Summary

About the Position: Serves as the Resident Engineer, designated as Administrative Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer's Representative, with responsibility for monitoring and controlling the full range of construction activities on a USACE Mega Project. Types of construction include the full range of Civil Works, Military, Sustainment, Rehabilitation, Maintenance, and work for others. Construction is performed under rigid completion schedules and a high degree of excellence is required.

Duties

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• Plans, organizes, directs, coordinates, schedules, and reviews the full range of Resident Office activities.
• Collaborates with program and project managers to negotiate, decide on, and/or coordinate work related changes affecting the Construction Program.
• Advises Area Engineer on problems involving the relationship of the work of the Resident Office to engineering/construction programs and impact on such programs.
• Performs or oversees the more complex and controversial assignments by applying extensive experience to solve the unique challenges that arise and guiding team members in problem solving and innovation.
• Performs biddability, constructability, operability and environmental review of plans and specifications prior to contract advertisement.
• Coordinates construction planning and scheduling with contractors, using agencies and local interests.
• Serves as a first and second level supervisor over the Resident Office staff and exercises the full range of supervisory and personnel management authorities required to achieve the assigned construction mission.
• Uses several subordinate supervisors to direct, coordinate and accomplish the work of employees engaged in multi-million-dollar construction management and contract administration functions planned for at least five years.
• Serves as an authorized Contracting Officer's Representative and Administrative Contracting Officer to administer contracts within the Resident Office.
• Administers and modifies construction contracts within the scope of the contract, pursuant to the delegated authority received in writing from the Contracting Officer.
• Provides expert advice regarding construction activities and issues while attending meetings, conferences, or walk-throughs.
• Administers the District's construction safety Program to maintain a safe and healthy work environment within the Resident Office Area of Responsibility.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state issued drivers license.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an Administrative Contracting Warrant within 36 months of appointment.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Supervisory Architect:

A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in architecture or in a related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in architecture or related disciplines of which at least (1) 30 semester hours were in architectural design, and (2) 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology, properties of materials and methods of construction, and environmental control systems.

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B. Combination of Education and Experience: please see https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/[redacted]

Basic Requirement for Supervisory Civil (0810), Mechanical (0830), or Electrical Engineer (0850):

A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); OR (2) 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: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

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B. Combination of Education and Experience: please see https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/[redacted]

In addition to meeting one of the basic requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) overseeing contract administration over large construction projects including contract modification, award, and schedules; 2) providing guidance and direction over biddability and constructability review of construction plans and specifications, 3) reviewing contracts for quality control, safety, and environmental compliance; and 4) leading multidisciplinary teams in the accomplishment of major construction projects and supporting structures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience aloneno substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Selective Placement Factor: This position requires possession of a Professional Registration: Professional Engineering (PE), or Professional Architect (AIA). (Note: A copy of your current registration must be provided as part of your application packet.)

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Construction Management
• Leadership
• Negotiation
• Project Management

Time in Grade Requirement: 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-13).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• A 1 year supervisory probationary period may be required.
• This position may require a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure Career Field position.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• The following incentives MAY be authorized: Advanced In-Hire, Recruitment Incentive, Relocation Incentive, and Advanced Leave Accrual.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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