Summary About the Position: Serves as a lead planner on Civil Works Water Resources Studies. Independently planning, directing and coordinating a number of multipurpose, comprehensive and regional/statewide water resource civil works projects with concerns such as flood control, watersheds, water supply, recreation, power, navigation, preservation and enhancement of fish and wildlife, environmental restoration and other water resources development Responsibilities Determines the scope of the project and detailed study objectives, develops study concepts, and defines approaches to completion of the various study elements. Conducts studies, either directly or by guiding the work of project team members or subordinates. Analyzes and interprets findings resulting from studies, and incorporates them into feasibility, project or special reports. Plans the organization of these reports, writes text, edits and rewrites text provided by others, and prepares the reports for submission. Leads the completion of feasibility studies for Corps' Civil Works projects. Coordinates studies by the Corps of Engineers with sponsoring groups and cooperating agencies. Prepares correspondence to higher authority, other agencies, members of Congress, and the general public. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Basic Requirement for Community Planner, GS-0020 Series: Bachelor's 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 Bachelor's 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 Education/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. Basic Requirement for Regional Economist, GS-0110 Series: Bachelor's degree in economics that includes 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. OR Education/Experience: Courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Basic Requirement for Archeologist, GS-0193 Series: Bachelor's degree that included 3 semester hours each in the following course areas: (1) history of archeology; (2) archeology of a major geographical area such as North America or Africa; (3) regional archeology, archeological cultures, or sites in a specific part or portion of a major geographical area to acquire or develop a foundation for regional specialization for professional development; (4) theory and methods of archeology. Methods include, but are not limited to, typology, classification, sampling, cultural evolution, diffusion, dating, and analytical techniques; (5) archeological field school, to provide a basic understanding of theoretical and practical approaches to research design implementation, field preservation techniques, and report preparation by participation in actual field work; AND six semester hours of related course work in: (1) geography, geology, or cultural geography; (2) history, historiography, or historical archeology; (3) environmental studies; (4) scientific writing (nonfiction English composition); and/or (5) surveying; AND archeological field school. OR Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in anthropology (with emphasis on ethnology, physical anthropology, or scientific linguistics), history, American studies, or a related discipline may be accepted as satisfying in full the educational requirements, provided the curriculum supplied academic course work sufficiently similar to the requirements listed in A above (including archeological field school). OR Education/Experience: College-level education or training that provided knowledge equivalent to that described in A above, plus appropriate technical experience or additional education. OR Four years of archeological work experience that demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional archeology. The work experience must have included archeology field experience, which may include that gained in an archeological field school. Field experience should have included a combination of professional experience in archeological survey, excavation, laboratory analysis, and preparation of written materials. Applicants with such field experience should, after additional experience under the direction of a higher-grade archeologist, be able to demonstrate the ability to be a crew chief, directing the work of others at a single location as a part of a larger archeological project. Basic Requirement for Biologist, GS-0401 Series: Bachelor's degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Education/Experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Basic Requirement for Landscape Architect, GS-0807 Series: Bachelor's degree in landscape architecture or landscape design. OR Education/Experience: For each year short of graduation, the applicant must have had one year of experience under professional leadership and guidance of such character and diversity as to be a satisfactory substitute for the required education. This experience must have included original landscape design. Basic Requirement for Physical Scientist, GS-1301 Series: Bachelor's degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. OR Education/Experience: Courses equivalent to one of the majors, as shown in A above, that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Basic Requirement for Civil Engineer, GS-0810 Series: Bachelor's degree in engineering. The program must (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board Engineering and Technology 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 (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. For more on the education requirement for the GS-0810 series click here: Civil Engineering Series 0810 (opm.gov). In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes serving as a water resources planner with experience in plan formulation for water resources problems in the following business lines: deep draft navigation, coastal storm risk reduction, recreation, and flood risk management and experience leading teams through the Corps planning process including writing and editing feasibility reports and compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). 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 for Basic requirement and Specialized Experience no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Project Management Technical Competence Writing Written Communication 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 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 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 You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. 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 you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) 16 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. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.