INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNITY PLANNER/GENERAL ENGINEER/ARCHITECT

About the role

This position is an Interdisciplinary Senior Project Planner – Team Lead in the Project Planning Branch, Design Division, Planning, Design & Construction Directorate of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic.

Duties

• Provide technical support in project planning, safety site planning, project development, Anti-Deficiency Act work classification, and supporting facility planning.
• Serve as senior project planner for planning, design, and construction projects including Military Construction, special projects for facilities, waterfront/shore structures, warehouses, power plants, hazardous waste and fire protection systems.
• Investigate existing problem areas to forecast future project facilities planning.
• Review plans and designs to ensure conformity with Navy and DoD guidance and A/E contracts.
• Prepare statements of work and government estimates.
• Provide maintenance of weapon systems, hardware, equipment, software, installation infrastructure, or combinations thereof, including depot-level maintenance and repair.

Qualifications

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

Community Planning Series (0020)

• Successful completion of a community planning degree; or related field such as urban affairs, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, sociology, geography, economics, political science, or public administration that included at least 12 semester hours in the planning process, socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, urban and regional economic analysis, and development finance; or
• Combination of education and experience where the applicant has successfully completed a community planning degree (or related discipline) and has one year of work experience in community planning acquired under the supervision and guidance of a community planner; or
• Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in one of the above disciplines, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the above disciplines of which at least 12 semester hours were in the planning process, and socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Engineering Series (0801)

• Professional engineering degree from an ABET-accredited program; or
• Current registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in any U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico; or
• Successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or other written test required for professional registration; or
• At least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that meet the specified course requirements; or
• Bachelor’s degree in a related scientific field with at least one year of professional engineering experience under professional engineering supervision.

Architecture Series (0808)

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in architecture; or
• Bachelor’s or higher degree in a field related to architecture that included 60 semester hours of coursework in architecture or related disciplines, including at least 30 semester hours in architectural design and 6 semester hours each in structural technology, properties of materials and methods of construction, and environmental control systems; or
• Combination of college education, training, and/or technical experience that demonstrates thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture and an understanding of architectural principles, methods, and techniques.

In addition to the basic requirements above, applicants must also meet the following:

Selective Placement Factor (SPF)

For General Engineer (0801) or Architect (0808) positions, this position has an SPF requiring current registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) or Architect (RA) in any U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Applicants must provide a copy of their current registration with their application; a wall certificate without an expiration date is not sufficient.

Specialized Experience

Applicants 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:

• Performing multidisciplinary responsibilities related to military construction (MILCON) and facilities;
• Researching construction practices and techniques to develop future project specifications or feasibility considerations;
• Analyzing architecture, engineering, and planning proposals, drawings, and specifications to plan, design, construct, operate, and restore facilities;
• Preparing statements of work, government estimates, and administering Architect and Engineering (A&E) contracts;
• Providing budgeting, planning, and project management techniques to resolve design and construction issues; and
• Supporting shore facilities design, construction contracts, environmental compliance, planning and real estate by utilizing facilities acquisition, project funding authority levels, contract requirements and documents, proposal and bidding procedures.