About the Position: Incumbent will work under the general direction of the Planning Division Chief and Plan Formulation Branch Chief. Receives assignments in broad general terms or in the form of directives from higher authority. Incumbent acts on own initiative and judgment in carrying out assignments. This is a temporary position not to exceed one year but may be extended up to three years. The position has NO option to convert to permanent.

Duties

Serves as Planning Division’s Senior Planning Technical Lead (PTL) for OCONUS projects related to Water Resources in Latin America with a focus on the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Negotiates with representatives of host nation on various policy concerns, agreement issues, and administrative procedures. Serves as the Planning Technical Lead with responsibility for organizing, directing, and providing planning, economic and environmental services and, policy guidance to partner nations. Serves as leader over a team engineering/scientific, operations, planning and/or real estate positions engaged in oversight and advisory work at the GS-11 and GS-13 grade levels. Coordinates reach-back capabilities to obtain technical assistance from the Mobile District, South Atlantic Division and or the entire USACE on planning issues that require specific expertise. Performs administrative team leader responsibilities for a staff of planners, economists, biologist and, cultural resource specialists.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Position performs OCONUS/ TDY/TCS/PCS up to 50% of duty time.
• Official U.S. government (red) passport required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain applicable work visa.
• Requires physical ability to complete general field inspection activities under austere conditions, through extensive walking and lifting of inspection equipment.
• Work may also include frequent lifting of moderately heavy items weighing less than 50 pounds such as equipment and samples.

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 EmployeesDefense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority 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 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 Community Planner community Planning Series 0020 (opm.gov) Basic requirement for Economist Economist Series 0110 (opm.gov) Basic requirement for Biologist General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Series 0401 (opm.gov) Basic requirement for Engineering Civil Engineering Series 0810 (opm.gov) 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.) serving as a Planner on OCONUS projects related to Water Resources Planning; and 2.) experience in conducting water supply and/or navigation studies related to Water Resources Planning. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). 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: Planning and EvaluatingProblem SolvingProject 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-13).

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address RL-W2SR04 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-MOBILE DO NOT MAIL Mobile, AL 36628 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk