Supervisory Interdisciplinary
What you'd do
About the Position: As Chief of the Technical Support Branch and in consultation with the other branch chief, is responsible for the planning of the staff's work, the technical execution, and development of criteria for preparation of all engineering designs, plans, and specifications for civil works water resources projects and military construction projects assigned located in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and other Caribbean islands
Major duties
Responsible for developing and implementing the vision, mission, and direction of the branch by leading and managing an inclusive, diverse workforce that leverages the talents of each employee. Serves as the responsible professional for all work done in the Branch. Performs supervisory personnel management functions to guide, direct, and evaluate the technical efforts and work products produced by subordinates. Directs all technical work performed in the Branch by either assigned in-house staff, contractors, or other agencies. As Branch chief, provides direction for a multi-disciplinary workforce that may include structural, geotechnical, water resources and cost engineers, geologists, surveyors, GIS specialists, general civil engineers and others.
What you need to qualify
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 Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 Supervisory Civil/Mechanical/Electrical Engineer: 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. Basic Requirement for Supervisory Geologist: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in geology, plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological science, structural, chemical, civil, mining or petroleum engineering, computer science, planetary geology, comparative planetology, geophysics, meteorology, hydrology, oceanography, physical geography, marine geology, and cartography. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: Course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. (Note: Acceptable experience may have been gained through geological field or laboratory work that provided a means of obtaining professional knowledge of the theory and application of the principles of geology and closely related sciences, e.g., geophysics, geochemistry, or hydrology. Such work generally must have involved making close observations, taking samples, handling various types of instruments and equipment, assembling geologic data from source materials, and analyzing and reporting findings orally and in writing. In some situations, professional scientific experience in other fields may be accepted in part as professional geological experience. Such experience must have been preceded by appropriate education in geology or by professional geological experience, and must have contributed directly and significantly to the applicant's professional geological competence. To receive credit for geological experience obtained in positions that are not full-time professional geological positions, the applicant is responsible for indicating clearly the actual time or percentage of time devoted to geologic duties within such positions, and for giving adequate descriptions of the geologic functions.) In addition to meeting the basic education requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 (or equivalent) level which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as, but not limited to: supervising a multi-disciplinary team and directing technical work in one or more of the following professional fields: Civil Engineering (0810), Mechanical Engineering (0830), Electrical Engineering (0850), or Geology (1350). This experience includes: 1) Planning, directing, and evaluating the work of subordinate staff, including setting performance standards, managing personnel actions, and overseeing budgets; 2) Applying comprehensive technical knowledge to supervise the design and execution of complex projects (e.g., water resources, military construction, civil works); 3) Serving as a subject matter expert, providing authoritative advice to senior leadership on design issues, technical risks, and strategic planning; 4) Developing and implementing policies and procedures to improve organizational productivity and ensure technical quality of work products. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Managing Human Resources Partnering Strategic Thinking Technical Competence 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).
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