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VETS Group

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1921

🏗️ Construction

🏭 Manufacturing

🤝 B2B

Construction • Manufacturing • B2B

VETS Group is a Canadian industrial services and fabrication company focused on sheet metal, industrial ventilation and HVAC/R systems. Founded from a one-man operation in 1921, VETS provides system design by in-house engineers, in-shop sheet metal fabrication, field installation, and ongoing facility services including proactive maintenance, commercial plumbing, refrigeration, and HVAC service and repairs. Their offering emphasizes dust collection and control (baghouse filters, dust collectors, spark detectors, explosion vents, pneumatic conveying), industrial fans and ducting, and both industrial and commercial air conditioning and heating systems for B2B clients.

📋 Description

• Process the full range of simple, complex, and time-sensitive FOIA requests in compliance with statutory requirements, DOE regulations, and applicable guidelines. • Review and analyze a wide array of incoming FOIA requests to determine the scope of the underlying request, identify applicable legal issues, and assess the applicability of statutory exemptions, particularly Exemption 4. • Enter, track, and close FOIA cases in FOIAXpress. • Draft and send acknowledgement, interim, and final action letters. • Determine requester and fee categories. • Locate and obtain responsive records, ensuring proper search certifications. • Review and redline responsive records; recommending appropriate exemptions. • Conduct redactions and prepare sanitized records for release. • Coordinate with subject matter experts, supervisors, General Counsel, Public Affairs, etc. as required by the customer for reviews and approvals. • Document all actions and approvals, maintaining comprehensive case notes. • Deliver redacted, approved records and correspondence to requesters if requested by the customer. • Support DOE staff on FOIA litigation matters as needed. • Identify process enhancement opportunities and collaborate on backlog reduction initiatives to improve timeliness and efficiency. • Provide timely updates and proactive communication with requesters and stakeholders as required by the customer.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. • Minimum of five (5) years of experience. • Knowledge and understanding of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552), including all nine statutory exemptions. • Demonstrated understanding and experience applying statutory exemptions, particularly FOIA Exemption 4 to records. • Strong background in DOE FOIA processes and use of FOIAXpress (or equivalent systems) to collect and manage FOIA requests. • Ability to determine responsiveness of records and apply exemptions appropriately. • Experience drafting acknowledgement, interim, and final action correspondence. • Skilled in reviewing, redacting, and preparing records for release. • Strong organizational skills with experience maintaining accurate case notes. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for interacting with requesters and stakeholders. • Previous DOE experience is required.