About the Position: Serves as the Chief of Staff (CoS) for the Seattle District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Exercise independent judgement and resourcefulness in the development and implementation of policies, programs, and operations. This work supports a workforce of approximately 900 employees delivering a full-service annual program in excess of $460M across Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon.

Duties

Manage assigned activities through direct supervision of assigned Support Office Chiefs, to include Public Affairs, Mission Support, Internal Review, Safety/Occupational Health, and other offices as directed. Outlines policy and overall program requirements and objectives to subordinate supervisors; provides technical advice and guidance as required. Initiates priority or special assignments based on changing local situation or higher echelon directives affecting existing programs, deadlines, and objectives. Performs short and long-range planning in conjunction with prospective changes in USACE missions and programs. Principal staff advisor to the District Commander, Deputy Commander, and Deputy for Planning, Programs, and Project Management Division (DPM). Directs the implementation of regulations, directives, and procedures affecting assigned functions. Studies, analyzes, and interprets the effects and keeps key leaders informed of their impact.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License.
• Temporary Duty (TDY) travel is approximately 25%.

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 EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive 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 APriority 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes all of the following duties: (1) conducting short or long-range planning for programs; (2) coordinating resolutions of broad and difficult program and policy issues; (3) develop content for detailed correspondence, memoranda, or reports; AND (4) provide written and verbal communications delivering public announcements, presentations or briefs. (ALL four must be thoroughly and clearly addressed in your resume to be referred to the selection panel). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementCollaboration SkillsFlexibilityLeadershipPlanning 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-13).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address RH-W07102 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-SEATTLE DO NOT MAIL Seattle, WA 98124 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk