About the Position: Serves as a principal technical advisor to the Branch Chief on all aspects of the Civil Works Planning mission, including conservation and development of water and land resources, environmental and ecosystem issues and policy matters, and flood risk management and navigation planning.

Duties

Coordinate with local, regional, state, and other federal agencies. Support District Outreach Program explaining USACE programs and processes. Coordinate funding and manpower problems to minimize schedule slippages. Address policy issues associated with Civil Works projects. Manage section staff, including hiring, training and evaluating performance. Oversee execution of studies by subordinates within established budgets and schedules. Responsible for the District’s plan formulation process for proposed Civil Works projects. Responsible for report preparation and documentation of the Civil Works planning program. Conduct quality reviews of analyses for technical accuracy and policy compliance.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position may require TDY 25% of the time.
• Incumbent is required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I USOGE, 6/08). Executive Branch Personnel Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon entering the position and annually.

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 EmployeesDomestic 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.) 13473Priority 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 EligibleVeterans 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) Applying plan formulation policies or procedures in feasibility studies for a civil works development project or program; 2) reviewing technical documents and feasibility studies for compliance with policy and technical standards; 3) communicating with internal or external stakeholders on matters pertaining to project development; and 4) serving as a plan formulation expert for civil works projects by providing technical and policy guidance to project delivery teams, staff or leadership. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: DecisivenessLeadershipProject ManagementReading Comprehension 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

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience above in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualifications requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address RE-W2SM02 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-LOUISVILLE DO NOT MAIL Louisville, KY 40202 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk