Institute for Water Resources (IWR) Navigation Data and Systems Support

Support U.S. Army Engineer Institute for Water Resources (IWR) mission areas (i.e. Navigation, Flood Risk Management, Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration, Hydropower, Regulatory, Recreation, and Water Supply).

The expected work will focus on the following:
- Analysis of emerging trends and issues in anticipation of existing/changing Navigation needs and conditions to inform the strategic direction of the Civil Works (CW) Program and the corporate development of policies, programs, and investment decision strategies.
- Systems-based data acquisition, planning methodologies, tools and training across the entire Navigation business area including analysis, economic and socio-economic assessments, and enterprise capacity development of both the deep and shallow draft and inland systems.
- Support within the USACE Navigation Community of Practice, with a focus on systems, regional or segment and project level data acquisition and analysis, including national and regional economic analysis, multi-criteria and risk-informed analysis, socio-economic assessments, physical systems (channel morphology and sediment loading), and enterprise capacity development.
- Development and maintenance of state-of-the-are Navigation methodologies (including application of hydrologic, hydraulic, and sediment transport), analytical and decision making models and management systems, and associated planning, economic, and environmental methods, and navigation models and training.
- Advanced engineering condition and risk management expertise for navigation infrastructure operation and safety.
- Strategic assessments of broad socio-economic and technological trends as they influence and affect navigation, including commodity movements, dredging, harbor enhancements, loading facilities, etc.
- Navigation related planning, program analysis and research studies on the development of new requirements, methodologies and analytical tools. In particular, render analytical support services to the national regional planning centers of expertise at each USACE division headquarters with a heavy focus on Inland, Deep and Shallow Draft Navigation Centers of Expertise as well as the Navigation Design Center of Expertise.
- Assistance to Navigation and Civil Works Decision Support Center (NDC) with Automated Information System (AIS) design, development, testing, operation, maintenance, and user assistance related to transactional, Geographical Information and OLAP Systems.
- A critical mass of knowledge on the engineering and economic aspects of Navigation, including inland and deep and shallow draft systems, in collaboration with industry, stakeholders, and interagency partners.
- Enterprise-level financial analysis expertise in support of the CW Navigation mission and USACE intergovernmental collaboration of infrastructure investment decisions.
- Policy and technical advice to USACE and Army senior leaders on navigation and marine transportation issues.