Electrical Engineer.

About the Position

This is an Electrical Engineer GS-0850-12 position for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Southwestern Division, Tulsa District, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Serves as the lead technical authority

• Performs reviews of contractor submittals including shop drawings, product data, and calculations for power distribution, lighting, fire alarm, and communication systems.
• Conducts frequent site inspections and field investigations to verify construction of electrical systems comply with the approved design, identifying deficiencies and recommending corrective actions as the government's expert.
• Serves as the lead consultant to construction personnel for resolving disputes and technical problems that arise on site.
• Witnesses functional performance tests and integrated systems testing to ensure all systems operate as intended prior to government acceptance.
• Performs BCOES reviews on final designs to identify risks and provide recommendations that improve the constructability, reliability, and maintainability of electrical systems.
• Reviews and provides recommendations on value engineering proposals and contractor-initiated requests for information (RFIs) to ensure technical feasibility and compliance with project requirements.
• Designs electrical features of work for construction of civil and/or military projects in the District.
• Prepares or reviews electrical engineering designs, analyses, and specifications for construction or renovation of facilities.
• Produces design packages utilizing electronic advertising accessible to construction contractors.
• Participates in pre-design conferences with customer representatives and higher authority for the purpose of determining applicable design criteria for proposed construction.
• Closely coordinates electrical features with other design disciplines on each project to ensure that electrical designs are fully compatible with other engineering features of projects.

Qualifications

• Who May Apply: US Citizens
• Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: preparing or reviewing electrical engineering designs, analyses, and specifications for construction or renovation of facilities; resolving electrical engineering issues during construction; and conducting field investigations of electrical systems to identify deficiencies, recommend solutions, or provide consultation on construction and maintenance projects.
• Education: Basic Requirements (for Engineers): A degree in engineering or a combination of education and experience that includes courses in the physical and mathematical sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.