Interdisciplinary

Summary

This is an Open Continuous Job Announcement using the Direct Hire Authority (DHA) for Certain Personnel of the DoD. The initial cut-off for referral consideration is 11/10/2026; applications received by this date will have the first opportunity for review. Applications received after this date will be sent to management every two weeks. Your application will remain active through the closing date of the announcement. There is no need to reapply.

Duties

• Serve as Workload Manager: Lead the Engineering and Construction Division's workload management, overseeing complex projects focused on multi-purpose dams with features such as hydropower, navigation, spillways, and fish bypass facilities.
• Coordinate Cross-Functionally: Manage workload coordination with 4 Branch Chiefs and 9 Section Chiefs, focusing on budgeting, scheduling, resourcing, and developing strategic execution plans.
• Guide Life-Cycle Execution: Apply life-cycle project execution expertise (from scoping and design to cost estimating and construction) to develop strategies that meet mission requirements for current and future fiscal year programs.
• Analyze and Optimize Resources: Review workload based on established priorities, monitor resource availability, proactively resolve work delays, and make strategic recommendations on whether work should be executed in-house or tasked to A-E firms.
• Forecast Workload: Develop and maintain five-year workload projections by analyzing historical data, trends, and anticipated future funding and program forecasts.
• Align Project Needs: Assist Section Chiefs in coordinating annual resource and labor requirements with Project Managers, identifying projects of significance, and facilitating collaborative meetings.
• Develop Internal Policy: Interpret higher-level engineering guidance to formulate internal working policies, plans, and business processes that optimize the division's technical workflows.
• Ensure Technical Quality: Manage comprehensive design reviews to guarantee the technical adequacy, accuracy, and quality control of all engineering and architectural products.
• Drive Process Improvement: Serve as the Division’s Knowledge Manager by establishing Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs) for design management and integrating enterprise software systems (such as P2).
• Represent the Division: Facilitate meetings and coordinate strategies with higher echelons, internal District elements (e.g., Planning Branch), contractors, and external partners like the Hydroelectric Design Center.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens 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 Architect GS-0808: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in architecture or in a related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in architecture or related disciplines of which at least (1) 30 semester hours were in architectural design, and (2) 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology, properties of materials and methods of construction, and environmental control systems. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the architectural principles, methods, and techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by at least one of the following: (1) Related Curriculum - Degree in architectural engineering provided the completed course work in architectural engineering provided knowledge, skills, and abilities substantially equivalent to those provided in the courses specified in statement A above, or (2) Experience: 1 year of experience in an architect's office or in architectural work for each year short of graduation from a program of study in architecture. In the absence of any college courses, 5 years of such experience is required. This experience must have demonstrated that you have acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Basic Requirement for Civil Engineer GS-0810, Mechanical Engineer GS-0830, or Electrical Engineer GS-0850: 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 Traini…

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/