Department of Energy Headquarters

Department of Energy Headquarters is how USAJOBS labels positions in the department’s headquarters offices, as distinct from its field sites and the national laboratories, most of which are operated by contractors. Headquarters staff set policy and oversee programs across the department’s missions: energy, nuclear security, environmental cleanup of former weapons sites and basic science. The main offices are in Washington, DC and Germantown, Maryland.

Recent listings have included intelligence research specialists and an intelligence analyst, a deputy general counsel for transactions, a director of environmental compliance, a director of the waste disposition programs division, a director of the office of standard contract management, a deputy director and supervisory policy analyst, a human resources business partner, a supervisory program manager, a management and program analyst, a program support specialist and a program advisor.

Applying tip: many headquarters positions require a security clearance, and the announcement states the level and whether you must already hold it. Senior director roles are often excepted service or Senior Executive Service, with their own application formats. Our security clearance guide explains how clearance requirements interact with remote work.