Job opening: Operations Research Analyst
Salary: $132 368 - 172 075 per year
Published at: Oct 23 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This is a permanent position with the Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Directorate of Military Programs, Installation Readiness Division, located located at USACE HQ, 441 G St NW, Washington, DC.
Duties
Serve as an authority in developing innovative methods for identifying cost factors and devising complex mathematical models to estimate costs.
Evaluate impacts of analyses and study findings on current systems, programs, and policies.
Assess strengths and weaknesses of available capabilities to leverage in support of analytical activities.
Evaluate all data and integrates results into comprehensive recommendations and reports.
Build, develop, and maintain data models and dashboards to support data-driven decision making.
Lead multi-disciplinary teams responsible for completing projects that are important segments of much larger overall efforts.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
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 EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActNon-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and the 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 Operations Research Analyst:
Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in operations research; or a degree with at least 24 semester hours in a combination of operations research, mathematics, probability, statistics, mathematical logic, science, or subject-matter courses requiring substantial competence in college-level mathematics or statistics. At least 3 of the 24 semester hours must have been in calculus.
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) formulating and applying operations research, mathematics, statistics, and/or analytical techniques to analyze data; 2) developing studies and analyses related to the Installations infrastructure and services; 3) briefing higher level officials relating to courses of actions, progress, and/or conclusions of analyses or studies; and 4) identifying cost factors and devising complex mathematical models to estimate costs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13 or above).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Cost Estimation and AnalysisOral CommunicationResearch and Data AnalysisStatistical AnalysisWritten Communication
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-13).
Education
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at -
http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
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
DATE OF EDUCATION COMPLETION: In order to qualify for this position you must have completed this requirement by the closing date of this announcement. If you do not provide proof of completion for this requirement by the closing date of this announcement, you will be rated as ineligible for this position.
Contacts
- Address RA-W0JVAA HQ US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
DO NOT MAIL
Washington, DC 20313
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
- Email: [email protected]
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