About the Position: Serves as project manager responsible for overall project planning, execution, control and closure of civil works projects associated with flood risk management, navigation, hydropower, environmental,recreation, disaster response and recovery, work for others, water supply, special projects and other civil works related activities.

Duties

Manages all aspects of project initiation and planning in accordance with the USACE Project Delivery Business Process. Leads multi-disciplinary project delivery teams that may include external members in the development of project management plans. Ensures plans are coordinated with contributing agencies, organizations and stakeholders, including various functional elements within and outside the District. Develops scope and requirements based on the charter, corporate decisions, stakeholder needs, policy, and board guidance. Develops schedules with key milestones and budget to deliver each assigned project. Oversees the development of quality management plans to ensure the project and deliverables meet technical/engineering, policy and legal requirements. Manages all aspects of project execution and control in accordance with the USACE Project Delivery Business Process. Implements quality management plans to verify project and required deliverables meet scope, policy, legal and quality requirements as well as sponsor/stakeholder needs.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent is required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450.
• Temporary duty travel (TDY) may be required up to 25%.

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 EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic 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.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority 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 eeducation/experience quirements 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 12 I have one year of specialized experience in the Federal service which includes: Serve as a technical lead or project manager for one or more civil works, interagency, intragovernmental, or military construction projects. Assist in the planning and oversight of cost and schedule execution of the planning, design, and/or construction of project in coordination with other functional elements. Monitor project performance and report on the status of project against established milestones and objectives to assure the attainment of goals and objectives. Lead the development and implementation of Project Management Plans (PMP). Basic requirements: Economist Series 0110 (opm.gov) Social Science Series 0101 (opm.gov) General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Series 0401 (opm.gov) all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf (opm.gov) Operations Research Series 1515 (opm.gov) Geology Series 1350 (opm.gov) Chemistry Series, 1320 (opm.gov) General Physical Science Series, 1301 (opm.gov) Architecture Series 0808 (opm.gov) General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Series 0401 (opm.gov) Archeology Series 0193 (opm.gov) You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Cost Estimation and AnalysisOral CommunicationProject ManagementProject Planning, Design, and Construction 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