About the Position: Incumbent serves as a Regional Economist in the Economic Branch with the responsibility for the full scope of assigned studies and reports, including the initiation of investigations, planning of methods, analyses, interpretation of findings, and preparation of final reports. These studies include water supply, navigation, flood control, emergency activities, assessments, and other water and related land resource development studies.

Duties

Incumbent is responsible for planning, coordinating, and simultaneously conducting several economic studies and evaluations of existing and proposed Civil Works projects. Plans and conducts research and economic studies pertaining to the overall economic effects and detailed benefits attributable to several alternatives for each project under study. Determines and evaluates the economic benefits of a combination of several project purposes, including flood control, water supply, navigation, recreation, and other related environmental resources. Estimates the present and future values of flood control benefits for flood damage reduction and increased land use. Responsible for coordination, evaluation, and documentation of process which integrates the likelihood and consequences of risk bearing, resulting in alternative means of dealing with the risk.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• One-year probationary 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 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. Basic Requirement for Regional Economist: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in economics that includes 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the specialized experience listed below: Specialized Experience for the GS-11 Position: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Conducting water supply, navigation, flood control, emergency activities, assessments, or other water and related land resource studies, AND 2) Analyzing budgets related to Civil Works projects. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). Specialized Experience for the GS-12 Position: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Conducting water supply, navigation, flood control, emergency activities, assessments, and other water and related land resource studies; AND 2) Assessing Civil Works projects pursuant to Section 122 of the River and Harbor and Flood Control Act of 1970; AND 3) Analyzing economic value of budgets related to Civil Works projects. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Data AnalysisDecision MakingPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical 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. For the GS-11 you must have 52 weeks at the GS-09 level. For the GS-12 you must have 52 weeks at the GS-11 level. With regards to time-in-grade validation, if you held a position other than a GS pay plan, be sure your resume includes the pay plan and the salary you earned during the assignment. Without this information, your time-in-grade validation may not be able to be verified and will result in your not meeting the time-grade requirement for this vacancy. A further explanation of the required time in grade documentation can be found under the Required Documents section of this announcement. Qualification requirement: Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address RG-W2R902 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-NEW ORLEANS DO NOT MAIL New Orleans, LA 70118 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk