INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER/ARCHITECT

Summary This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies with the PLANNING DESIGN CONSTRUCTION BRANCH, NAVFAC MIDLANT Great Lakes, IL
Applications will not be accepted through this flyer
Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered
There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer
Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer
Duties
• You will review construction project parameters (e.g., integration, scope, time, cost, quality, communication, procurement, risk management) to recommend changes that will improve the overall project results.
• You will write technical or business briefings and summaries on topics and initiatives for dissemination to management and other organizations.
• You will monitor financial obligations (e.g., cost planning, program budgeting, financial related management) to ensure fund expenditures adhere to budgetary policies.
• You will prepare cost estimates and design scopes to ensure that architectural-engineering objectives are met in the most efficient and economical manner.
• You will develop project management plans addressing schedules, costs or other resources.
• You will review design and construction projects to develop recommendations for more efficient or cost-effective means.
• You will review design and construction projects from a technical and an economic standpoint
Requirements 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
• 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.
• 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 complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA)
Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites
You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time
Qualifications In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the following duties: 1) Coordinating/providing technical and administrative guidance in preparing architectural/engineering cost estimates for drawings and specifications, as well as construction materials and associated costs, for new capital improvement projects and major renovations; 2) Monitoring the use of assigned project resources to determine if the project is tracking as planned or corrective action(s) should be taken; 3) Providing recommendations for resolving cost issues due to design errors, unforeseen conditions or changes; 4) Preparing and presenting briefs related to costs, design analysis, scopes of work, contract negotiations, etc
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/#url=GS-PROF
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/architecture-series-0808/ 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 Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: For the 0810/0830/0850 series: Applicants must possess Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study or specific course requirements generally as stated in paragraph A in the individual occupational requirements
Where specific course requirements are not indicated in paragraph A, the number of semester hours required to constitute a major field of study is the amount specified by the college or university attended
If this number cannot be obtained, 24 semester hours will be considered as equivalent to a major field of study
The nature and quality of this required course work must have been such that it would serve as a prerequisite for more advanced study in the field or subject-matter area
Related course work generally refers to courses that may be accepted as part of the program major
Appropriate combination of education and experience that is typically specified in paragraph B of the individual occupational requirements
The "paragraph B" method generally requires that an applicant possess a core of educational credit, such as described in paragraph A above, plus additional education and/or experience
The method of determining the number of semester hours required to constitute a major field of study is the same as described in paragraph A
The quality of the combination of education and experience must be sufficient to demonstrate that the applicant possesses the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform work in the occupation, and is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study with a major in the appropriate field
In addition to courses in the major and related fields, a typical college degree would have included courses that involved analysis, writing, critical thinking, research, etc
These courses would have provided an applicant with skills and abilities sufficient to perform progressively more responsible work in the occupation
Therefore, creditable experience should have demonstrated similarly appropriate skills or abilities needed to perform the work of the occupation
And for the 0808 series: Degree: architecture; or 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 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: Related Curriculum: Degree in architectural engineering may be accepted as satisfying in full the basic requirements, provided the completed course work in architectural engineering provided knowledge, skills, and abilities substantially equivalent to those provided in the courses specified in paragraph A
The curriculum for a degree in either architecture or architectural engineering covers function, esthetics, site, structure, economics, mechanical-electrical, and other engineering problems related to the design and construction of buildings primarily (but not exclusively) intended to house human activities
The courses required for a degree in architecture generally place emphasis upon planning, esthetics, and materials and methods of construction, while the courses for an architectural engineering degree place equal or greater weight on the technical engineering aspects such as structural systems, mechanical systems, and the properties of materials
Because of this difference in emphasis, persons with degrees in architecture may have a preference for work assignments that offer greater opportunities for them to express their artistic and creative abilities
As a result, they may be more concerned with planning and design aspects of architecture, and persons with degrees in architectural engineering may be more engaged in aspects emphasizing technical engineering considerations.
Experience: An applicant lacking a degree in architecture must have had l 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 college courses, 5 years of such experience is required
This experience must have demonstrated that the applicant has acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture
Additional information This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint

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