About the Position: This position is for an Assistant Operations Project Manager with USACE, Southwestern Division, Operations Division, Piney Woods Regional Office and may be filled at one of the following locations: Jefferson, TX, Jasper, TX, OR Texarkana, TX.

Duties

As the Assistant Operations Project Manager, share fully in the provision of supervision over subordinate supervisors and team leaders, and indirect supervision over other employees. Compile, analyze, and summarize financial data and develops detailed estimates and justification needed for funding to support important programs and project needs. Develop or coordinate development of necessary designs, specifications, work plans, and cost estimates. Ensure subordinate supervisors plan the work under their employees, establish workload priorities and make assignments based upon the difficulty, complexity and type of work. Serve as the contractual authority on the acceptability and applicability of contractual matters related to the program.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• May be required to serve a one year supervisory probationary period.
• This is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) - subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
• May be required to travel 25% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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 Assistant Operations Project Manager: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Assigning and reviewing work, identifying training needs, addressing grievances or complaints of employees and interviewing applicants for vacant positions. AND (2). Analyzing and planning organization work priorities, budget requirements and goals related to natural resources management, security, environmental management, park recreation facilities, and construction or repair of roads, grounds and facilities. AND (3) experience in areas of contracting to include inspecting and monitoring contractor progress and contract compliance, negotiations and modifications to contract specifications. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Contract AdministrationOral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingProject Management Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

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

• Address RK-W2SU02 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT FORT WORTH DO NOT MAIL Fort Worth, TX 76102 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk