GENERAL ENGINEER

This is a public notice of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this notice; interested applicants must follow separate application directions to be considered. Actual vacancies may or may not be filled from this notice.

Duties

• Enforce all technical and administrative provisions of assigned construction contracts.
• Act as the technical representative in matters involving contract modifications and claims.
• Function as senior engineer/architect and provide expert construction engineering and management advisory services to all activities and tenants served by the Facilities Engineering Command (FEC).
• Responsible for final approval of designs of major structures and facilities involving public safety.

Requirements

This position has a selective placement factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates:

• Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) if applying for the Professional Engineering (0801) series, or as a Registered Architect (RA) if applying for the Professional Architect (0808) series.
• Your registration must be in the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, or any State in the U.S.
• You must include a copy of your license with your application, or you will be rated ineligible.

In addition to the basic requirements, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must include:

• Applying principles, concepts, and theories of advanced engineering/architectural methods and techniques to serve as lead engineer/architect in a quality assurance environment for construction projects.
• Serving as lead engineer/architect in the full range of construction projects involving various types of construction contracts, project delivery methods, and regulations governing Federal contract administration.
• Providing expert construction engineering and management advisory services to activities and tenants served by a Command.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

For the 0801 (General Engineering) series:

• Possess a bachelor's degree in engineering. The curriculum must:
  • Be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum, or
  • Include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics:
    • statics, dynamics;
    • strength of materials (stress-strain relationships);
    • fluid mechanics, hydraulics;
    • thermodynamics;
    • electrical fields and circuits;
    • nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and
    • any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
• You must submit a complete copy of your transcripts.
• Alternatively, have a combination of education and experience:
  • College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished:
    • A thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and
    • A good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering.
  • The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
    • Professional registration — Current registration as a professional engineer by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico;
    • Written Test — Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration;
    • Specified academic courses — Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements;
    • Related curriculum — Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field (e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology), provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.

For the 0808 (Architecture) series:

• Possess a Bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited college or university in architecture or a related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in architecture or related disciplines, of which:
  • At least 30 semester hours were in architectural design, and
  • 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology, properties of materials and methods of construction, and environmental control systems.
• Alternatively, have a combination of college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished:
  • A thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture, and
  • A good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the architectural principles, methods, and techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings.
• The adequacy of such background is demonstrated by at least one of the following:
  • Related Curriculum: Degree from an accredited college or university in architectural engineering may be accepted as satisfying the basic requirements, provided the completed course work provided knowledge, skills, and abilities substantially equivalent to those specified above.
  • Experience: An applicant lacking a degree in architecture must have had one year of experience in an architect's office or in architectural work for each year short of graduation from a program of study in architecture. In the absence of college courses, 5 years of such experience is required. This experience must have demonstrated that the applicant has acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture.

Benefits

• Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation, or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.
• A relocation incentive may be authorized.
• Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required.
• This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
• Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements.