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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Supervisory Interdisciplinary (Chief, Survey Section)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland, Oregon, United States, 97204


Duties

Serves as District consultant and staff advisor on all matters pertaining to the development of topographic and hydrographic survey and mapping requirements.

Manages professional cartographers and engineering technicians, and survey parties involved with complex data systems.

Ensures section employees are provided training in the use of equipment and software.

Serves as the Program Manager/Coordinator, responsible for the overall management, marketing, coordination, and execution of imagery and mapping related projects.

Conducts periodic inspections (other than construction inspection) of work authorized by Congress such as navigable channels, coastal and harbor structures, and waterway protection projects.

Provides technical assistance to Project Managers in the development of an annual plan of work, schedules deadlines for accomplishing the navigation program.

Manages the District's Navigation Land Use Program, providing programmatic oversight for Operations Division.

Requirements Conditions of Employment

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

TDY up to 15% may be required.

Must possess and maintain a valid state driver’s license at time of appointment.

Position requires a pre-employment and periodic physical examination and/or evaluation under the District Medical Surveillance Program, and requires the use of personal protective clothing or equipment.

Qualifications This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

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.

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.

Basic Requirement for Supervisory Land Surveyor 1373 series:

A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in land surveying; or civil engineering with a surveying option/emphasis.

B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major in land surveying or civil engineering, as described in paragraph A, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

C. Registration: The basic requirements for this series may be fully satisfied by a current registration as a land surveyor in a State, territory, or the District of Columbia obtained by written examination.

Basic Requirement for Supervisory Physical Scientist 1301 Series:

A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science.

B. Combination of Education and 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.

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes providing professional advice, guidance, review and overall supervision of all technical support for water resource related projects for land surveying and hydrographic surveying activities associated with the engineering planning and analysis activities. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Education Basic Requirement for Supervisory Civil Engineer 0810 Series:

A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering.

B. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering.

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.

One year supervisory 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.

This is a Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure 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.

Advanced-in-Hire, Enhanced Leave Accrual, Student Loan Repayment, or Recruitment/Relocation incentive may be authorized.

How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement.

If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

Required Documents Your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

Your resume must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.

For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment.

This job is open to

The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

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