Job Summary
The incumbent serves as a planning study manager in the Planning Division, Plan Formulation Branch as a interdisciplinary Project Delivery Teams (PDTs) providing water resource solutions for major river systems, shorelines, and harbors.
Major Duties
- Directs, manages and conducts water and related land resources studies. Evaluates community needs and water resource problem areas, determines the scope of effort required for study and establishes study approaches and methods.
- Researches precedents and analyzes input from team members including hydraulic, hydrologic, design, geotechnical and cost engineering, as well as economic, real estate, biological, archaeological, ecological and other disciplines.
- Coordinates pertinent inter-jurisdictional planning activities and represents the District on all matters related to assigned studies.
- Directs the preparation of or prepares various reports, study plans and the final study report assuring consistency and technical accuracy of the report, appendixes and environmental statements.
Qualifications
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. Basic Requirement for Community Planner (0020):
Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for Community Planner Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.) Basic Requirement for Social Scientist (0101):
Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for Social Science Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.) Basic Requirement for Economist (0110):
Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for Economist Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.) Basic Requirement for Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences (0401):
Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for Natural Resources Management and Biological Science Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.) Basic Requirement for Engineering (0810):
Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for Engineering Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.) Basic Requirement for Landscape Architecture (0807):
Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for Landscape Architecture Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.) Basic Requirement for Architecture (0808):
Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for Architecture Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.) Basic Requirement for Physical Science (1301):
Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for Physical Science Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.) In addition to meeting the basic education requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirement listed below: Specialized Experience: For GS-11 : I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes assisting senior study managers with performing water resources planning studies along with analysis in one of the following areas: social, biological or physical sciences, engineering, community planning, or landscape architecture.This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service GS-09.
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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, such as Water Resources Management.
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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. For GS-12 : I have one year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in Federal service which includes performing water resources planning studies along with analysis in one of the following areas: social, biological or physical sciences, engineering, community planning, or landscape architecture.This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second 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 CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical CompetenceWritten Communication 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 respectively).
Pay Range
$73,096.00 - $113,900.00