About the Position: Serves as a Regulatory Team Leader, advises lower grade employees and serves as project manager for large and complex regulatory actions.

Duties

Evaluate all levels and types of Department of the Army (DA) permit application and compliance cases (including those complex and/or controversial in nature) for activities in waters of the United States and/or navigable waters of the United States. Represent the Corps Regulatory program with other Federal, State and local governmental agencies, private interest groups and the general public in support of Section activities and responsibilities. Assist in the management of the District regulatory program through the development, administration, and implementation of programmatic initiatives and requirements such as local permit operating procedures. Make recommendations or final decisions on Department of the Army permit applications and jurisdictional determinations within program area of responsibility affecting all waters of the United States throughout the District. Plan work to be accomplished, identifies, sets, and adjusts long-term priorities, and establishes schedules for completion of work. Advise/mentor lower grade employees on procedural aspects of the regulatory program, including but not limited to the preparation of public notices, letters, Environmental Assessments, and correspondence. Review and coordinate work prepared in either draft or final form by lower grade employees, for technical accuracy and adherence to policy. Advise lower grade employees on field investigations, fact finding activities, aerial imagery interpretation, legal procedures, and documentation.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

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. 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. This position has a positive education requirement. To view the educational requirements, go to the links listed below for each series you are interested in applying for on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) website: Biologist - 0401 - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0400/general-natural-resources-management-and-biological-sciences-series-0401/ Ecologist - 1350 - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0400/ecology-series-0408/ Physical Scientist - 1301 - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/ In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: reviewing vegetation, soils, and hydrology sufficient to verify the accuracy of wetland delineations; preparing environmental assessments based on analysis of study findings on the effects of management activities on regulatory programs; experience in implementation of the Corps Regulatory Program and associated regulations, policies, and procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Oral CommunicationPlanning 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-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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address RE-W2SM05 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-BUFFALO DO NOT MAIL Buffalo, NY 14207 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk