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 under the general supervision of the Chief, Engineering Division, G4 Logistics and Engineering, Army Transportation Command (ARTRANS), who provides guidance in terms of general policies and broad goals and objectives to be achieved. Responsibilities Provides critical services and support in response to mission requirements given by both AMC and USTRANSCOM interfacing with numerous commands with varied interests and input into the projects undertaken. Serves as a master planner with responsibility for leading sizable investments in port infrastructure, where critical transportation transfer points are leveraged for the import and export of weapons, ammo, explosives and military equipment. Consults, coordinates and discusses with local and state municipalities, headquarters elements, DA staff, USTRANSCOM staff and congressional staffers on construction and mobilization requirements. Responsible for oversight of the planning for all real property requirements; for monitoring the evaluation of stationing, mobilization, activations, and realignment actions; and for directing the activities of the facility master planning function. Develops and coordinates on regulations for new program areas, particularly in the area of developing automated master planning and asset management planning through Geographical Information Systems. Develops and implements programs to include real property accountability, real estate and space management and utilizes GIS to support master planning and mission asset management oversight. Supports Master Planners at the installation to develop Master Plan updates, ensuring appropriate stakeholder engagement and participation in coordination and planning at echelon. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: US Citizens 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 Requirement for Community Planning: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in community planning; or related field such as urban affairs, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, sociology, geography, economics, political science, or public administration that included at least 12 semester hours in the planning process, socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, urban and regional economic analysis, and development finance. OR B. Degree and Work Experience: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a field related to community planning such as urban affairs, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, sociology, geography, economics, political science, or public administration and possess at least one-year of work experience in community planning acquired under the supervision and guidance of a community planner. OR C. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major in one of the disciplines, as shown in A above, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the disciplines, as shown in A above, of which at least 12 semester hours were in the planning process, and socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, plus appropriate experience or additional education. OR Basic Requirement for Architecture: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in architecture or in a 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 B. 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: (1) Related Curriculum - Degree in architectural engineering provided the completed course work in architectural engineering provided knowledge, skills, and abilities substantially equivalent to those provided in the courses specified in statement A above, or (2) Experience: 1 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 any college courses, 5 years of such experience is required. This experience must have demonstrated that you have acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture. OR Basic Requirement for General Engineering, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Electrical Engineering: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (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: 1. Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), 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. 2. Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. 3. 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 A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program. 4. 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 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. AND In addition to meeting one of the basic requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below in Education Section: Education *Continuation of Qualifications Specialized Experience GS13: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes experience in 1) Performing infrastructure or systems planning, analysis, and technical review of project(s) to ensure compliance with established requirements and standards, 2) Applying engineering or planning expertise to solve complex problems using mathematics, interpolation and trends to support facility dashboarding and decision making, 3) Evaluating impacts of new systems used to support facility management such as the Facility Investment Planning Wargame Analysis (FIPWA), Headquarters Information System (HQIIS), systems engineering principles and/or geographical software and property accountability systems such General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBs), and Enterprise Sustainment Management System (eSMS), and 4) Applying planning and engineering principles in the development of models, tools, and processes used to evaluate requirements and define courses of action related to infrastructure maintenance, sustainment, and investment. OR Specialized Experience GS12: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes experience in 1) Performing infrastructure or systems planning, analysis, and technical review of project(s) to ensure compliance with established requirements and standards, 2) Applying engineering or planning expertise to solve complex problems using mathematics, interpolation and trends to support facility dashboarding and decision making and 3) Evaluating impacts of new systems used to support facility management such as the Facility Investment Planning Wargame Analysis (FIPWA), Headquarters Information System (HQIIS), systems engineering principles and/or geographical software and property accountability systems such General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBs), and Enterprise Sustainment Management System (eSMS). 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 Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) Engineers and Scientists (Resources and Construction) Career Field 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. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations.
