Job Summary

About the Position: Position is a project scheduler in the Programs and Project Management Division. You serve as an advisor for military program engineering and construction projects, providing technical assistance to project managers, program analysts, and others, in the development and maintenance of project schedule and budgetary data in the Project Management Information System (PROMIS/Primavera P6) suite of programs. Provides status briefings to District and Division staff, as required.

Job Description

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 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 Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. GS-11: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience. Specialized experience must include; 1) Developing and maintaining project schedule and budgetary data in the Project Management Information System suite of programs, such as Primavera P6 scheduling and resourcing software, or similar. 2) Determining sequence, interdependency, and duration of schedule's tasks; Ensuring logic and data is accurately reflected in the assigned automated system. 3) Assist project managers with performance measurement by understanding and resolving variations in cost and scheduled performance. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR LL.M., if related Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-12: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience. Specialized experience must include: Utilizing Primavera P6 scheduling and resourcing software to develop, maintain, and analyze engineering and construction project schedules, including creation of work breakdown structures, sequencing, logic development, resource allocation, and performance tracking. Reviewing and evaluating project progress to measure performance and ensure adherence to established baselines; conducting schedule analyses to identify variances, trends, and potential impacts to project objectives. Preparing and presenting schedule progress reports, baseline comparisons, and variance analyses to management and project stakeholders to support informed decision-making and corrective actions. Ensuring the accuracy and integrity of schedule data within automated databases and management systems consistent with USACE policies, regulations, and project control standards. Developing and implementing procedures and reports to facilitate effective communication of project scope, schedule, and budget performance to the project delivery team and upward reporting channels within program management. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Computer Skills Database Administration Project Management Technical Competence GS-11: 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). GS-12: 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-11).