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Job SummaryAbout the Position: Serve as the Chief, Hydropower Branch, Operations Division with responsibility for planning, programming, coordinating, supervising, and reviewing the activities of the Branch to accomplish the function of the Branch in the most economical and feasible manner.
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 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 This is a Limited Area of Consideration for applicants that are Current Civilian Employees of the Command, USACE and the other employment authority categories listed above. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 SUPERVISORY INTERDISCIPLINARY (HYDROPOWER) (GS-850/855/830-13) A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); OR (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2. Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. 3. Specified academic courses - Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program. 4. Related curriculum - Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Applying professional engineering principles and management practices to oversee the operations and maintenance of complex engineering programs, such as those found in hydropower generation or similar industrial facilities. This includes developing schedules, prioritizing tasks, and proactively aligning team efforts to meet operational deadlines. 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Leadership Oral Communication Program Management 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).
Major DutiesDevelop, implement, and track Hydropower Operation and Maintenance budgets for the District.Develop policies, guidelines, strategies, objectives, and plans that align with Corps’ strategic goals, using risk-informed asset management and reliability engineering principles.Lead the development and prioritization of long-term investment strategies for operating, maintaining, repairing, replacing, or disposing of assets.Represent the Mobile District on all Hydropower matters, participate in the development of hydropower policy and regulations, and provide input for long-range plans.Lead and direct a District Hydropower Operations and Maintenance Program by enforcing District and Division policy at field sites.Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of work.Develop performance standards, evaluate subordinates, and make selections for subordinate positions.Identify developmental and training needs of employees and make decisions on nonroutine, costly, or controversial training requests.Provide technical liaison between power projects, HTSC, and other elements of a District, including engineering, contracting, personnel, and operations.Advise and recommend to field elements actions on matters pertaining to power projects, including supply requisitions, contracts, equipment repairs, and schedules of work.Maintain continuous review of the actual status of power projects through personal inspections, written reports, and daily communication.Provide technical advice to field elements and support operation and maintenance programs required by regulations to ensure projects accomplish their authorized tasks.Communicate with the Southeastern Power Administration (SEPA) and the Department of Energy on matters related to the operation of power projects.Attend meetings with hydropower stakeholders, including Power Market Agencies, power preference customers, and other District, Division, and National hydropower personnel.Coordinate the District’s requirements with the Hydropower Technical Services Center (HTSC).