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    CAO CONSTRUCTION CONTROL REPRESENTATIVE, GS-802-7/8/9

    Opening and Closing Dates: 3/2 - 3/13 Position Title: Construction Control Representative Series/Grade: GS-0809-07/08/09 Full Performance Level: GS-09 Duty Location: Caruthersville Area Office Hourly Salary Range: $43,251 - $68,777 Work Schedule: Full-Time Appointment Type: Permanent Travel Requirement: Temporary Duty Travel is less than 25% of the time Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens
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    DHA Announcement Deckhand - MV Mississippi

    Opening and Closing Dates:  3/2/20 - 3/6/20 Position Title:  Deckhand, Motor Vessel Mississippi Series/Grade:  XF-5788-06 Full Performance Level:  XF-06 Duty Location:  Official Duty Station is the Motor Vessel Mississippi.  Hourly Salary Range:  $18.56 - $21.64 Work Schedule:  Full-Time Appointment Type:  Seasonal Travel Requirement:   Temporary Duty Travel is less than 5% of the time Who May Apply:  U.S. Citizens
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    Top five strengths

    Performance Management and Data Analytics Chief of Military Programs at USACE Headquarters, Sam Zakhem, led a two-day class on a variety of important topics ranging from knowing yourself as a leader, making a first impression, and listening with intent.
  • USACE photo by Chrystal McConkey

    McConkey named Nashville District Employee of the Month for January 2020

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 26, 2020) – Chrystal McConkey, a maintenance control technician, assigned to the Operations Division, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employee of the month of January 2020.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District places concrete for the first monolith on the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project Oct. 17, 2019 on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tennessee. At the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project, aa Tennessee Valley Authority project, the Nashville District is currently executing the lock chamber contract for the new 110-foot by 600-foot navigation lock, which includes 285,000 cubic yards of reinforced concrete. A conveyer system is placing concrete inside the coffer dam from the batch plant, a distance of about 900 feet in about a minute and a half. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Commentary: Engineers building strong legacy as pioneers of progress

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 26, 2020) – We just celebrated National Engineers Week and recognized Nashville District’s engineers as the region’s problem solvers, committed to serving a higher purpose, and building on a strong legacy as pioneers of progress.