About the Position: Works under the general supervision of the Area Operations Manager, who provides objectives and available resources; delegates broad authority to establish priorities, schedules and supervision of individual sites; prioritizes project work plans; develops methods and techniques to cover work/response program requirements. IMPORTANT: Please see "Additional Information" section below for further details. This is an obligated position.

Duties

Serves as Facility Manager for water control facilities which provide flood control, water supply, recreational and natural resources. Develops long-range plans and programs for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and protection of facilities, systems, equipment, ground, shorelines, and channels. Coordinates the development of overall work plans, methods and techniques to cover normal and emergency work/response program requirements. Establishes priorities, schedules, technical engineering requirements, budgetary requirements, contractual requirements, and manpower needs. Provides detailed specifications of work to be contracted, reviews plans and specifications for performance of work, estimates of time, materials, equipment and costs. Reviews technical and general specifications for contracting requirements. Furnishes and reviews specifications or detail descriptions of commercial, industrial, and nonstandard supplies, materials and equipment to the Purchasing Agent. Prepares initial budgets for assigned projects, forwarding them to the Area Operations Manager.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position is covered by the Civilian drug testing Program. Incumbent is required to sign a DA Form 5019-R, Condition of Employment for certain civilian positions identified as critical under the Drug Abuse Testing Program.
• The incumbent must obtain and maintain: Government driver's license, crane operator's license, boat operator's license, and COR (Contracting Officer’s Representative) authority within 12 months.

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 VeteransInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatement In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or specialized 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 for GS-11: One year of specialized experience which includes management and/or execution of budget and technical experience in recreation management and/or natural resource management, flood risk management and facility maintenance or related work that provided the experience to perform the duties of the position. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education (minimum of 54 graduate-level semester hours) leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as accounting, business, economics, finance, political science, or statistics. (Note: You MUST submit copies of ALL relevant transcripts with your application.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then, divide your semester hours of graduate-level education beyond the second year (total graduate-level semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.). (Note: You MUST submit copies of ALL relevant transcripts with your application.) You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: CommunicationsCost Estimation and AnalysisFacilities Operations and MaintenanceLeadershipNatural Resource ManagementTeambuilding 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-09).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job at the GS-11 grade level, if you qualify based on your education must submit transcripts.

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-W2SM02 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-LOUISVILLE DO NOT MAIL Louisville, KY 40202 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk