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Duties

As Chief, Environmental Programs, serves as supervisor for the staff direction and management of environmental activities including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP), Department of Energy and related work for other missions assigned to the Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The mission consists of staff supervision of assigned environmental programs for the Department of the Army (DA), Air Force, Navy, Defense, and other Federal agencies and conducting program and technical oversight, including technical review and consulting activities, and technical guidance preparation and dissemination. Assures programs incorporate the most advanced science and technology and that the organizational structure and staffing are responsive to environmental program requirements. Implements command guidance and policy for the integration of technology into USACE Environmental Programs. Oversees the work assigned or accepted by USACE field operating activities (FOAs). Assures that all FOAs are provided the necessary guidance and are given direction to operate in compliance with environmental requirements and eliminate environmental pollutants in accordance with applicable guidance. Provides Regional Integration for all environmental activities across the USACE enterprise and provides a single point of contact in Washington on environmental missions, serving as the representative for USACE regions in resolving issues at the National level. Establishes and maintains relationships at the national level. Provides strategic direction and guidance for four Regional Environmental and Energy Offices. Leads programs under heavy media, Congressional and special interest scrutiny. The annual dollar value of these programs exceeds $2.8 billion and involves staff supervision of a field organization of 9 divisions and 43 districts.

Requirements

Qualifications

**To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs), Technical Qualification(s), and other qualifications, if applicable (such as Education - see below). Additional information on ECQs is available at http://www.opm.gov/ses/recruitment/ecq.asp. (1) Mandatory Executive Core Qualification (MANDATORY SUBMISSION) (ECQ) All applicants must submit written statements (narrative format) describing accomplishments that would satisfy the ECQs. Use the Challenge-Context-Action-Result (CCAR) Model to describe your accomplishments. You must address each ECQ separately. You are required to respond to all ECQs. Failure to do so, will result in an 'ineligible' rating. Each accomplishment should be clear, concise, and emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of programs managed, and results of your actions. Total ECQ write-up should not exceed 10 pages using 12pt, Arial or Times New Roman with 1-inch margins. Please Note: Current career SES members, former career SES members with reinstatement eligibility, and SES Candidate Development Program (CDP) graduates, who have been certified by the OPM do not need to address ECQs. However, Current or Former SES members must provide an SF-50 showing their status or reinstatement eligibility and Candidates who have successfully graduated from an OPM approved Candidate Development Program must submit a copy of their ECQ certification. ECQ 1 - Leading Change: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. ECQ 2 - Leading People: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. ECQ 3 - Results Driven: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. ECQ 4 - Business Acumen: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. ECQ 5 - Building Coalitions: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. (2) MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION(S) (TQ): (MANDATORY SUBMISSION) A supplemental statement must be submitted separately addressing each TQ. Your TQ must provide specific examples that address relevant experience and accomplishments. Total TQ write-up should not exceed 2 pages per TQ using 12pt, Arial or Times New Roman with 1-inch margins. Applicants must reflect superior technical qualifications demonstrated through leadership and management in the following: TQ 1 - Ability to plan, program, budget, direct, and establish policy for the activities of a nationwide hazardous, toxic, and radiological waste program serving multiple stakeholders with sometimes competing priorities under a level of high scrutiny from media, congress, and multiple interest group while having the ability to formulate plans and programs on varied environmental restoration policy matters, and to lead a COP for environmental program practitioners totaling more than 4000 personnel throughout a world-wide organization.

Education

You must possess one of the following education requirements for the 0401 Series:

A. Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

OR

B. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

You must possess one of the following education requirements for the 0810/0819 series.

A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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.

You must possess one of the following education requirements for the 0808 series.

A. Degree: architecture; or 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 building

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 EN-APF-W0JVAA HQUSACE MILITARY PROGRAMS DO NOT MAIL Washington, DC 20301 US
• Name: Rebecca Kelly
• Email: [email protected]