Interdisciplinary (Mech and Civ Engineer/Comm Planner/Bio/Land Arch/Architect/Phy Scientist)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Department of the Army
This job in plain English
This is a permanent, full-time project manager job with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' St. Paul District in Saint Paul, Minnesota. You would run engineering projects from planning through construction and act as the district's main contact for sponsors and government agencies. The job uses Direct Hire Authority, may require overnight travel up to 25% of the time, and multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
Open to the public, but only U.S. citizens, nationals, or people who owe allegiance to the U.S. can apply. You must prove U.S. citizenship.
What you would do
- Manage overall control, coordination, and execution of assigned projects.
- Apply agency decisions, laws, regulations, and policy to project work.
- Build a management plan that combines district functions and sponsor needs.
- Coordinate planning, design, construction, and environmental restoration for large projects.
- Control project milestones and budget from planning through initial operations.
- Serve as the district's main contact for sponsors, government agencies, and Congress.
Do you qualify for GS-11 to GS-12?
With experience: You need one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level. This means starting, planning, running, controlling, and closing project phases, communicating with sponsors and agencies, and solving project problems like schedules, budgets, and scope. For GS-12, the year must also include leading an interdisciplinary team of professionals through all project phases.
With education: A bachelor's degree is the basic requirement for your job series, such as community planning, biology, landscape architecture, architecture, physical science, or engineering. The announcement says education cannot replace experience for this job. It still lists a doctoral-degree option and a combined education-and-experience option at GS-11.
How to apply well
What to send:
- Resume of two pages or less showing employer, job title, start and end dates by month and year, and hours per week
- Responses to the online questionnaire
- Transcripts if you qualify through education
- Most recent performance appraisal, if applicable
- Optional cover letter
- Proof of U.S. citizenship
How you will be rated: Your application will be reviewed after the announcement closes, using your resume, supporting documents, and questionnaire answers to see if you meet the qualifications. If you overstate your experience or leave out required documents, you may lose consideration.
Tips for this job:
- Your resume must be two pages or less and must show hours per week for each job, or it may be marked incomplete.
- Because education cannot replace experience for this job, describe your project management work in detail with dates.
- Upload transcripts if you rely on education, and allow up to an hour for uploaded files to clear the virus scan before the 11:59 PM EST deadline on 11/13/2026.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time. Overnight business travel may be required up to 25% of the time.
Incentives and relocation: Recruitment, relocation, and retention incentives are not authorized. Relocation expenses are not reimbursed.
Conditions of employment:
- Suitability or fitness determination after a background investigation
- One-year probationary period
- Selective Service registration for men born after 1959
- Proof of U.S. citizenship required
- Direct deposit of pay required
- Relocation and PCS moves not authorized
- Selection may be restricted by Department of Defense rules for displaced employees
We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.
Job details
- Salary
- $81,415 – $126,859 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- GS-11 to GS-12 · General Schedule
- Location
- Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Competitive
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Not Required
- Travel
- 25% or less
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- Architecture (0808), Civil Engineering (0810), Community Planning (0020), General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences (0401), General Physical Science (1301), Landscape Architecture (0807), Mechanical Engineering (0830)
- Announcement
- CEDC-27-13102559-DHA
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