Skip to main content
U.S. flag
Back to results

Interdisciplinary - Office Engineer (DHA ACQ)

Department of the Army
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sacramento District, Construction Division
This job announcement has closed

Summary

About the Position: You will serve as Construction negotiator/estimator.

Salary Range for Folsom GS-11 $67,574-$87,851; GS-12 $80,993-$105,295

Overview

Help
Hiring complete
Open & closing dates
11/22/2019 to 12/17/2019
Salary
$67,574 to - $105,295 per year

GS-11 from $67,574 to $87,851; GS 12 from $80,993 to $105,295

Pay scale & grade
GS 11 - 12
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Folsom, CA
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - Business travel is approximately 20%
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—Moving Expenses/Permanent Change of Station (PCS) MAY be authorized. DoD National Relocation Program (DNRP) expenses are not authorized. An incentive may be authorized.
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-Time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
12
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determination process
Announcement number
WTKC191703862192HE
Control number
552493900

This job is open to

Help

Clarification from the agency

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation for Select Technical Acquisition Positions

Duties

Help
  • If position is filled at the GS-09 or GS-11 level, the duties are developmental in nature and under closer supervision.
  • Review contract modifications originating in the field.
  • Conduct negotiations with the contractor, which entails the responsibility for a decision rendered on behalf of the Government.
  • Negotiate with contractors on all types of modifications.
  • Contracts also relate to environmental (wastewater treatment plants, soil and groundwater remediation) and support for others (such as Coast Guard, Environmental Protection Agency, and/or National Nuclear Security Administration) projects.
  • Contracts relate to civil works (dams, channels, levees, recreation areas), military (airfield grading and paving, warehouses, hangars, hospitals, family housing units, barracks and appurtenant utilities).

Requirements

Help

Conditions of employment

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • Requires possession of or ability to acquire a valid state driver's license.
  • This position requires the incumbent to obtain an Intermediate Level II certification in the acquisition career field of Facilities Engineering within 24 months.
  • 20% Temporary Duty Travel (TDY)
  • You may be required to complete acquisition requirements for a COR level II certification within 24 months.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet one of 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; your transcripts are required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic requirement for Engineering series: 0801/0810/0830/0850 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.

OR

B. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) 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:1. 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. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.2. 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 in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.3. Specified academic courses - Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.4. 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, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions

Basic requirement for Architectural series: 0808 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.

OR

B. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the architectural principles, methods, and techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by at least one of the following: (1) Related Curriculum - Degree in architectural engineering provided the completed course work in architectural engineering provided knowledge, skills, and abilities substantially equivalent to those provided in the courses specified in statement A above, or (2) Experience: 1 year of experience in an architect's office or in architectural work for each year short of graduation from a program of study in architecture. In the absence of any college courses, 5 years of such experience is required. This experience must have demonstrated that you have acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture.

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

GS-11 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes processing construction contract change orders. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

OR

Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Construction Management, Business Management, Contracting, Accounting, Architecture, Engineering, etc.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience:

GS-12 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting contract negotiations and processing construction contract change orders. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

At the GS-12 level, education may not be substituted for experience.

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Additional information

  • This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation for Select Technical Acquisition Positions
  • 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.
  • Two year trial/probationary period may be required.
  • 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.
  • 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 Career Program (CP) 18 - Engineers & Scientists (Construction) position
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/FTR%20Bulletin%2018_05%20Relocation%20Allowances_0.pdf for more information.
  • If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
  • 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.
  • Veterans Preference does not apply since DHA eliminates competitive rating and ranking.
  • Military Spouse Program (MSP) preference is not applicable since a Best Qualified group will not be identified.
  • If selected at the GS-09 or GS-11 level, there is non-competitive promotion potential to the GS-12 level.
  • Career ladder promotions are not guaranteed. An employee can only be promoted when he/she demonstrates ability to work at a higher level, and when the promotion is in line with the agency's authorized ceiling and staffing policies. Additionally, the decision to promote lies with an authorizing official, who makes that determination based on a number of factors.

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your résumé and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your résumé and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Your session is about to expire!

Your USAJOBS session will expire due to inactivity in 8 minutes. Any unsaved data will be lost if you allow the session to expire. Click the button below to continue your session.