Assistant Operations Project Manager.

About the role

As the Assistant Operations Project Manager, share fully in the provision of supervision over subordinate supervisors and team leaders, and indirect supervision over other employees. Compile, analyze, and summarize financial data and develops detailed estimates and justification needed for funding to support important programs and project needs. Develop or coordinate development of necessary designs, specifications, work plans, and cost estimates. Ensure subordinate supervisors plan the work under their employees, establish workload priorities and make assignments based upon the difficulty, complexity and type of work. Serve as the contractual authority on the acceptability and applicability of contractual matters related to the program.

Responsibilities

• Assigning and reviewing work, identifying training needs, addressing grievances or complaints of employees and interviewing applicants for vacant positions.
• Analyzing and planning organization work priorities, budget requirements and goals related to natural resources management, flood risk management, security, environmental management, park recreation facilities, and construction or repair of roads, grounds and facilities.
• Experience in areas of contracting to include inspecting and monitoring contractor progress and contract compliance, negotiations and modifications to contract specifications.

Requirements

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. May be required to serve a one year supervisory probationary period. This is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) - subject to pre-employment and random drug testing. May be required to travel 10% of the time.

Qualifications

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.

• Current Civilian Employees of the Command
• 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
• 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

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Assigning and reviewing work, identifying training needs, addressing grievances or complaints of employees and interviewing applicants for vacant positions. AND (2) Analyzing and planning organization work priorities, budget requirements and goals related to natural resources management, flood risk management, security, environmental management, park recreation facilities, and construction or repair of roads, grounds and facilities. AND (3) experience in areas of contracting to include inspecting and monitoring contractor progress and contract compliance, negotiations and modifications to contract specifications.

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).