Community Planner, GS-0020-12 (82605)

US Army Corps of Engineers; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

US Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, is seeking a Community Planner to support planning and programming activities at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. You will work under the Branch Chief, Planning and Programming, and with project managers to shape master planning and area development efforts.

You will apply regulations, resolve planning and encroachment issues, and provide independent judgment on approaches to facility siting and energy conservation projects.

Qualifications

• Degree in community planning or related field with coursework in planning processes, socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, urban and regional economic analysis, and development finance.
• Combination of education and experience may be acceptable with the relevant coursework totaling at least 24 semester hours and appropriate experience.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a Community Planner within Planning and Programming Branch under supervision of Branch Chief and program managers.
• Applies regulations and policies to diverse projects, resolves planning conflicts, and coordinates with multiple stakeholders.
• Operates with initiative and professional judgment, aligning work with policy and program priorities.

Education

Bachelor's degree in community planning or related field

Job description

USACE Organization

Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (HNC)

Announcement Type

Direct-Hire Authority (DHA)

Position Type

Permanent

USACE Organization

Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (HNC)

Locations (City, State)

Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

Position Overview/Duties

Serves as a Community Planner within Planning and Programming Branch within the ISPM Directorate. The incumbent works under the general supervision of the Branch Chief, Planning and Programming and under the specific guidance of either the Real Property or Master Planning Program Manager. These three individuals assign work in terms of general objectives, highlights areas of special interest to others, and provides relative priorities at the time assignments are made. Incumbent is relied upon to exercise a high degree of initiative and professional judgment in subsequent planning and execution pertaining to the area of assignment. Must be familiar with regulations, policies, and procedures, and be able to adapt them to unusual types of projects, such as, energy conservation, area development planning, project programming, etc. Must independently resolve conflicts in planning and use of existing facilities, disagreements of technical points with Architect-Engineers (A-E), and/or installation engineers, and where greatly modified methods or approaches are involved. Completed work is reviewed for adequacy and overall conformance with policy. Incumbent obtains supervisory guidance on actions that may be of a controversial nature. Normally, this guidance is based upon the facts of the situation and information received from outside sources and suggested alternatives from the incumbent.

Other Conditions And Requirements

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD, Section 9905 to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Qualifications Requirements

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. This education and/or experience must be described/reflected in your resume and/or transcripts. Experience refers to paid and unpaid.

Minimum Education Requirements

Basic Requirements

• Degree: community planning; or related field such as urban affairs, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, sociology, geography, economics, political science, or public administration that included at least 12 semester hours in the planning process, socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, urban and regional economic analysis, and development finance.

OR

• Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in one of the above disciplines, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the above disciplines of which at least 12 semester hours were in the planning process, and socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Basic Requirement For a Community Planner

Please refer to the Office of Personnel Management website at the following links for information regarding basic qualification requirements:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/community-planning-series-0020/

Minimum Experience Requirement

Specialized Experience for GS-12

• 1) Managing complex military master planning, land-use, and community planning programs.
• 2) Developing and administering Architect-Engineer (A-E) service contracts and independent government estimates.
• 3) Providing expert technical guidance on facility sitting and planning criteria.
• 4) Coordinating with multi-agency stakeholders to resolve planning and encroachment issues. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

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.

Other Requirements

• Applications must be submitted after 12:01 AM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Open Date and before 11:59 PM (EST) of the posted Job

Posting Close Date to receive consideration.

• All positions require the applicant to be a citizen of the United States.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, are required to register for Selective Service prior to appointment.
• A trial or probationary period may be required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
• This position requires lifting up to 20 lbs.
• This position requires you to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.
• Hiring incentives such as a recruitment/relocation bonus, service credit for leave, and student loan repayment may be authorized (subject to available budget).
• This position is eligible for situational telework.
• Duty station is Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (non-negotiable).
• Resume must not exceed two (2) pages.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor

To learn more, please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity (https://www.eeoc.gov/federal-sector/federal-employees-job-applicants).

Qualifications - Candidates will be evaluated in accordance with OPM General Schedule (GS) Qualification Standards or Federal Wage System (FWS) Qualifications and Job Elements

GS Standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/

Reasonable Accommodation

Reasonable accommodation is available to qualified employees with disabilities. You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application process, hiring process or while on the job. Requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.