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About the Position: This position is located within RPEDS; USACE; New Orleans District and provides support to the Memphis and Vicksburg District. The position serves as the Plan Formulation Branch Chief, managing the Branch's workload and resources across a complex portfolio keeping in line with the organization's mission, policies, and operating procedures.
This announcement is intended to fill a vacancy and will be assigned to one of the USACE duty locations, specified in this announcement.Qualifications: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

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.
Education Requirements:
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In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
GS-14Specialized Experience:
One year of specialized experience which includes at least 3 of the following:1. Experience providing oversight and direction of a portfolio of Civil Works programs or projects including plan formulation, environmental compliance, and/or economic analysis functions OR, 2. Experience working with local, state, and federal agencies, as well as non-federal sponsors, to advise on complex, or controversial issues OR, 3. Experience leading or directing interdisciplinary teams for civil works projects including the interpretation and application of law, policy, and guidance that informs planning or environmental compliance process OR, 4. Experience performing formal supervisory and personnel management functions, including establishing performance standards, conducting performance evaluations, setting work priorities, and directing personnel actions (such as recruitment, selections, or employee relations). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Human Capital Management
• Knowledge Management
• Leadership
• Oral 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-13).
Qualification requirement: Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement.Education: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 using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.Employment Type: OTHER