This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serve as Plant and Facility Program Manager with the US Army Corps of Engineer, Huntington District, Regional Rivers Repair Fleet, Cumberland River Operations Center, with duty location Old Hickory, TN..

Duties

Coordinate and oversee maintenance activities and related work with key repair station and fleet personnel. Prepare work schedules, repair estimates, and determine appropriate labor and required materials. Ensures work conducted on assigned equipment is completed in a timely manner and that a quality product is achieved. Provides technical expertise in the planning and execution of floating plant, repair stations, facility upgrades and the execution of major plant and facility maintenance and repair activities. Serves as the R3F Facilities Equipment Maintenance System (FEMS) coordinator and Subject Matter Expert (SME). Plans and implements plant and facility upgrades and major maintenance in coordination between other plant and facility managers. Prepares specifications and scopes of work for repairs to be accomplished by private contractors and recommends sources to the local contracting activity. Responsible for compiling data for use in preparing budgets and job estimates, and preparing justifications for budget requests. Coordinates assigned units Plant Replacement and Improvement Program (PRIP) for replacement of aging equipment. Supports recordkeeping and annual compliance, including maintaining licensing, monitoring upcoming license expirations and mandatory training to maintain licensure.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent is required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement (OGE-450), upon entering the position and annually.

Qualifications

If you are currently a permanent, Federal employee or have other appointment eligibility(s) as an internal candidate, apply for this vacancy number CERE236479681821 for status candidates. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. GS-07 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: maintaining routine repairs and maintenance records; participating in plant and facility maintenance operations; utilizing automated management systems for simple data entry; assisting in maintaining inventory and property records. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Superior Academic Achievement: Successful completion of all the requirements for a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in Education above. Superior Academic Achievement is based on: (1) Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR (3) Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achshonor.org/). OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-09 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: maintaining routine repairs and maintenance records; participating in plant and facility maintenance operations; utilizing automated management systems for simple data entry; assisting in maintaining inventory and property records. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS11: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: maintaining routine repairs and maintenance records; participating in plant and facility maintenance operations; utilizing automated management systems for simple data entry; assisting in maintaining inventory and property records. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business Management, Business Administration, Acquisition and Contract Management, Engineering. (Note: must attach copy of transcripts). OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS12: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: maintaining complex records of equipment repairs and maintenance; overseeing plant and facility maintenance operations; managing and retrieving information in automated management systems; performing inventory and preparing property records; assigning and planning short and long-term assignments; developing all contract and preparing micro-purchase procurement documents; coordinating and overseeing contract work. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

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 RE-W2SM01 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-HUNTINGTON DO NOT MAIL Huntington, WV 25701 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk