Interdisciplinary – Project Manager

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 Civilian Employees of the Organization 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 education and 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. In addition to meeting the basic requirement below in the education section, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, you must have: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes planning, coordinating and executing water resource studies or projects (such as flood damage reduction, navigation, environmental infrastructure, and environmental/ecosystem restoration); preparing study reports or specific report sections such as summary, conclusions, and recommendation sections); preparing work schedules, work budgets, and study information to meet study objectives; evaluating the economic problems and opportunities of various measures; and performing incremental analysis. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09); OR Education: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree; or Ph.D.; or equivalent doctoral degree; OR Combination of Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for this position. Determine your total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determine your education as a percentage of the education required for the grade the grade level; then add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal 100 percent to qualify for this position. (To compute the percentage, divide you total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify). To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, you must have: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes planning, coordinating and scheduling large water resource studies or projects (such as flood damage reduction, navigation, environmental infrastructure, and environmental/ecosystem restoration); leading planning studies and projects; preparing study reports or specific report sections (such as summary, conclusions and recommendation sections); preparing work schedules, work budgets, and study information to meet study objectives; evaluating the economic problems and opportunities of various measures; performing incremental analysis. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11); OR Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this grade level, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone–no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Oral Communication Planning and Evaluating Problem Solving Project Management Teamwork 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-09 for GS-11 and GS-11 for GS-12).
About the Position: You will function as a Program Manager (Planner), with the Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, Planning, Programs, and Project Management Division, Project Planning Branch, located in Nashville, TN. This positions may be filled at either the GS-11 or GS-12 level.