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Job opening: Interdisciplinary

Salary: $151 894 - 191 900 per year
Relocation: YES
City: Atlanta
Published at: Aug 26 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: Atlanta is the capital of and the most populous city in the state of Georgia, home to 5 million people and the ninth largest metropolitan area in the United States. The Division is located downtown with easy access to major interstate highways. Retail shopping and numerous dining choices are located within a short walk or drive from the office. Atlanta is particularly noted for its growing recognition as the "Sports Capitol of the World" hosting numerous sporting events.

Duties

Overseas the design, engineering, construction, and rehabilitation of major navigation and flood control structures throughout the division amounting to more than $1 billion annually. Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets, and adjusts both short and long-range priorities, and prepares objectives and schedules to set and adjust both short and long-range priorities. Prepares position papers and presents technical papers to professional engineering societies, seminars, study groups and boards. Serves as the technical policy assistance, by providing oversight of design and construction honorary awards. Manage the periodic inspection, dam safety, levee safety, bridge inspection, design construction evaluations. Manages Administration of Division Program for Quality Assurance of Engineering Products, services, construction. Exercises Division responsibility for the Engineering, Design, and Construction aspects of the Civil Works and Military Program being executed within the South Atlantic Division. Supervises and oversees the activities of the subordinate staff of professional position Serves as the Major Subordinate Command (MSC) representative on various Headquarter task groups, committees, and panels. Serves as the Engineering and Construction Chief overseeing the six districts under the control of the command and control of the Division Office to carry out the programs and projects. Makes recommendations for awards assuring equity of both performance standards among subordinates and in the application of those standards. Identifies developmental and training needs of employees, provides, or arranges for needed development and training, and makes decision on non-routine, costly, or controversial training needs or requests.

Requirements

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed SECRET background investigation (TIER 3).
  • Must obtain and maintain a valid drivers license.
  • This position requires the employee to submit a Financial Disclosure OGE-450 upon entry and annually thereafter.

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 AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency 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 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. Basic Requirement for Engineers (Civil, Mechanical and Electrical) positions: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); OR (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2. Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. 3. Specified academic courses - Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program. 4. Related curriculum - Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Basic Requirement for Architect position: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in architecture or in a related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in architecture or related disciplines of which at least (1) 30 semester hours were in architectural design, and (2) 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology, properties of materials and methods of construction, and environmental control systems. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the architectural principles, methods, and techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by at least one of the following: (1) Related Curriculum - Degree in architectural engineering provided the completed course work in architectural engineering provided knowledge, skills, and abilities substantially equivalent to those provided in the courses specified in statement A above, or (2) Experience: 1 year of experience in an architect's office or in architectural work for each year short of graduation from a program of study in architecture. In the absence of any college courses, 5 years of such experience is required. This experience must have demonstrated that you have acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: **NOTE: SEE EDUCATION SECTION BELOW TO CONTINUE WITH QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS**

Education

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Specialized Experience:
One year of specialized experience which includes: Experience as lead division staff expert in all matters and functions related to Engineering, Construction, Dam, Levee, Bridge Safety and Water Management. Programs, working with divisions responsible for the Engineering, Design, and Construction aspects of the Civil Works and Military Programs being executed within agency such as US Army Corp of Engineers, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Association of General Contractures (AGC), and American Consulting Engineers Council (ACEC). Provide guidance and recommendations on engineering and construction organization, structure, manpower, budget, and training needs to a diverse staff large staff. Including evaluating technical performance in higher level graded on engineering, scientific, technical, and administrative work..

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14 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.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR:
This position has a requirement of applicant to possess and maintain a valid Professional Engineer or Professional Architectural Registration. (Must be included with application packet or you will be disqualified)

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
  • Administration and Management
  • Construction Inspection and Quality Management
  • Decision Making
  • Engineering Management
  • Engineering Planning, Design, and Construction


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).

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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 RL-W2SRAA US ARMY ENGINEER DIVISION-ATLANTA DO NOT MAIL Atlanta, GA 30303 US
  • Name: Army Applicant Help Desk

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