Announcement Type
TARP - Direct-Hire Authority (DHA)
Position Type
Permanent
USACE Organization
North Atlantic Division (NAD) - New England District
Locations (City, State)
Concord, MA
Position Overview/Duties
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicita ti on u ti lizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD, Sec ti on 9905 to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to posi ti ons in the compe titi ve service.
Serves as a Senior Technical Lead within Technical Support Section, providing technical and administrative management to both in-house and Architect-Engineer (A-E) contractor-designed projects for construction, maintenance, alteration, and repair, and for special projects or studies. Leads teams of Engineering Division (ED) technical personnel and/or manages A-E contracts to design projects for Military, Civil Works, and other customers. Work requires the application of a broad range of engineering disciplines including architecture, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and structural engineering, as well as administrative/management functions such as funds control, contract analysis, contract negotiation, contract administration, and project scheduling. As Senior Technical Lead, incumbent is typically responsible for controlling, guiding, and coordinating the design of the most complex civil work and military projects. Assignments may also, as required, include other projects which are large in scope, involve greatly accelerated schedules. pose critical or unprecedented problems, and/or include many interrelated elements which are difficult to reconcile.
This position is a Permanent Full-Time position. This is a developmental position and will be filled at the GS-12 or GS-13 level.
Selectee may be required to complete 52 weeks before being promoted to the next higher grade level. This position has promotion potential to the GS-13 level when requirements have been completed.
Minimum Educa ti on Requirement
All Professional Engineering Positions, 08XX
- 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.
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- 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:
- Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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: An applicant who meets the basic requirements as specified in A or B above, except as noted under B.1., may qualify for positions in any branch of engineering unless selective factors indicate otherwise.
Additional information can be found here: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/general-engineering-series-0801/
Architecture Series, 0808
- 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.
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- 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 1 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.
Minimum Experience Requirement
GS-13: One year of specialized experience which includes managing complex civil works and military projects, leading interdisciplinary teams, and serving as a primary technical authority on high-priority assignments. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).
GS-12: One year of specialized experience which includes managing and coordinating technical aspects of civil works and military projects, and providing project-level technical support. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
Other Conditions And Requirements
Applica ti ons must be submi tt ed a ft er 12:01 AM (EST) of the posted Job Pos ti ng Open Date and before 11:59 PM (EST) of the posted Job Pos ti ng Close Date to receive considera ti on.
All posi ti ons require the applicant to be a ci ti zen of the United States.
Male applicants born a ft er December 31, 1959, are required to register for Selec ti ve Service prior to appointment.
A trial or proba ti onary period may be required.
Direct deposit of pay is required.
Overnight business travel required 5% of the time.
Hiring incen ti ves such as a recruitment/reloca ti on bonus, service credit for leave, and student loan repayment may be authorized (subject to available budget).
Reloca ti on (PCS) expenses may be authorized (subject to available budget) if the selec ti ng official determines the reloca ti on is in the best interests of the government.
Must obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license within 30 days of employment.
Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain a valid and current Professional Engineering license or a Professional Architectural license within two years of employment.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor
To learn more, please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity (https://www.eeoc.gov/federal-sector/federal-employees-job-applicants).
Qualifications
Candidates will be evaluated IAW OPM Requirements: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/
Reasonable Accommodation
Reasonable accommodation is available to qualified employees with disabilities. You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application process, hiring process or while on the job. Requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
