Summary This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce, to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serves as Lead Civil Engineer for Inland Navigation Mega Projects, managing customer interface, planning, design, and execution. Coordinates with senior officials, ensures goals are met, oversees staff, monitors progress, and ensures reporting compliance. Responsibilities Directs allocation of project resources to ensure objectives and commitments are effectively met within established timeframes. Oversees development of Project Management Plans (PMPs) to optimize schedule, cost, scope, acquisition planning, budget, and quality control for all designated projects. Monitors financial performance by controlling project costs, anticipating budget problems, and approving monthly project management reports. Conducts program analysis and reviews to compare progress with objectives, identify slippage, and determine corrective actions to maintain schedules. Coordinates planning, design, and construction execution of inland navigation projects to ensure integration and alignment with organizational goals and established timeframes. Provides direction to project managers to resolve planning, design, and construction problems while controlling costs and meeting schedules. Reviews project progress and contract modifications to assess alignment with milestones, objectives, and corporate commitments. Leads large matrixed teams by providing strategic direction, balancing workloads, and ensuring effective team performance across approximately 60 personnel. Manages team development and training by coaching team members, arranging training, and monitoring work progress to meet organizational goals. Communicates strategic plans and values to ensure alignment of team strategies and objectives with organizational goals. Facilitates resolution of complex problems by providing guidance to functional managers and ensuring quick resolution of project challenges. Advises on work methods and procedures to assist teams in identifying viable solutions and achieving project objectives. Identifies areas of slippage in project schedules and determines corrective actions to bring projects back on track. Represents team and program interests by conveying findings and recommendations to inland navigation stakeholders and securing necessary resources and decisions from supervisors. Participates in high-level conferences and briefings to make decisions and commitments regarding Corps of Engineers policies and resolve controversial issues. Ensures institutional continuity by working closely with Planning, Program, and Project Management (P3MD) to prioritize and execute Mega Projects effectively. Interfaces with senior leadership to communicate mission goals, objectives, and progress directly with District Commander, flag officers, and SES officials. Provides progress reports to District leadership to ensure planning, design, and construction problems are resolved and project costs and schedules are controlled. Communicates actionable events and milestones to team members to ensure clarity and alignment with project objectives and deadlines. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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. Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible In order to qualify, you must meet the BASIC INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT AND 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. BASIC INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT if applying under ENGINEERING Series (Civil 0810, Environmental 0819, Mechanical 0830, Electrical 0850): A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR B. Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-@type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all inclusive.) ... Qualifications continue in Education section. Education BASIC INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT if applying under ARCHITECTURE Series 0808: Degree: architecture; or related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in architecture or related disciplines of which at least (1) 30 semester hours were in architectural design, and (2) 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology, properties of materials and methods of construction, and environmental control systems. OR Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the architectural principles, methods, and techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by at least one of the following: Related Curriculum: Degree in architectural engineering may be accepted as satisfying in full the basic requirements, provided the completed course work in architectural engineering provided knowledge, skills, and abilities substantially equivalent to those provided in the courses specified in paragraph A. The curriculum for a degree in either architecture or architectural engineering covers function, esthetics, site, structure, economics, mechanical-electrical, and other engineering problems related to the design and construction of buildings primarily (but not exclusively) intended to house human activities. The courses required for a degree in architecture generally place emphasis upon planning, esthetics, and materials and methods of construction, while the courses for an architectural engineering degree place equal or greater weight on the technical engineering aspects such as structural systems, mechanical systems, and the properties of materials. Because of this difference in emphasis, persons with degrees in architecture may have a preference for work assignments that offer greater opportunities for them to express their artistic and creative abilities. As a result, they may be more concerned with planning and design aspects of architecture, and persons with degrees in architectural engineering may be more engaged in aspects emphasizing technical engineering considerations. Experience: An applicant lacking a degree in architecture must have had l year of experience in an architect's office or in architectural work for each year short of graduation from a program of study in architecture. In the absence of college courses, 5 years of such experience is required. This experience must have demonstrated that the applicant has acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE to qualify as a GS-14: One year of specialized experience which includes: Managing vertical or horizontal civil works construction projects (e.g. buildings, hydropower plants, pump stations, roads, bridges, dams, levees, and flood control and inland navigation systems) to meet cost, schedule, and quality goals. Leading or supervising multidisciplinary teams (e.g., project managers, engineers, schedulers, real estate specialists) to deliver engineering projects (e.g., Inland Navigation Infrastructure, Flood Risk Management Systems, Ecosystem Restoration, Water Resource Facilities). Tracking project progress by reviewing schedules, budgets, and contract changes to ensure milestones are met. Resolving complex issues related to structural integrity, environmental compliance, and stakeholder needs for inland navigation systems and other civil works projects. Reporting project updates to higher leadership and stakeholders (e.g., U.S. Congress/Senate representatives, state governments, industry officials, local governments, and contractors) on construction progress. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Engineering Planning, Design, and Construction Leadership Oral Communication Organizational Awareness Problem Solving Project Management 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). 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/. Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. This position requires you to submit a copy of your Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect AND certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP). Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. This is a Career Program (18) Engineers and Scientists (Resources and Construction) position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances MAY be authorized upon request, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. Recruitment, Relocation, Advance in Hire, Advanced Leave Accrual or Student Loan Repayment Incentives MAY be considered upon applicant's request and based on agency policy. A service agreement will be required IF incentives are authorized.
