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A successful candidate in this position will serve as a General Engineer/Physical Scientist and utilize your expertise to provide direction, day-to-day oversight and contract administration of facilities management and project management related to the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Conditions of Employment:
- Must pass a pre-employment drug test
- Favorable suitability determination
- Must be able to obtain/maintain a “Q” Security Clearance
Other Requirements:
- Subject to Random Drug Testing
- Compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) governing personal identity which will require that you provide two forms of identification
- Financial disclosure is required
- A two year trial period may be required
- This position is covered under the Technical Qualification Program (TQP) which requires the incumbent to acquire and demonstrate competencies identified in the TQP Functional Area Qualification and Field Office specific standards and requires certification of the competencies by NNSA supervision and TQP qualifying officials. https://nnsaportal.energy.gov/collab/na-mb/na-mb-40-lcm/na-mb-42-tqp/SitePages/Home.aspx
- This position may be subject to the Human Reliability Program (HRP)
03/15/2017 to 03/21/2017
$72,356 - $162,651 per year
EN 03 - 04
Occasional travel - Approximately 5% travel required
No
Permanent
Full-time - Full Time Excepted Service
04
No
17-0038-EN-GOV
465839700
As a General Engineer/Physical Scientist, you will:
1301 Degree - physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.
OR
Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
OTHER EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: You must provide documentation supporting your education claims. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. If selected, official transcripts may be requested.
Foreign education must be reviewed and evaluated by an accredited organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. A written evaluation of any foreign education must be provided with your application in response to this vacancy announcement or be received by the closing date of this announcement. For a listing of services that can perform this evaluation see the National Association of Credential Evaluation services website at http://www.naces.org/members.htm. Failure to provide this evaluation will result in you being found unqualified for the position.
PLEASE NOTE: If your foreign education has already been accepted by an accredited US educational institution as part of a degree program with that institution, you do not need to provide an evaluation of foreign education but must submit a copy of the transcripts listing the degree from the US accredited institution that accepted your foreign education.
0801- Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor’s degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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
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, 2) Written Test, 3) Specified academic courses, 4) Related curriculum.
For more information on the alternative methods, please refer to the OPM Qualification Standards. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf
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Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To be considered for this position, you must submit your complete application no later than 11:59pm U.S. Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. If you do not submit a complete application prior to the closing time (regardless of when you started) the online application system will not allow you to finish! Requests for extensions will not be granted, so please begin the application process allowing yourself enough time to finish before the deadline. Our online application system displays a countdown timer at the top of the screen for your reference.
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The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
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