Program Manager

Summary

About the Position: Serves as the Senior Civil Works Program Manager and MCS Advocate with responsibility for leadership, program execution, and oversight for all Civil Works activities managed by the Command Integration Element Team (CIE).

Duties

• Responsible for providing executive leadership and oversight to the planning, programming, design, acquisition, construction, operations and maintenance for all Civil Works activities assigned to the USACE Major Subordinate Command.
• Provide leadership for enhancing regional performance of assigned Civil Works missions and facilitate effective and efficient program delivery to customers at all levels.
• Responsible for providing effective management and supervisory direction and control over the staff and functions of the Command Integration Element Division.
• Develop initiatives and techniques for improvement of Civil Works program performance.
• Serve as a coach, facilitator, and mentor of employees in coordinating the Civil Works activities across the 8 business lines: Navigation, Flood Damage Reduction, Hydropower, Water Supply, Regulatory, Homeland Security, Environment, and Recreation.
• Collaborate with Chiefs of other activities across the Major Subordinate Command (MSC) and HQUSACE to negotiate, decide upon, and coordinate work-related programs, policies, procedures, and actions affecting other activities.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of activities supervised in terms of mission accomplishments, quality and quantity standards, procedures, policy, regulatory compliance, and technical competence.
• Make changes in organizational structure and functional alignment, balancing workload among subordinate functions to increase effectiveness of strategic operations.
• Develop leadership talent through coaching, mentoring, rewarding, and guiding others to reach full potential and maximum motivation.

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 Civilian Employees of the Command 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 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level in Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as: 1. Developing policies, management plans, procedures, and guidance for implementation in civil works and regional engineering programs; 2. Justifying budgetary process and appropriations for civil works and other water resource projects; 3. Providing technical leadership, staff coordination, and consultation of projects/programs to review, assess, evaluate and analyze organization's performance and operations; and 4. Performing supervisory duties for the personnel management of a multi-interdisciplinary staff. 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-14).