Summary About the Position: Serves as Supervisory Program Manager/Section Chief overseeing Environmental, Military or Interagency and International Support (IIS) projects within the Louisville District's Mission Boundary. The Section Chief has responsibility over all aspects of the programs and projects ensuring that the development of project scope, budgets, schedules, procurement strategies, etc. are in line with the overall program objectives and goals. Responsibilities Provide expert program/project management for projects or programs of high dollar value ($100 to over $200 million in total cost) of national priority, of extraordinary urgency, and/or having similar requirements. The incumbent will supervise a staff of 10-15 professionals including Project Managers, Program Analysts, Management Information Specialists, and Project Schedulers. Participate, with key District personnel, in defining project goals and in preparing a management plan for accomplishment. Review and approve operating plans and approaches, establishes overall project priorities, procedures, short range goals, and long-range goals. Represent the District when dealing with other DoD agencies, local municipal authorities, state municipal authorities and other stakeholders for the project and is responsible for furnishing authoritative responses to project questions and issues. Serve as primary point of contact and project management business plan expert for all work assigned. Ensure the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to the section and integrated into the section's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services. Perform full range of supervisory duties. Develop performance plans and rates employees. Prepare individual development plans and determines training requirements. Provide for and/or arrange for needed development and training. Responsible to assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments and the capabilities of employees. Monitor and report on the status and progress of work, checks on work progress and reviews completed work to see those priorities, methods, deadlines and quality objectives have been met. Review and approve funding and manpower estimates to ensure there are sufficient resources to support project objectives. Plan, program and oversee cost and schedule, execution of all actions required for projects in coordination with the functional chiefs of each area to assure the projects are completed within guidelines and objectives. Requirements Conditions of Employment 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 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. Specialized Experience: One year of experience serving as a technical expert in applying leadership and engineering principles to manage interdisciplinary teams performing complex and comprehensive design and construction projects. Must demonstrate high-level communication skills providing opinions or expert advice to stakeholders on complex projects. Ability to apply state-of-the-art technology into mission execution, develop long range organizational and workforce staffing plans while applying federal hiring authorities, and create and execute an annual budget inclusive of direct project labor and overhead expenses. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). This experience must be demonstrated within your resume. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Leadership Oral Communication Program Management Stakeholder Management Technical Competence Written 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-12). Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience above in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualifications requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. 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. This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter. 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 Career Program (CP) 18 - Engineers and Scientists position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. Recruitment, Relocation or Retention incentives may be authorized.