Interdisciplinary

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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.

Basic Requirement for Community Planner:
A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in 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.

OR

B. 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.

Basic Requirement for General Engineer or Civil Engineer:
Please see the Individual Occupational Requirement on OPM: Basic Requirement for General or Civil Engineer

Basic Requirement for Landscape Architect:
A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher) in landscape architecture or landscape design.

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B. Combination of Education and Experience: For each year short of graduation, the applicant must have had one year of experience under professional leadership and guidance of such character and diversity as to be a satisfactory substitute for the required education. This experience must have included original landscape design.

Basic Requirement for Architect:
Please see the Individual Occupational Requirement on OPM: Basic Requirement for Architect


In addition to meeting the basic requirements above, to qualify you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Supporting activities directly related to Military Construction (MILCON) and Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization (FSRM) projects/programs; AND 2) Leading multidisciplined project delivery teams; AND 3) Managing scope requirements, schedules, and construction budgets. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

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.