About this role
Job SummaryAbout the Position: You will independently manage library operations. This job is open to Current USACE employees with competitive status.
QualificationsWho 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 USACE employees with competitive status. Current Civilian Employees of the Command 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, or education 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: Qualified applicants will describe in their resume at least one year of experience equivalent to the GS-09 level with Qualified applicants will describe at least one year of experience with indexing materials and solving problems in information access and dissemination. 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, such as Library and Information Science or Knowledge Management. OR 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. 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 Specialized Experience: Qualified applicants will describe in their resume at least one year of experience equivalent to the GS-11 level with indexing materials, and solving problems in information access and dissemination; also responds to requests for information in specialized subject matters such as dredging, coastal engineering, dam and levee safety, groundwater modeling and hydrographic surveying requiring considerable analysis. 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). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork
Major DutiesManage and direct all facets of the Technical Library and Information program, establishing long-range goals, priorities, and policy formations.Supervise and coordinate the daily workflow of supporting contract personnel, academic interns, and summer-hire staff.Curate and catalog the specialized technical collection (covering engineering, environmental, earth, and hydrological sciences) using OCLC and USACE Digital Library frameworks.Formulate acquisition policies and identify operational deficiencies to implement modern, cost-effective information management technologies.Develop in-house databases and coordinate with computer specialists to optimize technical information storage and retrieval systems.Execute complex literature searches utilizing advanced computerized database systems to retrieve elusive technical publications for project teams.Plan and execute annual budgets for electronic databases, consortia agreements, book purchases, and critical library infrastructure upgrades.Maintain auditable financial records for all library-related expenditures to prevent premature depletion of allocated funds.Serve as the primary liaison/POC on library service contracts and represent CENWP at professional conferences and inter-agency information exchanges.Establish resource-sharing partnerships with DoD components (Army, Navy, Air Force), DTIC, the Library of Congress, and academic networks.