Summary Must be able to satisfy the requirements of the 26JUL12 DODI 1400.25 V1230, DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Employment in Foreign Areas and Employee Return Rights. Visit http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/140025v1230.pdf This announcement is NOT intended for permanent Army candidates. Permanent Army candidates should instead apply to this announcement: CERA242819807006 Responsibilities Serves as the Program/Project Manager and Contracting Officer's Representative in the assigned program/project office Assists with Host Nation projects, and establishes requirements, objectives, goals and milestones for completion. Contacts are with proponents within the Corps of Engineers, DA, DoD, US Ambassadors, other US agencies, host nation ministry officials, and professional engineering Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications NOTE: All deployment tours are limited to a maximum length of 2 years total unless Mission changes require an extension; approval is required. Term Appointment NTE- Position may be filled as a Term Appointment NTE 13 months. Term appointments may be extended up to 2 years. time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade not to exceed (NTE) 1 year by a current permanent Army employee. Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a temporary appointment will be appointed/converted into a Temporary appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position. 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 Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Reinstatement 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. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: experience and skill in planning, organizing, and directing a team in program execution of engineering and construction work which involves programs requiring substantial resources or changes in established procedures; develops and implements long-range work schedules and operational sequences for project development initiatives; Observes and investigates construction at all stages to identify problems and take timely action to resolve problems encountered. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: General Engineering Manages Resources Project Management 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). All qualification requirements must be met within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Education 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. Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. A recruitment, retention, or relocation MAY be authorized in accordance with agency policy and only to eligible candidates. Position may require employee to wear uniform and/or protective clothing. Overseas unaccompanied tour. Family members (spouse, children) will not be allowed to accompany the selectee to the duty location of this position. This is a Career Program (CP) 51 - General Administration Management position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. TDY Contingency Operations deployment locations and entitlements: http://www.tad.usace.army.mil/Portals/53/docs/USACE%20Overseas%20Contingency%20Operations%20TDY%20Locations%20and%20Entitlements.pdf TTDY Contingency Operations deployment pay and incentives: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters Careers Civilian Deployment Deployment Pay Minimal standards of fitness for deployment: https://www.centcom.mil/Portals/6/MEDICAL/MOD17_Tab_A.pdf