About the Position: The incumbent serves as a planner for coastal and water resources projects within the San Francisco District. Using a well-developed professional knowledge of one or more of the social, biological, physical sciences or engineering. The incumbent provides input into a wide variety of flood risk management, and navigation planning efforts throughout the San Francisco District boundaries.

Duties

The incumbent directs and coordinates the activities of a range of technical specialists (economists, engineers, cultural resources specialists, environmentalists) ensuring their products meet the requirements of the planning deliverable, comprehending and synthesizing this material into a complete and technically accurate planning document. Directs, manages, and conducts water and related land planning studies. Establishes, monitors, and adjusts the study plan as necessary to respond to the study authority. Scopes and identifies required adjustments to study costs and schedules based on intermediate results. Leads an interdisciplinary team to formulate, develop and analyze water and related land resource projects. Formulates alternatives which address sometimes conflicting objectives of national economic development, environmental quality, social wellbeing, and regional development. Develops pre-project and post-project conditions which are expected to prevail in the area under study, including input on demography, hydrology, geomorphology, biology, etc. Coordinates pertinent inter-jurisdictional planning activities and represents the District on all matters related to assigned studies. Prepares briefing materials and presents briefing stakeholders such as internal decision makers, resource agencies, and the public. Negotiates level of detail of technical studies with in-house technical experts and with contractors to direct scope of planning efforts and deliverables. Develops and maintains communication networks with regulatory agencies, citizen, and special interest groups to establish a sensitivity to issues, programs, and goals as well as insure compatibility with Corps public participation policies. Prepares various reports, studies, and final planning deliverables assuring consistency and technical accuracy of these deliverables. Reviews and evaluates work performed under contract for accuracy, adequacy, completeness, and conformity with contract requirements and makes suggestions designed to improve the product.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Social Sciences Study Manager, GS-0101: Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for Social Science Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.) Basic Requirement for Biological Sciences Study Manager, GS-0401: Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.) Basic Requirement for Civil Engineer, GS-0810: Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for All Professional Engineering Positions Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.) Basic Requirement for Physical Scientist, GS-1301: Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for General Physical Science Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.) In addition to meeting one of the basic requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: One year of specialized experience directly related to this occupation equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Experience coordinating teams made up of technical specialists from multiple disciplines in the execution of planning studies for water resource infrastructure projects and synthesizing interdisciplinary technical products from engineering, economics, environmental and other disciplines into a complete planning document; scoping planning study costs and schedules; leading alternative formulation, evaluation, and study recommendations; preparing and delivering presentations or correspondence regarding planning efforts to stakeholders such as decision makers, resource agencies, or the public; and ensuring studies are compliant with applicable laws, regulations, and planning guidance.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

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