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United States Army Installation Management Command
Department of the Army
Base salary range: $56,527 - $73,486
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-9. Advanced degree or significant experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This job involves overseeing construction projects at a U.S. Army base in Poland, where you'll inspect work in progress, review plans and materials, and ensure everything meets standards and contracts.
It's a 24-month unaccompanied assignment abroad, ideal for someone with hands-on experience in construction inspection and project coordination who is eligible for federal overseas roles, like veterans or current DoD employees.
A good fit would be a detail-oriented professional comfortable working with contractors in a military setting.
About the Position: Selectee will receive a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) to Powidz, Poland with a 24-month tour unaccompanied.
Learn more about Poland Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.
You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.
See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS Positions Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized 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.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Planning and Evaluating: Preparing routine and/or special reports reflecting the status of construction progress.
Project Management: Conducting inspection of work in progress to ensure compliance with plans. Technical Competence: Conferring with others, such as contractors, to ensure completion of work.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10). In-Service Applicants (i.e.
current or former competitive service employee through promotion, reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, reinstatement, reemployment, or restoration): Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Planning and Evaluating: Preparing routine and/or special reports reflecting the status of construction progress.
Project Management: Conducting inspection of work in progress to ensure compliance with plans. Technical Competence: Conferring with others, such as contractors, to ensure completion of work.
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).
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. Major Duties:
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