About the Position: This position is located in US Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, Resource Management Office. The Philadelphia District was established in 1866 to manage the water resources of the 13,000 square-mile Delaware River Basin and the Atlantic Coast from N.J. Manasquan Inlet to the southern boundary of Delaware. This is a temporary position not to exceed 1 year, can be extended up to 5 years, with possible conversion to permanent.

Duties

As the Chief, Resource Management Office, you will participate in District and Regional meetings advising on the operating elements and fiscal activities of the organization. Serve as the Chief Financial Officer and advisor to the Commander and other District elements. Responsible for the development, administration, analysis and evaluation of a financial management service program. Oversee the Finance and Accounting Branch and the Budget, Manpower and Management Branch. Exercise initiative, judgment and technical expertise in interpreting directives, planning, implementing and directing the financial cost, budget and manpower of the district. Keep the command informed of crucial and controversial program operations. Direct the work through subordinate supervisors. Utilize funds control and accounting systems that involve both operating funds and funds of independent activities, civil and military, annual and multi-year budgets. Perform supervisory functions such as hiring, performance evaluations, assigning work and grievances.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Obtain and maintain, a valid, State-issued motor vehicle driver's license
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Financial Management Certification Level 3 required within 24 months of employment.
• Business travel will be up to 10% of the time.
• Subject to service supervisory probationary period.
• This position requires pre-employment financial disclosure and annually thereafter
• Subject to a one year probationary period

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 EmployeesInteragency 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 EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet 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. Specialized Experience: GS-14:One year of specialized experience which includes (1) administering a financial management service program; and meeting at least one of the following: (2) attend meetings to provide financial data and recommendations; and/or (3) demonstrate ability in establishing external and internal working relationship to an organization. This definition of specialized experience if 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: LeadershipManaging Human ResourcesTeamworkTechnical Competence 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

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.

Contacts

• Address RD-W2SF04 US ARMY ENGINEER DIST-PHILADELPHIA DO NOT MAIL Philadelphia, PA 19103 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]