INTERDISCIPLINARY/GENERAL ENGINEER/ARCHITECT with Security Clearance

Summary This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies
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
This is an interdisciplinary position and will be filled as General Engineer or an Architect
Duties
• You will provide assistance and technical guidance to other engineers/architects, or other NAVFAC functional areas as appropriate, exercising management and administrative skills in leading the execution of Capital Improvements construction projects.
• You will be responsible for enforcement of all technical and administrative provisions of assigned construction contracts.
• You will drive the design-build project post-award including design acceptance.
• You will represent the activity as the technical representative in matters involving contract modifications and claims
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
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect is required.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver's license.
• 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.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• You may be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift
Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Applying principles, concepts, and theories of advanced engineering/architectural methods and techniques (e.g., civil, mechanical, electrical, architecture) to serve as lead/project manager in a full range of construction projects; 2) Serving as lead engineer/ architect in a full range of construction projects that involve various types of construction contracts, project delivery methods, and regulations governing contract administration; and 3) Providing expert construction engineering and management advisory services to activities and tenants served by an organization.
***NOTE: This experience must be fully and clearly supported in your resume to be considered
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=List-by-Occupational-Series AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The work is generally sedentary with periodic need for site visits involving walking, climbing, bending and crawling to assess or inspect existing and new facilities and generally traversing construction sites
Occasional surveys and inspections of the Navy and Marine Corps' infrastructure will require some physical exertion (For example, crawlspace inspections, above and below deck pier evaluations, etc.)
A valid driver's license is required for driving to site visits and meetings at various installations
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Work generally involves risks and observance of normal safety precautions typical of an office setting
However, field inspections are made which require protective clothing
Protective clothing worn in field inspections includes hard hats, reflective vest, hard-toed boots, safety glasses, and ear protection
Other protective wear such as safety harnesses, coveralls, and gloves may be required for certain situations
The incumbent is required to work in areas where certain potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present
These agents may include but are not limited to: fumes, dust, noise, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, chemicals, etc
To ensure employee safety and health, NAVFAC FECs maintain personnel protection programs consistent with applicable laws and regulations
These programs include protective equipment (i.e
ear protection or respirator), and laws and medical surveillance
As part of medical surveillance programs, the incumbent may be required to take medical examinations to assess medical qualifications for duty involving these agents
Education Applicants must meet the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Successful completion of a professional engineering degree
To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) 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
Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
OR
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 more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org
OR
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, and Puerto Rico The FE examination is not administered by the U
S
Office of Personnel Management
For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html
OR
Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above)
The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above)
OR
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 one 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
Additional information This announcement uses the Defense Industrial Base, Major Range and Test Facilities direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program
Duties include responsibility for final approval of designs of major structures and facilities involving public safety where such compliance with S

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