About the Position: This position is with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,Galveston District, Programs and Project Management Division located in Galveston, TX. A Recruitment/Relocation Incentive of up to 25% of the Base Salary, MAY be offered, depending on funding availability and management discretion. An Incentive must be requested by selected applicant at the time of the tentative job offer and approved prior to hire. An Incentive requires a signed service agreement.

Duties

Provide technical advice on civil works program policy, budget development and execution, funding, scheduling, and manpower. Responsible for ensuring data quality is in accordance with all prescribed policies and guidelines and supporting implementation and maintenance of Programs and Project Management Information System. Serve as a member of the Project Review Board with responsibility for providing resource information and analysis to the board. Prepare the Civil Works program for presentation and defense with representatives from higher headquarters, local interests, state, city, and county governments, and local office personnel. Correlate and analyze Civil Works program funds, work and work schedules, existing manpower and organizational configurations, and contracting levels to evaluate the workload and associated manpower requirements, by functional element. Set priorities, advises employees on program goals and objectives, and makes decisions on work problems presented by subordinate employees and supervisors.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450 upon entering the position and annually, in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R, Joint Ethics Regulation, dated 17-NOV-11.
• Supervisory probation period may be required.

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 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 1)Overseeing Civil Works programs to include budgets, policies and procedures, and workload distribution; AND 2)Assessing project costs and variances associated with scheduling Civil Works programs to meet stakeholders needs; AND 3)Applying problem solving techniques to avoid anticipated or actual problems detrimental to the program/project; AND 4)Maintaining communications with stakeholders throughout the lifecycle of a project to develop good working relationships. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Budget AdministrationCommunicationsProblem SolvingProgram/Project Management 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

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.

Contacts

• Address RK-W2SU03 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT GALVESTON DO NOT MAIL Galveston, TX 77553 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk