About the Position: Winchester, a city of 30,000, is located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley 70 miles northwest of Washington, DC. Visit the US Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District website at the link here. This is a developmental position with a target, full-performance level of GS-12. Selection may be made at either the GS-11 or GS-12 grade.

Duties

Incumbent will guide managers in making the most effective workforce management program decisions that support the values and behaviors of the USACE Strategic Vision. Advise District personnel on a variety of substantive procedural and policy matters on a broad range of civilian workforce management functions. Review organizational requirements and/or conduct studies relating to factors such as turnover, mission, and technology to identify staffing trends, anticipated vacancies, retention deficiencies. Perform an in-depth review of ongoing personnel actions and alert the submitting official to proposed actions that may need to be reconsidered or revised. Coordinate administrative requirements to monitor and track requirements for DPMAP performance evaluations. Coordinate workforce actions within the District and assure adequate justification is provided on personnel and position actions requests.

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 Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic 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.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople 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 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. GS-11 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes participating in data collection and fact finding to assist with corrective action plans to resolve issues; utilizing personal computer software applications, such as presentations, spreadsheet, project management, and word processing and basic database applications; and assisting to support leadership with personnel actions and other employee benefits questions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. [remove LL.M., if unrelated] in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: [insert applicable field(s) of study]. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-12 level Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes developing effective workforce management support to advise managers for the district; reviewing numerous reports to include tracking of personnel actions and status of hiring actions to provide regular updates; and analyzing complex problems to create action plans for corrective action; recommending process improvements to improve efficiency. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). 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 ManagementHuman Capital ManagementPersonnel and Human Resources 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-11 for the GS-12 level OR GS-09 for the GS-11).

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 RB-W31R30 US ARMY ENG DIV TAD MID EAST DIST DO NOT MAIL Winchester, VA 22604 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk