About the Position: This is a permanent position with Headquarters (HQs), US Army Corps of Engineers, Directorate of Resource Management located at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO); 441 G. Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20314. The HQs Directorate of Resource Management is a major staff component of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This position will be filled on a permanent basis.

Duties

Serves as Chief, Business Practices and Program Evaluation Division; directs business analyses and program review and evaluation activities which integrate and analyze budget, finance, and manpower information on major command programs. Advises higher level management officials on problems involving the relationships of the division activities to other divisions, broader programs, and other command activities. Assigns work to subordinates based on priorities and considerations of the difficulty of assignments and the capabilities of employees. Identifies needs and makes provision for employee training, developmental assignments, and other performance enhancing experiences. Provides the command with an independent evaluation of new, major and long-term investment proposals and plans.

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. This requires that a personnel security investigation be adjudicated on a pre-appointment basis which may take up to 90 days or longer to process.
• THIS IS A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Level 3 Certified position. Incumbent of this position is required to comply with all Department of Defense and Department of the Army requirements of this certification program.
• One-year supervisory probationary period required. A one-year probationary period is required if the selectee has not previously met this requirement.

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 EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency 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. To qualify based on your 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: Supervises the work of approximately 7 - 9 professional and support employees in grades 12 through GS-14. Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets priorities, provides guidance, resolves policy issues, and reviews products and activities. Manages economic, investment and financial analyses, and program evaluations to assess and improve business practices. Manages the accomplishment of cost of doing business, overhead, economic, investment, and other financial analyses. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Financial AnalysisFinancial ManagementManages and Organizes InformationManaging Human Resources 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-14).

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 RA-W0JVAA HQ US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS DO NOT MAIL Washington, DC 20313 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk