About the Position: This is a permanent supervisory position with Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Directorate of Civil Works located at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) building in Washington, DC.

Duties

Serves as Deputy Chief, Office of Homeland Security, with responsibility for leading, managing, resourcing, and synchronizing five national United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) programs. As the Deputy has global responsibility in managing disaster planning, preparedness, response, and recovery dealing with critical infrastructure and security of Corps facilities. Develops Corps-wide policy on matters of Emergency Management, Flood Control and Coastal Emergency, National Flood Risk Management Program, Critical Infrastructure and Resilience Program and the National Emergency Preparedness. In addition, serves on as the Chief of the Flood Risk Management Team providing managerial decisions that impact extensive security compliance applications and related programing concerning the Corps Civil Works critical infrastructure. Leads the USACE Emergency Management, Flood Risk Management and Critical Infrastructure Management Communities of Practice. Develops policies and procedures and provide guidance to high-ranking management officials, senior leadership and other organizations and stakeholders. Establishes policies and priorities and conducts both short- and long-range planning for facilities, equipment, manpower and funding resources necessary to accomplish the mission. Represents the agency in natural disaster communications within USACE and other federal partners such as FEMA, Office of Management and Budget (OMB and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Incumbent is responsible for leading and supervising and performance management a team comprised of six to eight personnel of various grade levels.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Top Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A pre-employment and recurring comprehensive background investigation.
• The duties of this position meet the criteria for compliance with Federal and Department of the Army Drug Free Workplace Programs. This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing.
• Recruitment/Relocation Incentive may be authorized

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent 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-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority 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 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: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Serve as senior leader in managing, leading, integrating and coordinating emergency management/flood risk management programs in areas of responsibility which includes civil works and water resources critical infrastructure; 2) Ensure the preparedness, recovery, response, security compliance applications, and mitigation efforts within the command's area of responsibility; 3) Develop policies, processes, and procedures to ensure compliance, performance, preparedness and continuity of operations; and 4) Perform supervisory oversight for the personnel management of civilian and/or military staff. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: CommunicationsFinancial ManagementManaging Human ResourcesOrganizational Performance Analysis 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).

Education

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.

Contacts

• Address RA-W1B7AA HQ US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS DO NOT MAIL Washington, DC 20314 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk