Job Summary

About the Position: This position is in the Engineering Division of the New Orleans District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The District provides for navigation, flood and hurricane risk reduction, environmental stewardship, and other water resources needs to benefit the people of southern Louisiana and the nation.

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 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. Basic Requirement for General Engineer 0801, Civil Engineer 0810, Environmental Engineer 0819, Mechanical Engineer 0830, Electrical Engineer 0850, Industrial Engineer 0896 Series: For basic qualifications, please refer to the opm link for All professional Engineering, 0801, 0810, 0819, 0830, 0850 and 0896 series. Basic Requirement for Architect 0808 Series: For basic qualifications, please refer to the opm link for All professional Architect, 0808 series. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Basic Requirement for Geologist 1350 Series: For basic qualifications, please refer to the opm link for All professional Geologist, 1350 series. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: In addition to meeting one of the basic requirements above, you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: GS-13 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes meeting all of the following: 1) Developing Engineering Division and/or other technical office's input to various studies and projects; 2) Applying cost engineering products, processes, and policies effectively; 3) serving on Project Delivery Teams (PDT) to provide specialized cost input and to cross train teams; and 4) Providing Independent Government Estimates (IGE), cost and schedule Risk analyses. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). "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". Selective Placement Factor: The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess and maintain license/registration as a Professional Engineer and/or Professional Geologist, and/or Registered Architect, and/or Certified Cost Consultant, and/or Certified Cost Engineer. This license/registration must be in good standing and issued by any one of the 50 states, or its territories: (Note: You are required to submit your up-to-date license from any state or territory with your applicant package.) You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Communications Leadership Technical Competence 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-12).