About this role
Job Summary
About the Position
Serves as the Far East District Quality Management Representative (International Standardization Organization ISO 9001 Quality Manager) and Continuous Quality Improvement Leader using tools such as SharePoint and Lean Six Sigma.
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 Applying to OCONUS Positions Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician 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 specialized experience which includes
- 1) Leading the implementation and administration of quality management systems (such as ISO 9001 or equivalent industry standards) across multidisciplinary functions (e.g., engineering, construction, contracting, or project management);
- 2) Guiding teams to ensure compliance with quality management systems, and planning and conducting internal reviews, assessments, or audits;
- 3) Developing, tracking, and analyzing project delivery and organizational performance metrics using automated dashboards or data visualization tools; and
- 4) Coordinating knowledge management initiatives, continuous process improvements, or lessons-learned integration in support of organizational strategic goals.
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. 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). Special Note for Military Members
MILITARY RETIREES
A retired member of the Armed Forces may not be appointed to a civilian position in DoD (including a non-appropriated fund position) within 180 days after retirement [ unless the following conditions have been met: the Secretary concerned authorizes the appointment; or the position is authorized special pay under 5 U.S.C. 5305; or a state of national emergency exists].
MILITARY SEPARATED (NON-RETIREE)
Military members may be appointed while on terminal leave, before the effective date of their military separation. Applications will only be accepted from members of the Armed Forces that indicate they are immediately appoint-able within 120 days. If you are currently stationed in the overseas area, all of your overseas time will be credited toward your current overseas tour end date. Your overseas time served will not reset upon accepting this assignment. If you have returned from OCONUS within the past 2 years or less, your time previously served in the OCONUS area will be credited to your 5-year overseas rotation upon accepting this assignment.
Major Duties
- Direct a multidisciplinary team, consisting of District administrative and technical elements and management, to monitor status of implementation and compliance with the QMS.
- Develop and maintain a quality management system that conforms to ISO 9001 standards, integrates Engineering, Construction, Contracting, Real Estate, Project Management that ensure specific quality performance goals.
- Coordinate with the Internal Review Office on preparation and conduct of internal audits to ensure effective implementation of the QMS, and the implementation and monitoring of ISO 9001 compliant business processes
- Serve as an advisor and facilitator for the district senior leadership in formulating and implementing strategic and operational initiatives such as the District OPLAN and its integration into the Division’s IPLAN and the USACE Campaign Plan.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on quality processes data compilation, evaluation, measurement and analysis.