High-Speed Rail Authority Office of the Inspector General
Location
Sacramento County, CA | United States
Job description
The hiring of this position is dependent upon the approval of the 2024/2025 State Budget.
Under the general direction of the Chief Deputy Inspector General (Chief Deputy), the Deputy of Audits and Reviews (Audits Deputy) serves as the principal advisor to the Inspector General and Chief Deputy regarding the performance of audits, inspections, evaluations, and reviews (engagements) in furtherance of the OIG-HSR’s mission and responsibility to provide oversight of the High-Speed Rail Authority’s (Authority) management of the high-speed rail project (Project). As a member of the OIG-HSR senior management team, the Audits Deputy has responsibility for contributing to the development, implementation, and continuous refinement of policies and procedures that facilitate the successful completion of OIG-HSR responsibilities outlined in Public Utility Code 187030, including reviews of the Authority’s business plans and project update reports, project management, fiscal estimates, contracting practices, contractor oversight, and proposed agreements. Under the general direction of the Chief Deputy, the Audits Deputy plans, coordinates, and manages a variety of complex, visible, and/or sensitive engagements regarding highly technical subject matter such as parametric cost estimates, cost controls, project schedules, risk management, change order management, and economic benefit and projected ridership calculations. The Audits Deputy has principal responsibility for ensuring that all engagements are of the highest quality and are conducted in accordance with applicable professional standards including government auditing standards and Principles and Standards for Offices of Inspector General. The Audits Deputy must exercise exceptional professional judgment, ethical behavior, integrity, and a commitment to promoting accountability and integrity in government.You will find additional information about the job in the .
Telework may be available for this position for California residents based on the requirements of the position and may be discussed during the interview process. Hiring interviews may be available virtually, using teleconferencing or video conferencing options.
A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required to apply for this position. You must provide narrative responses and specific examples for each item listed below in your SOQ to be considered for this position. Your SOQ must be typed in 12-point font, no longer than three pages, organized and numbered as reflected below, and must respond to all the following items. Resumes, reference letters, and other materials will not be considered in the place of the SOQ.
1. Please describe why you are interested in this position and how your training, education, and experience has prepared you to successfully fulfill the responsibilities of this role, as described in the duty statement.
2. Please describe your views on California’s High-Speed Rail project (project) and your impressions of the Authority that oversees the project, including any views or impressions you may have previously expressed in public reports or other public platforms. Please describe how you will ensure that any personal views on the project you may hold—whether expressed publicly or not—have no effect on your ability to remain objective and impartial performing the duties of the Deputy Inspector General of Audits and Reviews.
3. Please describe your experience leading a unit that conducts performance audits, inspections, evaluations, and/or reviews.
4. Please describe your experience building and maintaining positive relationships with management and staff at entities you have audited. Describe how you would use those strategies to build and maintain positive relationships with High-Speed Rail Authority management and staff. Explain your thoughts on why doing so will benefit the OIG’s mission.
5. Please describe a time when you identified that your organization needed to make a change to better accomplish its goals. Include in your description how you identified the need for the change, your role in implementing the change, and whether the change had the intended effect once implemented.
6. Please describe your experience hiring, training, developing, and motivating staff. Provide your perspective on what characterizes an environment and culture of high performance and employee engagement.
Applications received without the SOQ will not be considered. For assistance in completing the SOQ, please reach out to the Human Resources contact below.
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
The State of California offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, vision, dental, a retirement pension, a telework stipend if applicable, and an array of other options. Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.
The STD. 678 is required and each section must be filled out completely and thoroughly. Please do not include your Social Security Number, date of birth, veteran status, personal photos, LEAP information, or any other personally identifying information on any documents in your application package.
Using the online application system as specified in the announcement is the preferred method of applying for civil service job opportunities; however, applicants may instead apply by way of U.S. mail, parcel delivery or courier service, or in person, as set forth in this announcement.
If applying via postal mail or by dropping off your application, applicants must include JC-418244 and Deputy Inspector General of Audits and Reviews, 288-100-7500-xxx in the 'Job Title' section of the STD. 678 to be considered for this position.
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
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