Jay Bergstrom

Deputy Chief Engineer @U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Sheridan, WY, US

FE/C Level I | FAC-P/PM Level I | COR Level II• I lead supervisors, leaders, group coordinators and committee chairs to direct, coordinate, oversee work and provide similar oversight of contractors. • Routinely I exercise significant responsibilities in dealing with officials of other units, organizations in advising management officials of higher rank or authority. • I assure reasonable equity of performance standards and rating techniques between organizational units and assure equity in assessment of contractor work. • As a regular part of my job I direct a program or major program segment with significant resources. • Daily I make decisions on work problems presented by subordinate supervisors/leaders. • Consistently I evaluate subordinate supervisors or leaders and serve as the review official for evaluations they prepare for non-supervisory employees. • Routinely I make or approve selections for non-supervisory subordinate positions. • I plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set, and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work. I assign work to subordinates based on priorities, goals, and mission considering the difficulty of work and capabilities of employees. • Consistently I give advice, counsel, or instructions to employees on work and administrative matters. • I review and approve serious disciplinary actions involving non-supervisory employees. • Routinely I make decisions on non-routine, costly, or controversial training needs and requests. • Daily I determine whether contractor work meets standards to authorize payment. • Consistently I approve expenses comparable to WIGI, extensive overtime, and employee travel. • I recommend awards and bonuses for non-supervisory employees and changes in position descriptions, subject to higher level approval. • I find and implement ways to eliminate or reduce significant bottlenecks and barriers to production, team building, and improving business practices.

University of Wyoming

Bachelor's Degree, Civil Engineering