Summary

About the Position: Serves as Chief, Civil Works Branch, with oversight responsibility for the programs and project management activities related to the execution of the District's large, complex and diversified Civil Works program. Interfaces with other District staff chiefs to ensure overall program coordination for planning, engineering, real estate, contracting, construction, and legal issues.

Duties

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• Serves as Chief, Civil Works Branch, with oversight responsibility for the programs and project management activities related to the execution of the District's large, complex and diversified Civil Works program.
• Responsible for the overall management of the District's assigned Civil Works Program by supervising a team of senior project managers and project managers.
• Supervises and directs the project managers in their management of various projects through the control of the project parameters of cost, budget, schedule, scope, and quality.
• Ensures that project managers function as the project team leaders, District technical divisions as well as the sponsor, government agencies, and higher headquarters to complete projects on time and within budget and scope.
• Represents the District at meetings, briefings, conferences, hearings, etc. with higher headquarters, officials of other Federal agencies, State, County, and local authorities and the public on matters related to proposed or approved projects.
• Plans and coordinates the work of the Branch. Converts overall workload into organizational units and positions. Sets priorities and resolves conflicts in resource utilization.

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must submit upon entry and annually a Financial Disclosure Agreement.
• Business travel is approximately 20% of the time
• This position has been designated as performing Project and/or Program Management functions and the Program

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.

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• Current Civilian Employees of the Command
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• 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
• Veterans 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 managing and directing project management and/or technical staff in the planning, design and/or construction of large civil works projects; leading multi-discipled teams including engineering, construction, contracting environmental, real estate and/or resource management functions; representing an organization, on all technical matters, to high level internal and external contacts. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).

As part of the assessment process, your resume will be evaluated using a competency-based method. This structured evaluation measures your qualifications, experience, and skills against the core competencies required for the position. Final scores will determine whether you are referred to the Hiring Manager for further consideration

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Budget Administration
• Leadership
• Oral Communication
• 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).

Education

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 aloneno substitution of education for experience is permitted.

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.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• 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) Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure 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.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• The Division Commander has approved this position for the power generation SSR, IF:
  
  1. The Employee supervises engineering positions performing work directly involved in the generation and/or transmission of electric power; and
  
  2. The Employee is assigned to an approved series (0301, 0340, 0801, 0810, 0830, 0850, 0855); and
  
  3. The Employee works at a physical location (GEOLOC) listed on the SSR Schedule.
• Hiring Incentives may be authorized.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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