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: US Citizens 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

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