Summary About the Position: Serves as the Operations Division project manager and primary point-of-contact for customers and other external agencies on direction of major civil works maintenance projects. Responsibilities Responsible for managing the efficient and effective coordination and accomplishment of the planning, scoping, development, design, construction and direction of major projects within Operations Division. Conducts and assists in inspections of project facilities and structures for safety and operability. Establish responsibilities and set expectations; controls and manages assigned projects, budgets, and schedules, and to assure that commitments to the customer are met. Initiates project directives, reports, conferences, etc., and represents the organization in negotiations with project offices, states, municipal authorities, interested parties, and local governments. Coordinates projects under the control of different managers; multiple-party interests; or compliance with numerous statutory, regulatory, and procedure/restrictions and jurisdictions. Reviews project progress, measuring performance taking necessary corrective actions to maintain agreed upon schedule and cost, based on performance trends, forecasts, schedules, budgets, manpower or quality problems. Leads technical team in the execution of Operations and Maintenance projects assisting with applying problem-solving methods and techniques or work methods, practices, and procedures to determine a feasible solution. Technical representative on inspection teams including periodic, annual, hydraulic steel structure (HSS), response to component failure at lock and dam and lake projects, and operational condition assessments. 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. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees 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 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. Specialized Experience for the GS-12 level: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes: managing and coordinating multiple civil works maintenance projects which require planning, scoping, development, design, solicitation, and construction; utilizing management concepts and principles for cost estimating, engineering, and civil works construction; participating in developing and negotiating a comprehensive Project Management Plan with contributing divisions/organizations; serving as point of contact for an organization, customers and external agencies on assigned projects. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). 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-11). Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required specialized experience to qualify. For this job, you must meet the required specialized experience--no substitution of education 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. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a Career Program (CP) 51 - General Administration and Management position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Recruitment, Relocation, or Retention incentives are not authorized. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments here: https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Reasonable_Accommodations_for_USA_Hire