Clarification from the agency

All U.S. Citizens and Special Hiring authorities to include Military Spouses, and Veterans

The advertised salary for Fort Greely, AK does not include the current rate of tax free Cost of Living Allowance (COLA), which is 32.36%.

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Acq Demo Business and Technical Management to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

This position is being filled under Acq Demo Direct Hiring Authority (DHA) for non-acquisition positions involving 51% or more of time in direct support of acquisition positions within Business and Technical Management Professional Career path.


As a Lead General Engineer at the NH-0801-4 broadband level, some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Provides input to facilities construction and maintenance acquisition and procurement requirements in support of the global mission which entails providing facility operations and services, facility acquisition and sustainment, and environmental management to MDA agency-wide.
• Serves as facility maintenance and construction control representative and inspector for all MDA facility maintenance and construction contracts executed at various locations.
• Supports MDA's technical monitoring of the facility maintenance contract for mission support services and base operations support provided to MDA under various Installation Support Agreements.
• Assesses the performance of facility and/or construction contractors as provided by United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), United States Army Installation Management Command (US Army IMCOM), Army Contracting Command, or any other organization providing facility services to MDA.
• Assesses all facility contractors for MDA mission assurance and quality assurance.
• Drafts monthly Technical Monitor reports of contractor performance analysis with the Facilities Engineering team.
• Serves as Contracting Officer's Representative or Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative as required.
• Maintains familiarity with construction contract plans and specifications, maintenance procedures and Facility Specific Operations and Maintenance Manuals (FSOMMs).
• Inspects electrical, mechanical, civil, and architectural materials and equipment delivered to the worksite to ensure they meet FSOMM requirements or contract specifications.
• Observes Periodic Maintenance (PM) and Corrective Maintenance (CM) work and work methods to ensure that PM's and CM's are being performed in accordance with FSOMM requirements and/or contractual requirements.
• Inspects work in progress and upon completion to ensure an acceptable level of workmanship.
• Observes worksite and work activity to ensure safety standards are maintained.
• Reviews project plans, designs and specifications prior to contract advertisement to determine practicability from a construction standpoint, whether physical obstructions or other construction difficulties have been anticipated, and whether materials specified are readily available.
• Develops basic scopes of work (SOW) to be executed using acquisition and procurement methods.
• Attends pre-bid and pre-construction conferences to inform contractor of requirements concerning construction scheduling and other MDA unique aspects of the project.
• Develops recommended courses of action to accomplish the objectives by the most expedient and economical methods considering the availability of total resources.
• Ensures appropriate funding, required waivers, certifications, approvals and compliances have been obtained for contract actions.
• Supports the established or selected strategy for facility project acquisitions and procurement operations, Military Construction (MILCON),Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization (FSRM), etc.
• Develops effective working relationships including building coalitions internally, with other stakeholders to achieve common goals by using a variety of communication resources.
• Advises staff on acquisition/procurement support and administrative issues to assure that the most efficient and effective procedures are used.
• Serves as an information resource to branch chief at meetings and conferences on facility acquisition and quality matters and contributing to oral and written reports for management; communicating orally and in writing to all levels of employees and management within the agency and to MDA's construction agents.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Occasional Travel
• Work Schedule: Full-time
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Maxi Flex
• Recruitment Incentives: Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees based on agency policy and availability.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is situational telework eligible.
• This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. You may be required to sign a “Drug Test Statement of Understanding” if you are selected for this position.
• Employee must obtain/maintain Non-critical Sensitive/Secret security clearance.
• This is a Mission Essential Function position.

Qualifications

You may qualify at the NH-04 Broadband Level, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-03/GS-13 grade level in the Federal service as listed below and must meet 3 of the 5 specialized experience listed below to be qualified:

• Experience applying engineering principles across disciplines (e.g., civil, mechanical, electrical, architectural, or environmental) to support construction scheduling, quality assurance, budgeting, or configuration control.
• Experience analyzing engineering plans and technical programs to establish on-site infrastructure requirements, execute design/contract modifications, support facility commissioning, and facilitate project turnover.
• Experience utilizing military service or joint staff planning processes to integrate, schedule, and execute system equipment, construction, or facility deployment requirements.
• Experience participating in planning, programming, budgeting, and execution (PPBE) activities to support facility siting, deployment, operations, or site sustainment.
• Experience coordinating weapon system deployment and integration across military services, including resolving operational issues among diverse stakeholders and conducting technical evaluations to support recommendations.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

In addition to meeting qualifications, your application package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 0801, series as listed below:

Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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 and I have included my transcripts with my application. 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)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and 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 the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.

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 bachelor's 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

How you will be evaluated

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

We will review your resume and supporting documents, to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. We will evaluate each applicant who meets the basic qualifications on the information provided and evaluate your relevant work experiences.

Traditional rating and ranking of applications does not apply to this vacancy. Your application (resume and supporting documentation) will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required as listed on the announcement under qualification requirements.

Veterans Preference: If you are entitled to veterans preference, you should indicate the type of veterans' preference you are claiming on your resume. Your veterans' preference entitlement will be verified by the employing agency.

For information on entitlement see http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx

Appointment of Military Spouses (5 CFR 315.612) (NonComp Mil Sp): To receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the " Appointment of Military Spouses (5 CFR 315.612) (NonComp Mil Sp)" eligibility. If you are claiming Military Spouse eligibility and are determined to be Well Qualified (score of 85 or above) for the position, you will be referred to the hiring manager. Information and required documentation for claiming Military Spouse eligibility may be found at the General Applicant Information and Definitions link below.

Appointment of Department of Defense Spouses (NonComp Civ Sp): Are you the spouse of a current Department of Defense, Department of State, or intelligence community employee who is being transferred in the interest of the Government from one official station within the Department to another within the Department for permanent duty? Supporting Documentation: You are required to submit proof of marriage AND permanent change of station (PCS) orders: spouse's PCS orders (showing you as a dependent) and/or copy of marriage certificate. If you are a current or previous Federal employee, please include your most recent SF-50.