About the Position: This position is located within the US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, Planning, Programs, and Project Management Division, with duty in Huntington, WV.

Duties

Serves as a Project Management Section Chief and works under the general administrative direction of the Assistant Chief, Programs and Project Management Branch. Directs the development, preparation, and submission of Civil Works programs and program data for budgetary proposals and changes. Oversees presentation and defense of the annual and multi-year civil works programs. Prepares budgetary reports and provides timely advice and support to the Assistant Chief of Programs and Project Management Branch, Chief of Programs and Project Management Branch, and Deputy District Engineer. Review and approve the full range of personnel actions including identification and allocation of manpower needs, management of performance and conduct standards, and training. Analyzes, reviews, and recommends civil works programming activities, exercising responsibility for the interpretation of Civil Works Director’s Policy Memos, implementation guidance and directives. Directs preparation, approval, and updates of Project Management Plans for all active projects in the district, which become the blueprint for carrying out the district's Project Management program. Monitors program progress, evaluates project performance, determines causes for deviations from schedules, and coordinates with program managers and project managers to implement necessary program changes and funding adjustments.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Will be required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I USOGE, 6/08). Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) and incumbent must meet the DAWIA Acquisition Certification requirements for the Facility Engineering (FE) Career Field.

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. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 work 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: : Plan and schedule work to be accomplished and coordinate work of employees; program management of a project portfolio(s), devising strategies to realize defined program objectives to achieve programmatic goals; direct the development, preparation, and submission of programs and program data for budgetary proposals. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: DecisivenessLeadershipOral CommunicationProject ManagementTechnical Competence 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-12). To be referred, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and specialized experience requirements within thirty (30) days after the closing date of the announcement.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience above in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualifications requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address RE-W2SM01 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-HUNTINGTON DO NOT MAIL Huntington, WV 25701 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk