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SummaryAbout the Position: Serves as a Senior Regional Planning and Environmental Division South Environmental Specialist and Expert for the New Orleans, Vicksburg, and Memphis District of the US Army Corps of Engineers.Learn more about this agencyHelpDuties• Provides advice to Division Chief and other staff in area of expertise on the most complicated, local, regional, and nationally significant civil works projects.• Reviews environmental methodologies and results of environmental studies on the most complicated, regionally and nationally significant civil works projects.• Accomplishes technically challenging environmental analysis of water resources projects.• Assists the team by balancing workload, recommends assignments by skill level and adjusting workload necessary to meet revised milestones.• Trains the environmental team, monitors progress, and maintains technical references.• Assists the team in assessing its strengths and weaknesses and provides leadership to the team in exploring alternatives and determining what improvements can be made in processes, procedures, and work methods.HelpRequirementsConditions of Employment• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.QualificationsWho 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• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)• 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• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer• 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 1998In 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.Basic Education RequirementCommunity Planner - 0020Archeologist - 0193Biologist - 0401Ecologist - 0408Wildlife Biologist - 0486Landscape Architect - 0807Engineer - 0819Physical Scientist - 1301ANDSpecialized Experience for the GS-13: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) evaluating environmental impacts on projects; AND 2) performing environmental assessments and analyses for water resource projects; AND 3) ensuring projects are compliant with established environmental guidelines. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:• Environmental Planning• Leadership• Technical CompetenceTime 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. For the GS-13 you must have 52 weeks at the GS-12 level.With regards to time-in-grade validation, if you held a position other than a GS pay plan, be sure your resume includes the pay plan and the salary you earned during the assignment. Without this information, your time-in-grade validation may not be able to be verified and will result in your not meeting the time-grade requirement for this vacancy. A further explanation of the required time in grade documentation can be found under the Required Documents section of this announcement.Qualification requirement: Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement.EducationFOREIGN 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• 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 you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.• This is a(n) Science, Engineering and Analysis Career Field 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.Read more• Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.Review our benefitsEligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.RG-W2R902 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-NEW ORLEANSDO NOT MAILNew Orleans, LA 70118US

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Much of the nation's infrastructure was built on the proverbial back of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). In the 19th and 20th centuries, it built coastal fortifications, improved harbors, eliminated navigation hazards on key rivers, surveye...

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