Interdisciplinary

Role overview

This full-time onsite position is based at Fort Bliss, Texas and supports planning, GIS, engineering coordination, and construction review activities within a federal installation environment. The role serves as the Installation Geospatial Information and Services (IGIS) Manager and includes maintaining enterprise GIS data, evaluating development and planning issues, supporting budget development, and coordinating with multiple public-sector stakeholders.

Key duties

• Oversee the installation’s enterprise GIS database and act as the IGIS Manager.
• Analyze difficult land-use and planning challenges involving competing development priorities, social impacts, and environmental limits, then recommend workable solutions.
• Examine project specifications, drawings, and reports to verify that construction activity stays aligned with approved priorities, policies, laws, and regulations.
• Build detailed budget estimates for engineering, design, and master planning work by calculating related project costs.
• Work with a broad range of agencies and represent the organization in meetings and conferences with local, state, and federal officials.

Conditions of employment

• Final selection may depend on a suitability or fitness review after a background investigation.
• The appointee may be required to complete a one-year probationary period unless already covered by the applicable federal exception; during probation, separation rights are limited.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete the Selective Service pre-employment certification statement.
• Direct deposit is mandatory.
• Selection may be affected by Department of Defense referral restrictions for displaced employees.
• Retired federal employees interested in reemployment should review reemployed annuitant rules.
• This role falls within the Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure career field.
• Multiple hires may be made from this announcement.
• Salary already reflects locality pay or a local market supplement.
• PCS-related payments may be authorized if a government move is determined to be in the agency’s interest and consistent with Joint Travel Regulations.
• Relocation incentives may be offered.
• Student loan repayment may be authorized.
• Salary negotiations may be available for candidates new to federal service.
• Prior non-federal work experience and certain military service may count toward annual leave accrual.
• Applicants should be committed to improving government efficiency, supporting American democratic principles, and upholding the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution.

Qualifications

Only U.S. citizens may apply. Applicants must meet the stated education and experience requirements, and the resume must clearly show relevant experience. If qualification is based on education, transcripts will be required.

Basic qualification paths

• Community Planner: A bachelor’s degree or higher in community planning, or in a related field such as urban affairs, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, sociology, geography, economics, political science, or public administration, with at least 12 semester hours covering planning processes, socioeconomic and physical aspects of planning, urban and regional economic analysis, and development finance.
• Community Planner alternate route: A bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field plus at least one year of community planning experience performed under the supervision and guidance of a community planner.
• Community Planner combination route: Coursework equivalent to a major in one of the listed fields, or at least 24 semester hours across those disciplines with at least 12 semester hours in planning processes and socioeconomic/physical planning elements, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
• General Engineer: A bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering from an ABET-accredited engineering program, or an engineering curriculum that includes differential and integral calculus plus advanced coursework in at least five of seven specified engineering science or physics areas.
• General Engineer combination route: Education, training, and/or technical experience that demonstrates strong grounding in physical and mathematical sciences and a practical understanding of engineering sciences and applications.
• For the engineering alternative routes, acceptable proof may include current EI/EIT/PE registration, passing the FE exam or another written licensure test, completion of at least 60 semester hours in the required sciences and engineering topics, or a related scientific curriculum such as engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology combined with at least one year of supervised professional engineering experience.

Specialized experience

To qualify, candidates must have one year of specialized experience that includes using GIS databases to analyze information, support compliance, and/or provide guidance; reviewing project or planning documents to ensure policy and standards compliance; preparing technical project documents such as reports, fact sheets, cost estimates, or status updates; and coordinating with varied stakeholders to move projects to completion. This is typically comparable to work at the GS-11 level in federal service. Education may not be substituted for the required experience.

Education and foreign education

If foreign education is being used to satisfy qualifications, the credential must be evaluated by a recognized private organization or otherwise shown to be equivalent to U.S. accredited education. Transcripts or evaluation documents may be required.

Additional information

Fort Bliss supports more than 30,000 troops and has experienced the Army’s largest post expansion. It hosts the 1st Armored Division, USAWHC deployable units, the NCO Leadership Center of Excellence, William Beaumont Army Hospital, the 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Brigade Modernization Command, and Joint Task Force North. The installation plays a major role in El Paso, Texas, a U.S. border city known for dry, sunny weather, mild winters, and warm summers.

Benefits and authorization notes

Federal employment includes access to a comprehensive benefits package, with specific offerings depending on the appointment type and work schedule. PCS allowances may be authorized, relocation incentives may be available, student loan repayment may be authorized, and salary negotiations may be possible for candidates new to federal service. Credit for prior non-federal experience and certain military service may also be authorized for annual leave accrual.

Other notes

This is a construction, engineering, and infrastructure career field role. The announcement indicates that multiple positions may be filled. The salary amount is not specified in the source, though locality pay or a local market supplement is included where applicable.