About the Position: As Chief of Navigation Division you are responsible to the Commander for direction of the Corps' West Coast hopper dredge fleet on projects along the West Coast and in Alaska and Hawaii. As the Navigation Program Manager you will have wide latitude for planning, coordinating, and managing Navigations Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Program execution.

Duties

Manage the Navigation Program direction for the West Coast hopper dredge fleet. Manage the operations and maintenance program for dredging projects. Establish and implement mission goals encompassing operation and maintenance of navigation project and the floating plant fleet. Conduct periodic program review and analysis to compare progress with objectives and established milestones. Serve as the senior advisor to the District Commander, management staff of the District, customers, local representatives, on Navigation Program Operations and Maintenance. Provide leadership and guidance for the Navigation Division. Facilitate communication and collaboration among USACE, private entities, and other Federal, State, and local stakeholders. Analyze long range plans, factoring in social, political, economic and public ramifications. Supervise the Navigation Division, holding authority to approve the full range of personnel management actions.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires confidential financial disclosure annually.

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Executive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APostal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique AuthoritiesPriority 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 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. Qualified applicants for this position will describe in their resume at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in federal service with program and/or project management including management of funds, preparing budgets, planning and coordinating, and directing short and long range work programs and/or projects; as well as managing communication with private entities and stakeholders, and other federal, state and local governments. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: LeadershipOrganizational AwarenessPlanning and EvaluatingProblem Solving 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address RH-W2SJ01 USARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-PORTLAND DO NOT MAIL Portland, OR 97208 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk