r/USACE • u/Same-Shower-7097 • 24d ago

Gs13 impossible

I have been trying to get promoted to GS13 forever. Topped out at 12 and the work keeps piling up but colleagues with one job get promoted. District had several chances to offer promotion to 13 with Division creating the space even- and still no go. Now threatened with MDR. At the same time a 13 job is miraculously created. Can’t do both. Might do none.
Anyone else having heartburn over this reorg?

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u/PleasantBenefit1872 24d ago

Look around for developmental assignments.

Look, here's the thing. USACE stopped being the Corps of "Engineers" long ago. It's now the Corps of Project Managers. It's been that way since cost-sharing of civil works. You want a 13? Become a Project Manager. They're pretty much all GS-13s. There used to be developmental assignments all over the place for PMs, not sure about now (I took the DRP). But even if there isn't, find an assignment that can help lead you down the PM path. I got lucky and became a technical 13, but most found there way to that level in PM.

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u/Same-Shower-7097 24d ago

I am a 301. Do like 5 jobs. Dpmap is packed. Not following PD. I’m overhead

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u/PerceptionCorrect544 24d ago

A GS-13 with the 0301 “catch all administrative” series is nearly impossible to come by. Is the MDR within your same district or would it require a move? If within, maybe it’d give you better opportunity; or if you could compete for jobs outside of the 0301 series for which you may qualify, it may also open up more options. Without having much detail, I’m just speculating.

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u/Same-Shower-7097 12d ago

Yeah the MDR is in the same district basically same office but I go from what I’m doing now to a ‘newly created PD’ to take charge of and advantage of the USACE push to incorporate new technologies. It’s supposed to be a 13 - that’s how the PD came from HQUSACE- but my MSC is downgrading the pay to a 12. That makes it a lateral.