- Position Title
- Interdisciplinary
- Agency
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Announcement Number
- CERL24941751711H Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, March 18, 2024 to Tuesday, December 31, 2024
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Eligibilities
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Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
Preferences
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Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
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Select the series you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one series.
Conditions of Employment
This position has requirements which must be met prior to employment, and conditions for continued employment. Your answers to the questions in this section will indicate your understanding of, or possession of, these requirements and conditions.
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Appointment to this position is subject to a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment. Are you willing to submit the proper documentation to have a background investigation completed?
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This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 30% of the time. Are you willing and able to travel away from your permanent duty station up to 30% of the time?
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Financial Disclosure Statement OGE Form 450 is used to assist agencies and employees to avoid conflicts between duties and financial interest. This position requires pre-employment financial disclosure and annually thereafter in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R. Are you willing to disclose your financial affiliations prior to employment and annually thereafter to obtain and maintain employment in this position?
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in one of the following Biologist position with Department of the Army. Your resume and the responses you provide to this assessment questionnaire will be used to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit your application.
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Minimum Qualifications (Basic Requirement- General Biological Scientist 0401) Select the one statement that best describes the education that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of General Biological Scientist at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal Service.
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Minimum Qualifications (Basic Requirement- General Physical Scientist 1301) Select the one statement that best describes the education that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of a General Physical Scientist at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal Service.
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BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR ALL ENGINEERING POSITIONS: Select the one statement that best describes the education that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of Interdisciplinary (Project Manager) at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal Service.
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Select the one statement that best describes the experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of Biologist at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal Service.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Manage permit workload including pre-application consultation, evaluation of applications, and monitoring of permit compliance.
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Manage the evaluation of complex, controversial, and environmentally sensitive applications and permits for activities or work in waters of the United States.
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Provide advice, which commits the agency to a particular course of action, to potential applicants concerning regulatory requirements, including jurisdiction, processing and evaluation, and the likelihood of project approval.
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Evaluate proposed permit applications for projects such as; channel dredging, military base construction projects, major port facilities, dredged material disposal sites, dredging and/or filling in navigable waters of the United States and/or the discharge of dredged or fill materials into waters of the United States.
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Prepare detailed site evaluations to establish base environmental conditions including delineation of wetlands, characterization of the natural and human phenomena at the project site and a determination of the relative quality of waters of the United States.
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Analyze public interest review (PIR) factors outlined in 33 CFR 320.4 and any other factors which are revealed and bear on the decision to issue or deny permits and recommendations as to whether public hearings should be conducted for the purpose of acquiring information to be considered in evaluating proposed actions.
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Coordinate with appropriate agencies under the Endangered Species Act and the National Historic Preservation Act to ensure proposals will not result in an unnecessary impact to a protected resource.
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Coordinate projects and prepare for public hearing with applicant(s), their agent, consultants, and/or attorneys, the general public, elected officials such as Federal and State Congressional representatives, and other governmental agencies.
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Meet with customers, to identify customers' needs and priorities to better manage customer expectations and regulatory resource needs.
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Manage GPs which includes the development of new general permits (GPs) and regional conditions for nationwide permits (NWP).
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Reevaluate existing GPs, and regional conditions for NWPs, and monitor the GPs for success as an administrative method as well as an environmentally sensitive method of authorizing numerous routine, non-controversial projects.
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Formulate methods to measure the individual and cumulative impacts (cumulative impact analysis is an undeveloped technology) of numerous small projects on the interactive processes of ecosystems.
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Weigh and balance the predicted benefits of categories of activities against foreseeable adverse impacts to ecosystems or PIR factors; and to make recommendations on the issuance or re-issuance of GPs and SPGPs, or the incorporation of regional conditions on NWPs.
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Manage permit workload including pre-application consultation, evaluation of applications, and monitoring of permit compliance.
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Evaluate and develop solutions to complex problems concerning interests which are related to regulatory program. Thoroughly assess factors related to the problem and developing viable alternative solutions in a joint manner with the concerned interests; presenting status reports and making recommendations for further guidance; recommending a solution and implementing appropriate action when necessary.
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Manage the evaluation of complex, controversial, and environmentally sensitive applications and permits for activities or work in waters of the United States.
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Provide advice, which commits the agency to a particular course of action, to potential applicants concerning regulatory requirements, including jurisdiction, processing and evaluation, and the likelihood of project approval.
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Advising lower grade employees on procedural aspects of the regulatory program, including the preparation of public notices, letters, environmental assessments (EAs, and correspondence, and reviews for technical accuracy and adherence to policy.
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Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.