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About The Position

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret clearance.
• Must meet the community-planning basic education requirement: a degree in community planning or a related field with specified planning coursework; alternatively, a qualifying combination of related coursework and experience or additional education may be accepted.
• Must have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 level or equivalent, including mastery of community-planning concepts and experience with complex program management involving built, natural, and socio-cultural environments.
• Merit-promotion applicants must meet the applicable federal time-in-grade requirement; one year at GS-13 is required for GS-14 consideration when TIG applies.
• Mastery of advanced concepts, principles, and practices of installation comprehensive planning programs.
• Ability to integrate and coordinate the work of professional disciplines such as architecture, landscape architecture, and civil engineering, and to review and evaluate professional work at MAJCOM level and above.
• Knowledge and skills to communicate with diverse and occasionally adversarial groups on controversial issues; analyze, interpret, and apply rules, regulations, and procedures; and recommend timely, effective, and economical solutions.
• Knowledge of research methodologies and information technology, professional planning publications, and federal, state, and local regulations, policies, and environmental law.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Incumbent may be required to travel by military and commercial aircraft for temporary duty assignments.
• Must register for Selective Service if male, as applicable.
• Must serve a one-year probationary period or two-year trial period depending on appointment type; continued employment after that period requires written certification that it advances the public interest.

Nice To Haves

• Professional certification or registration through an applicable professional association is highly desirable but not mandatory.
• An advanced degree in a planning-related field is desirable but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Formulate policy, develop principles, and translate strategic intent into operational- and tactical-level planning processes to promote installation comprehensive planning excellence throughout the Air Force.
• Ensure implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act and the Air Force Environmental Impact Analysis Process across a broad range of planning efforts.
• Develop policies, guidance, and standards for reviewing, assessing, and mitigating the impacts of Air Force operations, federal actions, special studies, and analyses for worldwide programs.
• Develop and articulate Air Force policy and provide professional consultation to the Air Staff, DoD, Congress, and other governmental agencies on planning issues related to preserving Air Force missions and installation complexes.
• Provide planning guidance and expertise on new mission beddowns, major realignments, and other strategic initiatives.
• Provide expert consultation to Air Force agencies on high-interest and delicate planning issues affecting future operational and mission-support capabilities.
• Liaise with governmental agencies, private planning organizations, and professional counterparts.
• Participate in professional technical organizations and meetings related to comprehensive planning.
• Integrate and coordinate the work of other professional disciplines in overall planning efforts.
• Review and evaluate the work of professionals at MAJCOM level and above.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package for employees and their families; specific benefits depend on position type.
• Authorized permanent change of station (PCS) expenses may be paid in accordance with applicable regulations.