About the Position: Serves as the Regional Technical Specialist (RTS) for flood risk management plan formulation, including structural and non-structural planning. This is a competitive upgrade to an encumbered position. Selectee remains at their current LRD District duty location, no vacancy exists. Relocation incentive not authorized.

Duties

Senior planner/technical reviewer with responsibility for completing major studies and assessments, as well as other types of socio-ecologic-analyses, which are critical to the planning and evaluation of civil works projects. Apply a range of planning project development, civil works, and water resource expertise utilizing knowledge and understanding of multiple disciplines needed for in depth analyses essential to development of studies and projects. Lead teams and provide technical leadership in flood risk Management plan formulation on the most complicated, local, regional, and nationally significant projects. Responsible for a broad range of activities and highly specialized flood risk mangementmanagement plan formulation functions concerning complex civil works watershed projects. Evaluate and resolve formulation and policy issues through discussions with HQ, MSC, Federal/non-Federal agencies, and Corps labs to determine if work is compliant, technically sound, and acceptable to a range of stakeholders with competing goals

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 competitive service employees. In order to qualify, you must meet the basic education and 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. In addition to meeting one of the basic qualifications referenced in the links below under Education, applicants must also meet specialized experience below to be considered qualified. Specialized Experience: At least one year specialized experience which includes providing technical and policy guidance for plan formulation and analysis of environmental effects related to flood risk management and watershed planning; Evaluating water resource recommendations and findings ensuring planning decisions are well founded and supported in consideration of uncertainty around information used; overseeing the preparation, execution and review of study findings, including interpretations, conclusions, and recommendations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12 or above). 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: CommunicationsPlanning and EvaluatingProject ManagementScientific Research 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-12).

Education

Basic Education Requirements:

0020 Community Planning

0110 Economist Series

0401 Natural Resources Mgmt/Biological Science Series

0807 Landscape Architect Series

0810/0819 Civil/Environmental Engineer Series

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 RE-W2SMAA USAED-GREAT LAKES AND OHIO RIVER DO NOT MAIL Cincinnati, OH 45201 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk