Channel Maintenance Manager

Position: CHANNEL MAINTENANCE MANAGER
Summary

About the Position: Serves as project manager and technical expert for assigned aspects of the maintenance of channels and harbor navigation projects.

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Duties

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• Responsible for the design of the maintenance plan of channel and navigation projects.
• Performs reconnaissance, planning, budgeting, scheduling, environmental coordination, negotiations, scopes of work for the formulation of plans and specifications.
• Determines the quantity and type of material to be dredged, the preferred and alternate dredge material management and constraints to perform the dredging.
• Prepares and distributes public notices.
• Coordinates with responsible local sponsors and interests to ensure that disposal sites, real estate permits, and other necessary local permit requirements are provided.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License.
• Must obtain Defensive Driving training within 3 months of being appointed.
• Must obtain Contracting Officer Representative (COR) Type B Certification within 12 months of being appointed.

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
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• 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
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible
• People with Disabilities, Schedule A
• 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
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

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, Ameri Corps) 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.

For the GS-11:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes project-based support in a minimum of 3 core areas: field inspections, environmental coordination, statement of work preparation, work plan development, budgeting, or public communications and briefings. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

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Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. [remove LL.M., if unrelated] in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as (but not all inclusive):
Biology, oceanography, engineering, or physical sciences.

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.

For the GS-12:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes project management for navigation-related or marine construction activities. Candidates must have performed work in a minimum of three categories: field inspection, environmental liaison/negotiation, scope of work preparation, work plan development, fiscal budgeting, or public communications. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

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