Supervisory General Engineer.
This position involves professional engineering work focused on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of the Installation’s infrastructure, including buildings, structures, roads, bridges, railroads, airfields, grounds, and utilities systems.
Responsibilities
- Utilizes professional engineering knowledge to develop and program projects for infrastructure maintenance, repair, and improvement.
- Supervises a multi-disciplined team (civil, mechanical, architectural, and electrical engineers) serving as technical advisors for buildings, grounds, and utilities activities.
- Assigns projects to Design Branch staff based on workload and expertise.
- Coordinates design development involving multiple engineering disciplines (civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, architectural, and environmental) to produce complete contract packages.
- Oversees project management for the design portion of construction contracts, including NAF, OMA, and MCA projects, and provides technical assistance during the construction phase.
- Serves as an engineering consultant and technical advisor to the Chief of Engineering Division and the Director of Public Works.
- Travel requirement: 5% Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel.
- Must possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver’s License to operate vehicles.
- Regular duties may require lifting up to 25 lbs.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, including a background investigation.
- Must obtain and maintain a Cyber work role at the assigned proficiency level.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Must meet education and experience requirements (see Qualifications).
- This position requires a 1-year probationary period.
- Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
Qualifications
To qualify, you must meet the following requirements:
- Basic Requirement for Supervisory General Engineer:
- Degree: Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in engineering from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), or
- Degree with differential and integral calculus plus courses in five of the following seven areas:
- statics, dynamics;
- strength of materials (stress-strain relationships);
- fluid mechanics, hydraulics;
- thermodynamics;
- electrical fields and circuits;
- nature and properties of materials;
- any comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics (e.g., optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics).
- Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience demonstrating:
- thorough knowledge of physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and
- a good understanding of engineering sciences and techniques.
- Professional registration or licensure (e.g., Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or Professional Engineer (PE));
- Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or equivalent;
- At least 60 semester hours of courses in physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences;
- Completion of a related curriculum (e.g., engineering technology, physics, architecture) with at least 1 year of professional engineering experience under supervision.
- Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level, including:
- Utilizing applied knowledge of multiple engineering disciplines to plan, coordinate, and design construction, renovation, and improvement projects;
- Coordinating all phases of project development through design completion;
- Developing project scopes, cost estimates, and resource allocation.
- Foreign education must be evaluated by a private organization specializing in foreign credential interpretation and deemed equivalent to a U.S. accredited program.
For this position, you must meet qualifications using experience alone—no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Benefits
As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a comprehensive benefits package, including:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance;
- Retirement plans (e.g., Federal Employees Retirement System);
- Paid leave (vacation, sick leave, holidays);
- Flexible work schedules and telework options;
- Life insurance and long-term care insurance;
- Student loan repayment (may be authorized);
- Recruitment or relocation incentives (may be authorized);
- Credit for prior non-Federal or military service for leave accrual rates (may be authorized);
- Salary negotiations for candidates new to Federal service (may be authorized).
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position (full-time, part-time, or intermittent).
Pay
Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to Joint Travel Regulations and agency determination.