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This position is located in the Huntington District Corps of Engineers where you will function as Chief, Technical Support Branch, within the Operations and Readiness Division, sharing fully in managing the operation and maintenance activities of the navigation and flood control projects and water management over parts of five states. The operation and maintenance program consists of navigation locks and dams and flood control dams and reservoirs.
Major Duties
- Participate in all technical and administrative functions and manage all activities of the Division.
- Develop programs and policies; contract administration; maintain good public relations; initiate personnel management actions.
- Make independent decisions within broad District policies and continuously act for the Chief as needed.
- Serve as senior level advisor and manager on special emphasis programs in relation to repair and structural maintenance of the District's flood control structures; navigation channel maintenance; and recreation natural resources management.
- Provides technical assistance to subordinates, reviews completed work and makes decisions or recommendations on controversial matters
- Confers with section chiefs on work progress, work load, and management improvements.
- Prepares performance standards and evaluates performance, approves leave, settles employee grievances and recommends appropriate disciplinary action.
- Continually review Operations and Maintenance (O and M) activities through discussion and visits to ascertain desired results.
- Represent in conference with the Executive Office, and in meetings with higher headquarters, other agencies, or the public on controversial and complex problems, pertaining to O and M.
- Maintain liaison with other Federal, state, and local governments, private and public organizations, environmental, commercial, and industrial interests.
- Coordinate and prepare budget estimates, requests for funds, and justification data. Assure continuing analysis of work in progress to determine expenditures are within budgetary limits.
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. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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: Biologist (0401): https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0400/general-natural-resources-management-and-biological-sciences-series-0401/Forestry (0460): https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0400/forestry-series-0460/Architect (0808): https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/architecture-series-0808/All Professional Engineers (0810, 0819, 0830, 0850): https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdfPhysical Scientist (1301): https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/Geologist (1350): https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/geology-series-1350/In additional to the Basic Education Requirements above, you must meet the specialized experience below: A. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes establishing production goals, priorities, and major work schedules within operations and maintenance; monitoring resource needs and providing budget and manpower forecasts; outlining policy and overall program requirement and objectives; providing direction of work assignment; and assuring compliance with established policies and procedures, and advancements in the organization's overall programs, goals, and objectives. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). B. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this grade level, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
LeadershipOral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingProject ManagementTeam BuildingTechnical Competence 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-13). In order to be referred, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and specialized experience requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement.
Pay Range
$104,821.00 - $136,271.00