About the Position: This position supervises a team of administrative and financial staff responsible for administrative management, personnel and manpower management, and financial management of the District's Civil Works Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Program.

Duties

Supports operations and maintenance of multipurpose operating sites, navigation locks and dams, navigation harbors and channels, confined disposal facilities, and flood control dams and reservoirs in three states. Coordinates and oversees the Navigation, Flood Risk Management, Environmental Stewardship, Recreation, and Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration (operations portions) programs and business lines. Advises senior management on Operations and Maintenace Program requirements, budgeting, long-range planning, manpower and personnel, execution, and lessons learned. Represents Division at financial and work force management events, speaking for Division Chief; primary advisor to Division leadership in decision-making processes impacting Division administrative, personnel and manpower, and financial matters. Develops and manages internal relationships with other branches, project offices and other peer organizations, support to higher headquarters, and partnerships with key external partners to ensure successful O and M Program development and execution. Develops annual and long-range budgets for the O and M Program; monitors budget execution and compliance with directives; reallocates funds to ensure successful support to all mission areas; justifies and defends business line requirements. Provides administrative, personnel, and manpower support services to the Division, including local policies and procedures, requests for personnel action, recruiting, retirements, relocations, on-boarding, recognition, incentives, and training.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent must possess a valid State motor vehicle operator's license prior to appointment and maintain as position requires frequent travel to field project sites.
• Incumbent is required to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I Confidential Financial Disclosure Reports).

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 Civilian Employees of the OrganizationCurrent 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 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. Specialized Experience GS-13: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes: Providing technical advice to management and staff on principles and techniques of quality management; leading and developing corporate level strategies and organizational goals; supervise and/or lead a team coordinating and monitoring workload, program analysis and strategic planning; financial management of a USACE O&M program or similar special projects. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Financial ManagementInformation ManagementOral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingProject Management 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

Some positions allow applicants to qualify based on education substitution instead of required specialized experience, for this position/grade level applicants must qualify based solely on having one year of specialized experience.

Contacts

• Address RE-W2SM06 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-CHICAGO DO NOT MAIL Chicago, IL 60604 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk