About the Position: About the Position: Serves as a Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) Action Officer and Program Manager who provides staff expertise to the Districts throughout the life cycle of all types of Civil Works studies and projects. This announcement is for current, permanent Army employees that would like to be considered for a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade. External status candidates should apply to Announcement #CERG245063921392.

Duties

Exercises staff oversight of planning and program management activities. Coordinating interdisciplinary Quality Assurance (QA) teams in production of feasibility reports Analyzing effects and providing guidance to district project managers in application of legislation, executive orders, Army regulations, policies, and procedures. Assuring quality decision documents and projects are produced by involvement throughout the project life cycle which includes the planning, design, construction, and operation and maintenance phases. Developing recommendations for changes in policy, procedures, and objectives in formulation and execution of water resource studies and projects. Providing regional interface with states, other federal agencies, HQUSACE, ASA(CW)and Congress. Principal responsibility for Command and Control, Regional Interface, Program Management, and Quality Assurance.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• The duties of this position require occasional temporary duty (TDY) travel.

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 Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments In order to qualify, you must meet the Education and /or 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 Education Requirement for 0020 Series: Community Planning Series 0020 (opm.gov) Basic Education Requirement for 0101 Series: Social Science Series 0101 (opm.gov) Basic Education Requirement for 0110 Series ; Economist Series 0110 (opm.gov) Basic Education Requirement for 0150 Series: Geography Series 0150 (opm.gov) Basic Education Requirement for 0193 Series: Archeology Series 0193 (opm.gov) Basic Education Requirement for 0401 Series: General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Series 0401 (opm.gov) Basic Education Requirement for 0482 Series: Fish Biology Series 0482 (opm.gov) Basic Education Requirement for 0486 Series: Wildlife Biology Series 0486 (opm.gov) Basic Education Requirement for 0801, 0810 ,0819, 0830, 0850 Series: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf Basic Education Requirement for 0807 Series: Landscape Architecture Series 0807 (opm.gov) Basic Education Requirement for 0808 Series: Architecture Series 0808 (opm.gov) Basic Education Requirement for 1301 Series: General Physical Science Series, 1301 (opm.gov) Basic Education Requirement for 1315 Series: Hydrology Series 1315 (opm.gov) Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes; Assists in development and defense of Civil Works budget; Disseminates and/or coordinates implementation of planning, program, project and/or budgetary guidance and assists in the development of recommendations for policy objectives related to water resource studies and/or projects. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: CommunicationsProgram ManagementQuality 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

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 RG-W2R9AA US ARMY ENGR DIV-MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DO NOT MAIL Vicksburg, MS 39183 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk