each partnership serving as a proactive liaison and champion to promote partnerships internally and with the customer’s management and field technicians to drive focused revenue generating programs in the field o   Collectively work with internal counterparts in product development, marketing, sales, sales engineering, etc. to research, invent and establish features, functions and benefits vital for Company growtho   Represent KAM and participate in various industry meetings and conferences    Budget Responsibilities:  Yes. US Sales forecast and budget management.     Supervisory Responsibilities:  Yes. Sales staff and authorized agents.  Prerequisites for the job o   Bachelors Degree (Business, Marketing, or Engineering)o   2 to 5 yrs of experience in Sales Managemento   Industry understanding, market/territory experience, product/technical knowledge, good grasp of the financial benefit of KAM instrumentso   Demonstrated skill of selling benefit/solutionso   Consistent record of exceeding sales objectiveso   Ability to cut through established blockers within an organization to close deals o   Effective communication skills (oral and written) with internal and external stakeholderso   Technical knowledge of KAM\'s product lineo   Time management, self motivated with limited supervisiono   Willingness to travel 70% of the time.o   Computer skills, MS Office knowledge, CRM]]></Description>         <LookID>pennwell</LookID>         <Url>http://pennwell.careers.adicio.com/careers/jobsearch/detail/jobId/74204416/viewType/featured</Url>      </Job>    </Jobs></JobSearchResults>';