Supervisory General Engineer

Fueled by innovation, talent and ambition, the Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is seeking civilian professionals prepared to deploy war-winning capabilities for the Department of the Air Force (DAF). This position is located at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

About the role

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a second-level supervisor, providing planning, directing, organizing, and exercising control over supervisory and non-supervisory employees assigned to 72 ABW/CE Project Management Branch (CENM).

Responsibilities

• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities, directs, coordinates, and oversees work through subordinate supervisors.
• Advises staff regarding policies, procedures, and directives of higher-level management or headquarters.
• Selects candidates for subordinate non-supervisory positions and recommends selections for subordinate supervisory positions, considering skills, qualifications, and mission requirements.
• Ensures reasonable equity among units of performance standards developed, modified, and/or interpreted, and rating techniques developed by subordinate supervisors.
• Explains performance expectations to subordinate supervisors and employees directly supervised and provides regular feedback on strengths and weaknesses.
• Appraises performance of subordinate supervisors and other employees directly supervised and serves as reviewing official on evaluation of non-supervisory employees rated by subordinate supervisors.
• Approves expenses comparable to within-grade increases, extensive overtime, and employee travel.
• Recommends awards for non-supervisory personnel and changes in position classification to higher-level managers.
• Hears and resolves group grievances and employee complaints referred by subordinate supervisors and employees.
• Initiates action to correct performance or conduct problems of employees directly supervised and reviews and/or approves serious disciplinary actions (e.g., suspensions, removals) involving non-supervisory subordinates.
• Ensures documentation prepared to support actions is proper and complete.
• Reviews developmental needs of subordinate supervisors and non-supervisory employees and makes decisions on non-routine, costly, or controversial training needs and/or requests for unit employees.
• Encourages self-development.
• Approves leave for subordinate supervisors and ensures adequate coverage in the organization through peak workloads and traditional holiday vacation time.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to ideas of subordinates.
• Ensures actions taken directly, as well as those by subordinate supervisors, promote an environment in which employees are empowered to participate in and contribute to effective mission accomplishment.
• Discharges security responsibilities by ensuring education and compliance with security directives for employees with access to classified or sensitive material.
• Recognizes and takes appropriate action to correct situations posing a threat to the health or safety of subordinates.
• Explains classification determinations to subordinate employees.
• Provides a work environment that is free from all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
• Supports the agency’s EEO program through allocation of personnel to participate in community outreach and recruitment programs, ensures full cooperation of employees with EEO office officials.
• Addresses subordinates’ concerns, whether perceived or real, and follows up with appropriate action to correct or eliminate tension in the workplace.
• Ensures that subordinate supervisors have effective interpersonal, communication, and managerial skills to supervise in a workplace with diverse employees.

Requirements

• Obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• May be required to travel to perform temporary duty.
• May have extended or other than normal duty hours.
• Work may require the employee to drive a motor vehicle. A valid driver’s license may be required for the position.
• A professional engineering degree at the bachelor's level from an ABET-accredited institution is required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of a wide range of multidisciplinary professional engineering theories, concepts, principles, standards, methods, techniques, materials, and equipment, as well as knowledge of standard construction and contracting regulations, practices, and procedures.
• Knowledge of the principles of planning and program management; common business and economic principles, theories, concepts, and procedures; financial management principles and standards; and of the DoD Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS).
• Knowledge of safety, security, personnel management, and EEO regulations, practices, and procedures.
• Skill in evaluating state-of-the-art scientific and engineering technologies and incorporating them into the planning, design, operation, maintenance, repair, and upgrade of installation natural/built infrastructure.
• Ability to analyze, plan, organize, and direct the work operations to meet program requirements and objectives with available resources; and to mentor, motivate, and appraise the staff of an organization.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with senior officials from a broad array of activities, including federal and local government, and industry.

Pay

2026 Salary Range: $89,508 - $138,370 yearly with locality.

Open period: 8/21/2026 to 9/8/2026. Who may apply: All U.S. Citizens.