Project Scheduler

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for AcqDemo Business & Technical Management Professional Career Path (NH) to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Manages the application of the Enterprise Scheduling system in the district, and strictly controls all structure and functions, business practices, procedures, techniques, regulations, and guidance. Provides project management schedules.

Duties

• Applies a thorough working knowledge of project management principles, and an understanding of the US Army Corps of Engineers organizational primary support to program, project, and operation managers.
• Ensures that all projects are identified and correctly entered into the Scheduling system, and that all project managers use the correct Project Architecture/WBS structure to define products, sub-products, activities, or tasks and milestones.
• As a Project Control Group team member, leads the District's development of the strategic execution plan to ensure a uniformity of management processes, data handling, and reporting for District programs.
• Performs broad-scope and long-range program and project management studies for the District programs, to establish new business processes using the PROMIS -P2 system.
• Serves as one of the District's P2 Project Schedulers. Registers projects and project data using Enterprise systems.
• Creates and maintains District specific referential data.
• Conducts and coordinates training classes within the District on the operation of the PROMIS systems.
• Evaluates flow of information, identifies areas where confusion, and/or misinformation exist, develops necessary guidance, and when necessary, recommends/develops and oversees formal or informal training as appropriate.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. NH-03 Minimum Qualifications: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes Inputting project schedules and/or budgets in Primavera, or other similar system, using a critical path method; Analyzing data from automated information systems such as, Primavera, to estimate, budget, plan, or monitor projects and/or programs; Participating in a project control group to ensure a consistency of management processes, data handling, and/or reporting for programs; and Recommending adjustments for project scheduling and/or expenditures to the Project Manager. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-02/GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this position, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

How You Will Be Evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates. Other Information

This position will be located in St. Louis, MO and will allow for situational telework only. This position is NOT eligible for full-time telework. This is a pay banded position. The NH-03 band encompasses grades GS-12 and GS-13 under the General Schedule (GS) system. 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. This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a(n) CP#11 Comptroller Career Program position aligned under the Human Capital & Resource Management (HC/RM) Career Management Directorate. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.