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See "Who May Apply" in the "Qualifications" section for more information on who is eligible to apply for this position.

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• Provide technical advice and assistance to field personnel on reported or observed construction problems.
• Participate in pre-work conferences with contractors to inform them of field construction requirements.
• Maintain surveillance over the layout of work from established base lines and benchmarks indicated on drawings and the operations necessary for quantity surveys.
• Direct inspections of construction operations for compliance with intent of design and specifications, interprets plans and specifications.
• Confer with contractor representatives to resolve differences of opinion, and submits required field inspection reports in a timely manner.
• Observe and investigate construction at all stages to identify problems and take timely action to resolve problems encountered; identifies, reports, and records need and data for change orders.
• Direct the submittal by contractor of required work schedules, certificates and test results on equipment and materials to be incorporated in or placed in construction.
• Administers fiscal procedures required for forecasting, control, and reporting of resources needed and expended.
• Schedule and conduct pre-construction conferences to inform contractors of critical areas of design to be observed during construction, of administrative and technical, safety and quality control requirements.
• Manage and participate in the contract modification and claims process. Develops timely scopes-of-work and RFPs for change orders, including engineering sketches as needed.
• Prepare or review engineering cost estimates. Request earmarking of funds for changes. Negotiates contract changes with contractor to achieve an equitable adjustment. Prepare Price Negotiation Memorandum and Pre-negotiation Objectives.
• Observe actual size and crew makeup, equipment, material, and time elements that pertain to potential/pending claim issues. Prepare complete and accurate Technical Analysis for claim issues.
• Enforce safety provisions of contract specifications and applicable USACE Safety Manual; promotes the safety program in accordance with USACE policy; and, ensures submittal of contractor safety plan.
• Perform or direct performance of random labor classification interviews on contract work force personnel within prescribed requirements to verify compliance of the workers trade with contract wage rates.
• Serve as a delegated Authorized Representative of Contracting Officer (COR). Serve as an authorized representative of the contracting officer with authorities duties and responsibilities as set forth in writing by the contracting officers.
• Manage resources allocated to ensures that construction placement schedules are met within the prescribed budgetary limitations.
• Serve as the first-line supervisor; supervises, directs, assigns, provides technical advice to, and coordinates the work of Project Engineers and Construction Control Representatives, engaged in construction projects supervision and administration.
• Provide guidance to lower-graded employees on proper technical approach to engineering and QA techniques to be implemented in complex civil works and military projects.
• Establish detailed field inspection requirements, schedule, and contract methods and recommends changes in design, specifications, and schedules to accommodate conditions at the construction site or to expedite construction.

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires travel away from the official worksite (TDY) to other duty locations approximately 50% of the time on an annual basis.
• Obtain a Professional Engineering License (PE) within 24 months of entrance on duty and retain it in good standing.
• Obtain and retain a Government Travel Charge Card in good standing.
• This position requires you to possess or obtain/maintain a valid, State-issued motor vehicles driver's license since project sites may be located in remote areas that are not accessible by public transportation and to operate a Government vehicle.
• Obtain DAWIA certification for Administrative Contracting Officers warrant within 36 months of entrance on duty and retain it in good standing.
• Requires completion of 40 hour and 8 hour OSHA training courses for hazardous and toxic waste (HTW).
• Submission of a Financial Disclosure, OGE-450, prior to appointment and annually thereafter.
• This is a Defense Acquisition Workforce (AWF) position. The employee must meet the DoDI 5000.66 requirements applicable to the Career Category/Functional Area and the Career Level Certification assigned on the Conditions of Employment.
• Foundational Career Level Certification or Contracting Professional Certification must be met within 3 years. Practitioner Career Level Certification must be met within 5 years. Advanced Career Level Certification must be met within 4 years.

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 experience and education 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 Engineer:
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);

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(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.

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

Specialized Experience GS-13: One year of specialized experience which includes: (1) Managing/administering (facility & building) construction projects along with supporting infrastructure for manufacturing production. (2) Conducting field inspections of construction projects to assess contractor's work performance and/or compliance with contract documents such as plans and specifications. (3) Preparing or reviewing requests for information, submittals, schedules, payments, scopes of work, cost estimates, and/or analysis of contractor proposals. (4) Conducting negotiations and/or meetings with contractors, stakeholders, or other project team members. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

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-12).

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 resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume 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.

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.

You may claim Military Spouse preference.

You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.