Supervisory General Engineer.

About the Role

This is a supervisory position within the Construction, Engineering, & Infrastructure Career Field (Career Program 18-Engineers).

Responsibilities

• Supervise contracting officers representatives (COR).
• Responsible for budgeting and staffing needs.
• Responsible for strategic planning within the organization.
• Manage work orders.
• Evaluate maintenance, repair, and minor construction project requests to determine proper statutory work classifications.
• Review technical project scopes to determine correct work classifications (e.g., maintenance vs. repair vs. construction).
• Evaluate engineering plans to identify design deficiencies, structural issues, or local site constraints.
• Authorize design modifications, identify structural or utility constraints, and evaluate projects.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
• This position is supervisory as defined by the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) General Schedule Supervisory Guide (GSSG).
• A one-year probationary period to assess supervisory duties is required unless previously completed.
• Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must meet the education and experience requirements described below.
• Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Qualifications

To qualify, you must meet the following education and experience requirements:

Basic Requirement for Supervisory General Engineer:

• Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher) in engineering. The program must:
  • Lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); 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);
    • Any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
  Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.
• 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 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 or licensure – Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
  • Written Test – Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board.
  • Specified academic courses – Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, including the courses specified above.
  • Related curriculum – Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field (e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology), provided the applicant has at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes:

• Evaluating maintenance, repair, and minor construction project requests to determine proper statutory work classifications.
• Reviewing technical project scopes to determine correct work classifications (e.g., maintenance vs. repair vs. construction).
• Evaluating engineering plans to identify design deficiencies, structural issues, or local site constraints.
• Experience authorizing design modifications, identifying structural or utility constraints, and evaluating projects.

Foreign Education:

If using education completed in foreign colleges or universities, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education programs and deemed equivalent to a U.S. education program. Full credit must be given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Benefits

As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Direct Deposit of Pay.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position (full-time, part-time, or intermittent).
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and agency determination.
• Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorized.
• Student loan repayment may be authorized.
• Salary negotiations for candidates new to Federal service may be authorized.
• Credit for prior non-Federal experience and certain military service for leave accrual rates may be authorized.

Contact the hiring agency for more information on specific benefits offered.