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Planning plays a vital role in supporting the Corps of Engineers Civil Works water resources development mission. Through planning activities, including feasibility studies, Continuing Authorities Program studies, watershed studies, comprehensive/large scale studies, general reevaluation studies, validation studies and other post-authorization change studies - and more, Corps planners help decision-makers identify water resources problems, conceive solutions to them, and compare the importance of the inevitable conflicting values inherent in any solution.
The Planning Community Toolbox includes a wealth of information for planners and project delivery teams, including the policy, guidance, processes, and tools that are used every day in planning.
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 Engineer Regulation 1105-2-100: Planning Guidance Notebook - The Planning Guidance Notebook provides the overall direction by which the Corps of Engineers civil works projects are formulated, evaluated, and selected for overall implementation. This includes all appendices that were written at a later date.
Feasibility Report Format and Content Guide (2021) - This guide provides general recommendations for the format and content of USACE feasibility reports with an integrated Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The guide can be used a starting point for nearly all feasibility reports and is appropriate for use by entry-level to senior planners. It may also be used as a reference for policy reviewers and technical specialists. The format described in the guide is not mandatory.
Planning Workforce Development Guide (2020) - This document provides PCoP members guidance in holistic development based on their individual career goals and the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to excel in USACE water resources planning. JUNE 2020 UPDATE: The Planning Workforce Development Committee has been diligently adding content over the past six months, and all but two appendices are complete. Appendices A and B (Career Roadmaps & KSAs) are still under development and will be added later this year.
Partnering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: A Guide for Communities, Local Governments, States, Tribes, and Non-Governmental Organizations (2019) - Partnering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: A Guide for Communities, Local Governments, States, Tribes, and Non-Governmental Organizations provides potential sponsors with information on the programs and processes available for non-Federal partners and USACE representatives to work together to address the Nation’s water resources problems. The Guide includes an overview of the USACE Civil Works Program and describes how USACE can work with local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies and other non-Federal partners on activities ranging from technical services and advice to planning and constructing water resources projects. A previous version of this document was originally published as the Project Partnership Kit by IWR back in 1996 and revised in 2001.
SMART Planning Feasibility Studies: A Guide to Coordination and Engagement with the Services (2015) - This guide was developed through a collaboration between the Corps, USFWS and NMFS. The Guide provides an overview of the SMART Planning process and demonstrates how key environmental coordination and compliance activities fit into that process. The Guide highlights opportunities for engagement and coordination at all stages of a planning study, re-emphasizing the need for early coordination.
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More News/What's New Postings
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Community Planner, Chicago District (GS-11/12) - The Chicago District has an open interdisciplinary position to serve as a
Community Planner (GS-11/12). Responsibilities of the incumbent include: serving
as lead planner for multi-disciplinary teams evaluating and developing solutions for
a variety of water resources and civil works projects; formulating solutions and
guiding the determination of socio-economic, engineering, and environmental
impacts and benefits of the alternative water resources alternatives evaluated
during the planning process; authoring, reviewing, and editing decision documents
including reports for submittal to the MSC, Headquarters, other agencies, and
ultimately, Congress and the Office of Management and Budget; establishing and
maintaining effective working relationships with project sponsor(s), stakeholders,
and fellow agencies concerned with water resources planning, management, and
regulation for the study area; and arranging public meetings and workshops, and
coordinating study committee meetings to facilitate full participation by the non-
Federal sponsor(s), other agencies, groups, and individuals. This position may be
filled from the Community Planning, Economist, General Natural Resources
Management and Biological Sciences, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Civil
Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or General Physical Science job series.
For more information, or to apply, please see the USAJobs posting (announcement
number SWGJ224344274882HW).
Interdisciplinary, HQUSACE Environmental Division (GS-14) - The Headquarters Military Programs Directorate, Environmental Division has an
open interdisciplinary position (GS-14). Responsibilities of the incumbent include:
exercising program and project management methods/techniques applied to
environmental cleanup and compliance programs and environmental missions;
executing investigations and remedial responses to address Hazardous, Toxic, and
Radioactive Waste contamination and Unexploded Ordnance, Discarded Military
Munitions, and Munitions Constituents to include Chemical Warfare Materiel;
managing activities such as: planning, design, construction, and environmental
management in support of environmental funded programs; developing and
maintaining the USACE Environmental Community of Practice (ECoP);
responsibility for building partnerships across military programs, civil works,
research and development, and other environmental stakeholders to promote a
cohesive agency environmental mission and understanding; promoting a vibrant
and diverse career program for environmental professionals; sustaining
environmental technical competencies; and providing support to the Environmental
Advisory Board and the Environmental Contracting Acquisition Working Group.
This position may be filled from the General Natural Resources Management and
Biological Sciences, General Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, General Physical Science, Health Physics,
Chemistry, or Geology job series. The duty location is negotiable after selection.
For more information, or to apply, please see the USAJobs posting (announcement
number NCFL214536496852).
Planner, Alaska District (GS-11/12) - The Civil Project Management Branch Planning Section within the Alaska District
has an open developmental position to serve as a Planner (GS-11/12).
Responsibilities of the incumbent, in a developmental capacity at the GS-11 level
and in a full performance capacity at the GS-12 level, include: formulating a public
involvement program for each study; representing the Corps of Engineers at
meetings with agencies, groups or individuals; providing technical planning project
support within the Civil Works Branch under the Programs and Project
Management Division; providing technical management of water resource studies
to assure completion on time and within resources; determining scope of the
project and detailed study objectives, developing study concepts, and defining
approaches to completion of the various study elements. This position may be
filled from the Economist, General Natural Resources Management and Biological
Sciences, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or General Physical
Science job series. The duty location is in Anchorage, Alaska. Reimbursement of
relocation expenses may be authorized for this position in accordance with agency
policy. For more information, or to apply, please see the USAJobs posting
(announcement number WTEV214545848186HW).
Restoration & Recovery Section Chief, Jacksonville District (GS-13) - The Jacksonville District Planning & Policy Division, Environmental Branch has an
open supervisory interdisciplinary position to serve as the Restoration & Recovery
Section Chief (GS-13). Responsibilities of the incumbent include: applying and
resolving problems independently within applicable Public Law, policies,
regulations, and directives of this and higher authority; responsibility for leading
and managing an inclusive, diverse workforce in a manner that leverages the
talents of each employee; ensuring that the workforce is appropriately recruited,
selected, developed, utilized, appraised, and recognized; respecting,
understanding, valuing and seeking out individual differences; developing
strategies to use new technology to enhance productivity and quality of business
decisions and to assess the impact of these technological changes within the
organization; and developing and using equitable performance measures that
embody merit principles to hold self and others accountable for achieving results.
This position may be filled from the General Natural Resources Management and
Biological Sciences, Environmental Engineering, or General Physical Science job
series. Reimbursement of relocation expenses may be authorized for this position
in accordance with agency policy. For more information, or to apply, please see the
USAJobs posting (announcement number SCGV214504804099).
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