Interdisciplinary, GS-XXXX-13 (42904)

About the role

The Institute for Water Resources (IWR) Water Resources Center (WRC) mission is to solve USACE’s water resources challenges by analyzing and developing innovative and implementable methods, tools, and strategies.

Responsibilities

• Apply quantitative and qualitative methods to address regional and/or national issues in the management of natural resources and federal water resource projects.
• Develop and execute programs and metrics to evaluate and improve performance and efficiencies of water resource projects and natural resources management.
• Coordinate internally and externally with other federal agencies on evaluation of regionally or nationally significant issues and projects regarding public lands and waters, including environmental compliance, recreation, and environmental stewardship programs.
• Develop innovative solutions to resolve complex problems across a spectrum of natural resource management programs at federal water resource projects.
• Develop and implement a research study that involved data collection and/or the review/analysis of data/information that resulted in model development, performance metrics or management decision support.
• Serve as the USACE representative on national interagency calls, coordinating cross-agency collaboration and supporting implementation of national recreation and environmental stewardship initiatives.
• Provide oversight of contracts and cooperative agreements for Recreation Program and ensure projects maintain schedule and technical focus.
• Lead the development, maintenance, and support of national recreation and environmental stewardship (REC/ENS) Civil Works Business Intelligence systems.
• Manage the National Recreation Assessment Program, ensuring data quality and program effectiveness.
• Serve as national co-lead for the Visitation Estimation and Reporting System (VERS), overseeing system operations, reporting, and enhancements.
• Manage Headquarters Recreation Remaining Items Budget, Central Sales Funds, National America the Beautiful Funds and the Recreation User Fee Program.
• Provide program management and technical support to Headquarters recreation and environmental stewardship leadership, including Business Line Managers and in development of Business Line Budgets.
• Provide national budget guidance, coaching, and training to recreation and environmental stewardship staff.
• Coordinate and prepare Reports to Congress, national data calls, and executive reports.
• Develop, revise, and implement national recreation and natural resource management policies, regulations, and guidance.
• Participate in the development of strategic policy and planning activities at the national level.
• Review policy or legislation and evaluate impacts to a program or business operations.
• Analyze program data and business intelligence to support strategic planning, performance reporting, and informed decision-making.
• Assist with development of Recreation PROSPECT training materials and course content.
• Develop agreements (interagency, intergovernmental) to obtain specific expertise or to facilitate collaborative initiatives related to natural resources.

Requirements

Applicants must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards for one of the following series: Community Planning 0020, Economist 0110, Geography 0150, Sociology 0184, Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences 0401, any Professional Engineering 0800, or Geology 1350.

Qualifications

One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes:

• Project management and subject matter expert in the areas of economic, engineering, environmental and/or ecological analysis, water resources planning, or other aspect of water and related land resources planning and development;
• Handling policy analysis, research and study assignments for complex water resource utilization programs, involving one or more major regions;
• Developing new or improving existing methods for projecting and analyzing long-range water resource needs and impacts; and
• Using problem solving and strategic thinking to determine appropriate methods, models and/or procedures to resolve issues on nationally significant and complex economic, social and environmental level.