Job Title:Realty Specialist GS-1170-13
Department:Department of the Army
Agency:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Job Announcement Number:NCFV12402497627639F
SALARY RANGE: |
$71,674.00 to
$93,175.00 / Per Year |
OPEN PERIOD: |
Friday, April 06, 2012 to Friday, October 05, 2012 |
SERIES & GRADE: |
GS-1170-13 |
POSITION INFORMATION: |
Full Time - Detail NTE 9mo-1yr |
PROMOTION POTENTIAL:13 |
DUTY LOCATIONS: |
Many vacancy(s) - Iraq IraqView Map
Many vacancy(s) - Afghanistan AfghanistanView Map
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WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: |
Status Candidates Only |
JOB SUMMARY:
Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.
About the Position:
This announcement is for all CURRENT CIVILIAN FEDERAL-Non Army- EMPLOYEES. Army Employees please refer to Announcement NCFV12402497627608 for Self-Nomination. For all other Non-Army Federal employees, these positions are "REIMBURSABLE DETAILS." Written Agreements will be facilitated between Agencies.
Incremental rating cut-offs will be utilized starting 20 APRIL 2012 for first cut off.
This announcement may be used to fill temporary full-time, part-time or intermittent positions. Indicate on your resume your availability for any of these appointments. AED separated into the Afghanistan Engineer District (North)-TAN and the Afghanistan Engineer District (South)-TAS. The position is under the supervision of the District commander within AED.
The job provides the opportunity to learn how USACE operates in a reconstruction effort. You will deal with competing priorities and corporate approach to improving programs and methods of operation. To be successful in this position, you will need to (a) know your job; (b) be situationally aware; (c) be healthy; and (d) treat every individual with dignity and respect. This position provides an opportunity to join an organization of both military and civilian personnel who are working side-by-side as dedicated professionals committed to the reconstruction mission within Afghanistan.
At the employee's discretion, assignment duration may be 9 months to 1 year. Detail may be extended up to a maximum of 5 years.
For more information on deployment, please visit http://www.usace.army.mil/Careers/CivilianDeployment.aspx
Medical requirements: http://www.tam.usace.army.mil/UDC/MEDICAL.ASP
Who May Apply:
Click here for more information. All Federal employees serving on a Career or Career-Conditional appointment.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
- Secret Security Clearance is Required
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
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Other Requirements:
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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.
One year trial/probationary period may be required.
Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
Position may be designated as Emergency Essential.
Medical examination may be required.
Immunization screening may be required.
Position requires employee to wear uniform and/or protective clothing.
NOTE: This vacancy will be filled by REIMBURSABLE DETAIL. Generally, indoor work location has power, water, heating, and air conditioning, although outages should be expected. Lack of sleep may occur due to long work hours and uncomfortable living conditions. Employee will report symptoms of stress and fatigue to the on-site supervisor. Living conditions range from having all basic amenities; light, power, water, refrigeration, to not having one or more of these amenities. Employees who need to store refrigerated medication shall prior to departure from the primary duty station, inform the local Emergency Operations Center so availability of refrigeration at the work site can be determined. Environmental conditions at work locations may range from excessive heat and humidity to extreme cold and rainy. Some locations require that the employee be able to maintain stable mobility in sandy and unstable terrain. Although some work is sedentary, work conditions such as ergonomic issues related to lifting and carrying, seating, or video display terminals; repetitive motion injury from using computers, and the like may be expected. Foreign post differential of 35% is authorized while TCS/TDY to downrange location. Additional compensation of 35% over basic compensation will be granted to employees for service at designated danger pay costs. Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area if accepting a TCS assignment. Locality rates of pay in CONUS will not be used for pay setting when transferring to the overseas if accepting a TCS assignment.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be reviewed to verify that you meet the basic eligibility and qualification requirements. Your responses to the questionnaire will be used to evaluate your relevant personal, educational, and work experiences.
BENEFITS:
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The Department of Defense offers excellent benefits programs some of which may include:
Comprehensive health and life insurance
Competitive salaries
Generous retirement programs
Paid holidays, sick leave, and vacation time
Flexible work environment and alternate work schedules
Paid employment related training and education
Possible student loan repayment
Payment of licenses, certification, and academic degrees as applicable
Bonuses, incentives, and awards as appropriate for the job.
For more information on benefits and entitlements please visit:
https://cpolrhp.cpol.army.mil/eur/overseas/employee_handbook/guide/index.htm
OTHER INFORMATION:
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This position is Emergency Essential. Incumbent will be subject to on-call and irregular work hours. Position is considered essential to support DA's mobilization and wartime mission during periods of increasing tension or mobilization. Position is considered emergency essential because (1) no qualified and immediate replacements exists and (2) leaving position vacant would (a) impair the effective operations of essential military support systems, or (b) adversely impact the combat mission of deployed forces.
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Emergency - Essential Position Agreement, DD Form 2365, must be completed prior to deployment.
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Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area if accepting a TCS assignment.
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Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
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Temporary Duty (TDY) travel may be required.
HOW TO APPLY:
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HOW TO APPLY:
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
1. Your resume: If you submit a resume with inappropriate material e.g. photos, you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume may be submitted in any format. For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). Resumes that do not contain this information will be marked as insufficient and applicants may not receive consideration for this position.
2. Your responses to the questionnaire.
3. Additional required documents (see Required Documents section below)
The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 5 October 2012.
To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button at the end of the process.
If you cannot apply online, you will need to provide the same information obtained in the online process. You will need three documents to complete this process: the Occupational Questionnaire, the scan response form, U.S. Office of Personnel Management Occupational Questionnaire (OPM Form 1203-FX), and a separate document described in item #3. below.
1. Download the scan response form, OPM Form 1203-FX, from http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/OPM1203fx.pdf.
2. [View Occupational Questionnaire]. Use this information to guide you in completing the OPM Form 1203-FX. Note that you may be instructed to leave some responses blank on the scan response form.
3. On a separate document, please identify which position(s) on your resume (include title, organization, and employment dates) support any response of "E" ("I am considered an expert in performing this task....").
4. Fax the completed OPM Form 1203-FX, along with your required and supporting documents, to 1-478-757-3144. Your OPM Form 1203-FX will serve as a cover page for your fax transmission.
PLEASE NOTE: The numbering on the OPM Form 1203-FX will not match the Occupational Questionnaire. Section 25 of the OPM Form 1203-FX continuously numbers from number one, while the Questionnaire starts each section of questions with number one. When entering your responses please continue regardless of number sequence. This issue has been identified and will be resolved as soon as possible.
It is your responsibility to verify that information entered, uploaded, or faxed (i.e., resume) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Faxed documents must be completely transmitted by 11:59p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the closing date of the announcement.
The Department of the Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Requests for reasonable accommodation are made on a case-by-case basis.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
The following documents are required:
- Resume: If you submit a resume with inappropriate material e.g. photos, you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume may be submitted in any format. For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). Resumes that do not contain this information will be marked as insufficient and applicants may not receive consideration for this position.
- If the position has an education requirement or you are qualifying based on a combination of education and experience or solely on education, you must submit your college transcripts with your application.
- You MUST submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. These documents may include, but are not limited to: for current employment verification, a SF-50 or DD3434; for MSP claims, PCS orders and marriage certificate; for verification of Veteran status, DD214 (which indicates character of service) SF-15, VA Letter and/or Activation/Deactivation orders.
If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and will not be considered any further.
PLEASE NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents like military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for other than the applicant. These documents may be sanitized to remove such personal information before submission with the application. Applicants may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents upon selection to confirm eligibility.
WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:
Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. The numeric rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire. The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.
To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account, select My Applications, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position.
If no email address is provided, applicant is responsible for checking status updates and notifications in Applicant Manager. Hard copy notifications will not be sent to applicant.
For questions regarding the status of your application, eligibility or qualifications determination contact: applicanthelp@conus.army.mil