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ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

Department of the Navy
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command
This job announcement has closed

Summary

You will serve as a ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN in the FACILITIES MAINTENANCE DIVISION, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT of NAVFAC SOUTHWEST.

Overview

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Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
12/11/2020 to 12/28/2020
Salary
$52,905 - $68,777 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 9
Location
Lemoore, CA
2 vacancies
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-Time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Confidential
Drug test
No
Announcement number
ST-10972820-21-CTS
Control number
586281900

Duties

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  • You will be responsible for customer interface, the definition of requirements, and the development of designs, plans, and specifications for facility projects.
  • You will estimate resource requirement, e.g. manhours, equipment, and supply funds, needed to address facility maintenance and future construction.
  • You will develop necessary design drawings or revise existing drawings while verifying requirements and assuring accurate dimensions and that the work can be accomplished by the contractor.
  • You will develop preliminary and detailed cost estimates for portions of unconventional and difficult civil and military projects for which historical information is available for guidance.
  • You will review and ensure the technical accuracy and completeness of cost estimate data.
  • You will make field trips for sight investigation studies.
  • You will compile and maintain information for usage in estimating, improving estimating techniques, and ordering proper materials, files, and records relating to screening, planning, or estimating.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
  • Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
  • Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • This is a bargaining unit position.
  • You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver?s license.
  • You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Conducting interviews with facility end users to determine and identify requirements prior to proceeding with the development of designs, plans, and specifications for facility projects; 2) Reviewing previous blueprints, specifications, drawings, and plans; 3) Conducting on-site surveys of assigned base/ installation facilities, identifying both short and long range work requirements while considering the present and future mission of the facility; 4) Estimating resource requirements such as man-hours, equipment, and supply funds needed to address facility maintenance and future construction; 5) Developing fair and reasonable cost estimates covering such elements as labor costs, construction materials, quantities of earth and similar elements; and 6) Analyzing and extracting data from existing sources such as technical manuals, regulations, engineering handbooks, catalogs, previous design computations, and other related areas.

**NOTE: This experience must be fully and clearly supported in your resume.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/engineering-technical-series-0802/

and/or

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Group-Standards


Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

The following can be used to substitute experience to meet basic qualifications at the GS-09 level. Applicants must possess two full years of graduate level education that is directly related to the position being filled.

Combining Experience and Education: Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate school education and experience are also qualifying. If education is used to meet specialized experience requirements, then such education must include courses directly related to the work of the position. (When crediting education, prorate the number of hours of related courses required as a proportion of the total education to be used.)

A DEGREE AUDIT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR A TRANSCRIPT.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

If you are unable to apply online and request information about the Alternate Application process, please contact the Department of Navy's Employment Information Center.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/ictap/


Military Spouse Preference applicants will receive priority consideration at the Full Performance Level (FPL) and if determined to be Best Qualified at the FPL, and selected, must be placed at the FPL. A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

~Recruitment incentives may be authorized to eligible new hires.
~A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized.
~PCS is NOT authorized.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.

When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and responses to the Occupational Questionnaire, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies:

  • COMPUTER LITERACY
  • PRODUCTION/COST ESTIMATING
  • QUALITY ASSURANCE
  • RESOURCES
  • WRITTEN COMMUNICATION


You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command

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Agency contact information

Department of Navy EIC
Phone
(800) 378-4559
Email
DONEIC@navy.mil
Address
NAVFAC SOUTHWEST
1220 Pacific Hwy
San Diego, CA 92132
US

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