About the Position: Serve as the Pittsburgh District's Tribal Liaison, coordinating with USACE divisions, ASA-CW, Tribes, agencies, and the public on Native American policy, consultation, and protocol. Report to the division deputy, ensuring alignment with Corps interests and tribal government priorities.

Duties

Serve as the District expert on the history, statutes, regulations, processes, treaties, and trust responsibilities related to Native American tribes. Interpret and implement federal and state policies, regulations, and laws regarding Native American affairs. Oversee trust responsibilities, cultural resource protection, and regulatory compliance under Section 208 and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act NAGPRA, ensuring tribal consultation on District matters. Ensure District awareness and facilitate consideration of the cultural and legal obligations to Native American tribal governments. Develop and maintain relationships with Tribes and stakeholders to foster mutually beneficial relations with the tribes by identifying, evaluating, and assuring District response to Tribes in a timely manner. Support consultations, attend Native American meetings, cultural events, and outreach to uphold trust responsibilities, treaty rights, cultural resource protection, NAGPRA compliance, and address wildlife and environmental concerns. Identify tribal issues, anticipate the impact, and coordinate and recommend appropriate policy, position, and response to the District Commander and Deputy Commander. Coordinate and consult with regional Tribes and Tribal associations that may be affected by District activities. Contribute to the development of training materials and outreach initiatives to ensure effective communication and coordination with Tribes and stakeholders. Prepare written materials to assist project teams. Develop and execute Tribal programs. Track budget and expenses for the Tribal program. Track budget and expenses for the Tribal program. Support project development and consultation efforts affecting Tribal rights.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• One (1) year probationary period may be required if not completed previously.
• You may be expected to travel 10% of the time for this position.

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 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) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority 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 SPECIALIZED 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 to Qualify at for GS-12 level: One year of experience working with Native American tribes, their trust and treaty rights, and associated trust and treaty processes. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Oral CommunicationOrganizational AwarenessPartnering 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-11).

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 RE-W2SM04 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-PITTSBURGH DO NOT MAIL Pittsburgh, PA 15222 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk