Community Planner (Environmental)
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Arlington, TX - USA
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Job Summary
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The purpose of this position is to serve as Senior-level Headquarters Air Force Community Planner; providing Air Force corporate level strategic policy guidance and oversight supporting future AF mission requirements and resources. Will act as consultant in comprehensive planning encroachment management and National Environmental Policy Act across Air Force echelons.
- Promotes installation comprehensive planning excellence throughout the Air Force by formulating policy developing principles and interpreting and translating strategic intent into operational and tactical level planning processes.
- Ensures implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act and the Air Forces Environmental Impact Analysis Process across a broad range of planning efforts and develops policies guidance and standards for reviewing assessing and mitigating the impact of Air Force operations and federal actions special studies and analyses for worldwide programs.
- Develops and articulates Air Force policy and provides professional consultation to the Air Staff DoD Congress and other governmental agencies on planning issues related to preserving the Air Force missions and on all installation complexes.
- Provides planning guidance and expertise on matters related to new mission beddowns major realignments and other strategic initiatives and provides expert consultation to Air Force agencies on high-interest and delicate planning issues which affect future operational and mission support capabilities.
- Liaises with other governmental agencies private planning organizations and professional counterparts and participates in professional technical organizations and meetings related to comprehensive planning areas.
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Males must be registered for Selective Service see
- Must be able to obtain and maintain secret clearance.
- If authorized PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements may be found at: position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
- Incumbent may be required to travel by military and commercial aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
- It is highly desirable but not mandatory that the incumbent have acquired professional certification/registration through an applicable professional association.
- The incumbent should possess an undergraduate degree in a planning-related discipline. An advanced degree in a planning-related field is desirable but not mandatory.
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
- Upon completion of your probationary/trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.
In order to qualify you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Professional and Scientific Positions.
BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: 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. Note: Applicants with degrees in related fields such as those listed above who do not have the 12 semester hours of specified course work must have had at least 1 year of work experience in community planning acquired under the supervision and guidance of a community planner.
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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.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-13 or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes technical and professional qualifications as recognized by the profession of urban and regional planning and possess a demonstrated record of success in program management involving a very complex and highly interactive series of systems which comprise the built natural and socio-cultural environments. Mastery of community planning concepts principles and practices sufficient to permit the planner to serve as the technical expert for Air Force installation comprehensive planning programs.
FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-13 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-14 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge skills abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
1. Mastery of advanced concepts principles and practices of installation comprehensive planning programs.
2. Ability to effectively integrate and coordinate the work of other professional disciplines (such as architecture landscape architecture and civil engineering) as they relate to the overall planning efforts. Knowledge and skills to review and evaluate the work of professionals at MAJCOM level and above.
3. Knowledge and skills to communicate with diverse and occasionally adversarial groups on controversial issues.
Ability to analyze interpret and apply rules regulations and procedures in a variety of situations and recommend timely effective and economical solutions.
4. Knowledge of research methodologies including information technology professional journals publications relating to comprehensive urban and regional planning concepts; includes federal state and local regulations policies and environmental law.
5. Ability to communicate effectively both oral and written.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.
IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however if position has a positive degree requirement qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy displaced Federal employees must be rated well qualified or above for this position. You must submit a copy of the agency notice your most recent performance rating and your most recent SF-50 noting position grade level and duty location.
Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information.
120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.
Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: MSP applicants if determined best qualified must be selected and placed at the highest grade for which they applied. You must include a completed copy of the DD Form 3145-4 Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the DD Form 3145-4 Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist.
Priority Placement Program (PPP) Applicant Eligible: PPP Applicants if determined well qualified and selected will be placed at the at the full performance level. You must include the applicable completed copy of the PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility as a PPP Applicant. Click here to obtain/download a copy of the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist (DD3145-1 through DD3145-4 select the appropriate checklist for your claimed preference). To determine the applicable PPP Self-Certification Checklist required to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming refer to the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide located in the Required Documents section of this vacancy announcement.
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Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016 who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information click here.
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