Summary
About the Position: You will serve as a national specialist on navigation engineering for new locks, navigation dams, major rehabilitation, and navigation infrastructure operations and maintenance for the Inland Navigation Design Center (INDC). Position may be filled under any of the following occupational series, depending on the qualifications of the applicant and needs of the agency: Civil Engineer, 0810 Mechanical Engineer, 0830 Electrical Engineer, 0850
Duties
Planning, programming, scheduling, directing, coordinating, advising, and reviewing inland navigation engineering work products for projects across the Nation and internationally.
Performing project team leader responsibilities to assign work, provide performance feedback, ensuring availability of resources, and providing inland navigation engineering expertise.
Managing, overseeing, coordinating, and reviewing analyses, studies, and other technical products prepared by the INDC, A-E firms, or professional contractors.
Developing inland navigation plans, designs and construction techniques unique to the inland navigation mission.
Serving as technical lead for domestic and international inland navigation studies, design projects, plans and specification, and other technical products.
Serve as the primary liaison between INDC, and MSC/Districts and USACE Communities of Practice (CoPs).
Coordinating the resolution of complex and controversial inland navigation engineering problems with others at all echelons, both internally and externally.
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the online assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): Attention to Detail Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Influencing/Negotiating Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Learning Reading Comprehension Reasoning Self-Management Stress Tolerance Teamwork The USA Hire Assessments includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment. Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.