Summary
About the Position: Serves as the Operations & Maintenance, Dredge Section Chief. The position supervises engineering and technical staff responsible for operation, manning, maintenance, and lifecycle planning, ensuring mission readiness, rapid activation capability, and compliance with federal regulations and industry best practices.
Duties
Manages a multi-disciplined professional and technical workforce and project delivery teams to ensure successful execution of dredging and engineering missions.
Ensures funding availability to support continuous, essential project activities and Ready Reserve requirements.
Recommends targeted courses of action regarding equipment condition, deferred maintenance, casualty response, and repair sequencing to balance mission requirements, safety, regulatory compliance, and resource constraints.
Sets work priorities and plans project assignments for subordinates and lower-graded project employees.
Aligns maintenance and repair schedules with operational requirements by working closely with project delivery teams to ensure vessel assets are positioned to meet construction, survey, and emergency missions.
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
How you will be evaluated
As part of the assessment process, your resume will be evaluated using a competency-based assessment method. This structured evaluation measures your qualifications, experience, and skills against the core competencies required for the position. Final scores will determine whether you are referred to the Hiring Manager for further consideration. 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. You may claim Military Spouse preference. You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.