Summary You will serve as a Senior Community Planner in PDC40 Community Planning Branch of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Washington. Your efforts will help to shape shore infrastructure during a time of mission growth, land transfers and relocations. You will be a key player in the development of Navy-wide mission critical initiatives. Responsibilities You will coordinate with various PDC and PW Divisions, Branches, and public works departments to promote a holistic approach in delivering NAVFAC facility planning products and services. You will provide advice and assistance to program managers, the Regional Engineer, installation commanders, installation leadership, Public Works Department (PWD) personnel, and others, as appropriate. You will participate in or lead regional planning teams to develop long-term shore infrastructure management and basing strategies, including facility investment recommendations. You will analyze existing facilities criteria, update as appropriate and help develop new criteria where none exits. You will lead and coach other planners on the day-to-day development of planning products and services within PDC40. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the following duties: 1) Applying knowledge and experience in Navy Shore Planning Systems to use planning systems and automated databases to develop facilities requirements and capture, analyze and manage facilities and planning spatial/geographic data to support facilities and master planning; 2) Performing, coordinating, directing and providing administration of site planning, site development, building design, environmental impacts/constraints, economic analyses, special facility studies, skills in using ArcGIS & AutoCAD), project concepts development, cultural resources, design-bid-build and design-build bid documents; 3) Preparing project documentation (DD 1391) that includes project scope, cost estimates and supporting documentation; 4) Preparing A-E scopes of work, preparing Government estimates for the various phases of work, assisting in the negotiation of A-E contract and evaluating A-E performances for accuracy, adequacy, completeness and conformity with the contract and customer requirements; and 5) Leading multi-functional teams as the project scope is identified and implemented and balancing multiple projects and priorities. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Community Planning Series 0020 (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess: Degree: 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. Note: Applicants with degrees in related fields, such as those listed above, who do not have the 12 semester hours of specified course work must have had at least 1 year of work experience in community planning acquired under the supervision and guidance of a community planner. OR Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in one of the above disciplines, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the above disciplines 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. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will receive priority consideration at the Full Performance Level (FPL) and if determined to be Best Qualified at the FPL, and selected, must be placed at the FPL. A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.