About the Position: This position is with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research Engineer Lab. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA ?????? to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. GS 11: $81,963 - $106,549 GS 12: $98,240 - $127,707 This position provides promotion opportunity to the GS-12 grade level without further competition when eligible and recommended by management.

Duties

Serves as Project Manager responsible for the overall management, control, coordination, and execution of assigned projects. Performs as the project team leader who implements corporate decisions, guidance, regulations, and policies. Participates in programming decisions affecting long and short-range courses of action for assigned projects. Contributes input to the operating budget related to projects assigned. Identifies customer problems and facilitates appropriate resolution. Interacts with higher officials internal and external to the organization. Regulates the quality of projects to ensure they are completed on schedule and within budget.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. GS 11: Specialized Experience: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Contributing with the development of presentations to customers; Participating in the accumulation of expenses and determination of financial trends; Reviewing project plans to ensure adherence to guidelines and policies; Understanding of agreements with federal, state, or local entities; and Operating program management software. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS 12: Specialized Experience: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Communicating and resolving problems with project partners at all levels; Managing and/or controlling schedules and budgets; Developing project management plans; Negotiating agreements with federal, state, or local authorities; and Utilizing automated systems to input and retrieve pertinent program information. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job at the GS-12, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. All qualification requirements, including time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment, must be met within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. 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-09 or GS-11). This announcement MAY be used to fill like vacancies for six months after the closing date.

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-W2R2AA US ARMY ENGR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMT CTR DO NOT MAIL Vicksburg, MS 39183 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk