About the Position: The incumbent serves as a planning study manager for interdisciplinary Project Delivery Teams (PDTs) for Water Resources studies involving subjects such as flooding, ecosystem restoration, water supply, water security and climate change. *Recruitment/Relocation incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates*

Duties

Directs, manages and conducts water and related land resources studies. Evaluates, community needs, water resource problem areas, determines the scope of effort required for study and establishes study approaches and methods. Develops study scope, costs and schedules and adjusts based on intermediate results. Provides technical leadership to interdisciplinary Project Delivery Teams (PDTs) including representatives of a cost sharing local sponsor to formulate, develop and analyze major civil works water and related land resource projects.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Business Travel (TDY) required 20-30% of the time.
• Driver's license required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens 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. Social Sciences Study Manager Requirement Biological Sciences Study Manager Requirement Landscape Architect Requirement Civil Engineer Requirement Physical Scientist Requirements Community Planner Requirement Architect Requirement Economist Requirement GS-11 Requirement: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes managing or conducting water and related land resources studies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: engineering, architecture, economics, physical science . (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-12 Requirements: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes managing and conducting water and related land resources studies, developing and analyzing major civil works water and related land resource projects AND providing water resource solutions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). 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.

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 RI-W2ST04 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-ALBUQUERQUE DO NOT MAIL Albuquerque, NM 87109 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk