About the Position: Serves as the Chief of Planning Office in Detroit, MI.

Duties

Discusses major policy or technical decisions and recommendations with the corporate team. Coordinates and manages the District's Investigation, Continuing Authorities, Flood Plain Management, Special Studies, and Environmental Programs. Plans, schedules, coordinates, supervises and guides all activities of the Office to accomplish all mission functions. Advises on applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures of the Corps of Engineers related to proposed and on-going Civil Works projects. Exercises staff supervision and overall management responsibilities for all activities of the Office. Prepares pre and post-authorization and environmental decision documents on a variety of water resources projects and assures quality control/assurance of all such documents. Designs, develops and promulgates working procedures, policies and methods for the guidance of Planning Office staff.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

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 EmployeesDomestic 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.) 13473Priority 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 EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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. Specialized experience: Experience developing, coordinating and managing the District's General Investigations, Continuing Authorities, Flood Plain Management, Special Studies and Environment Programs. Plans, schedules, coordinates, supervises and guides all activities of the Office to accomplish all mission functions. In addition to Specialized Experience mentioned above, you MUST meet one or more of the individual occupational requirements (IOR) stated below (please click the link next to the corresponding series to view qualification requirements): Basic Requirement for Economist, series 0110: Economist Series Basic Requirement for Archeologist, series 0193: Archeology Series Basic Requirement for Biologist, series 0401: General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Basic Requirement for Engineering, series 0800: Professional Engineering Basic Requirement for Physical Scientist, series 1301: General Physical Science Series You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Budget AdministrationHuman Resources ManagementLeadershipOral CommunicationPlanning and Evaluating 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-13).

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-W2SM07 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-DETROIT DO NOT MAIL Detroit, MI 48231 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk