About the Position: Serves as Chief, Operations Division, and as a key member of the Commander's Technical Staff. The incumbent has overall responsibility for the planning, scheduling, coordinating, supervising, managing, and directing those District functions in the most economical and feasible manner.

Duties

Directs and manages the District Operations and Maintenance programs. Develops, plans, and assures adequate funding and directs the operation and maintenance of completed Civil Works Water Resources Projects throughout the District. Provides consultation, technical advice, or decisions on important field operations, management, and administrative policy matters and those requiring coordination with higher authority or other agencies. Consults and maintains liaison with State and local government officials, high ranking officials of other Federal agencies, top officials and engineers of navigation interests and other community and business groups. Serves as consultant and technical advisor for the District and establishes District policy an all matters pertaining to the District’s O and M Programs. Programs includes hydropower, flood control, navigation, water supply, environmental stewardship, and recreation Programs, as well as the national Coastal Mapping (JALBTCX). Programs also include Spatial Data programs, and the services provided by the regional Hydropower Technical Services Center. Renders technical advice to the District Commander in establishing overall policies, program objectives and resolving problematical situations. Coordinates and recommends changes in overall plans, policies, and objectives to insure the successful and efficient accomplishment of the operation and maintenance missions of the District. Assigns work to subordinates and provide technical oversight. Develops performance plans and rate employees. Assures reasonable equity of individual employee performance objectives, standards, and ratings among subordinate organizations. Ensures full compliance with Labor-Management Relations Agreement and proactively engages in pre-decisional Union involvement.

Requirements

• Position requires the completion of a 12-month supervisory probationary period unless already completed by the incumbent.
• Position requires the incumbent to posses, obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• 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 EmployeesDefense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementInteragency 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. To Qualify for the Biologist (0401) https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0400/general-natural-resources-management-and-biological-sciences-series-0401/ To Qualify for the Architect (0808) https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/architecture-series-0808/ To Qualify for the Engineer (0810, 0830, 0850) https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf To Qualify for the Physical Scientist (1301) https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/ In addition to the above, you must also meet the Specialized Experience for this position. Specialized Experience: I have one year of specialized experience that includes: (1) Leading and managing a large multi-discipline technical organization charged with the execution of operations and maintenance programs (2) Overseeing at least one of the following programs (hydropower, flood control, navigation, water supply, environmental stewardship, or recreation). (3) Managing an interdisciplinary team on a significant level to have the depth of knowledge required to lead a highly technical staff and (4) Demonstrated proficiency in having effectively managed increasingly complex and varied assignments and staff. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and ManagementLeadershipTechnical 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-14).

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address RL-W2SR04 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-MOBILE DO NOT MAIL Mobile, AL 36628 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk