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The Walla Walla District US Army Corps of Engineers is comprised of motivated and talented employees providing the very best engineering services for communities in the Pacific Northwest. The District helps manage local water resources for navigation, flood damage reduction, disaster assistance, hydroelectric power generation, and other natural and heritage areas. For information about the Walla Walla District Corps of Engineers, visit http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/
MajorDuties
- Plan and coordinate work of the Resident Office. Set priorities and prepare work schedules.
- Assign work to subordinates and assure that workload and project responsibilities are specifically delegated and assigned to subordinates.
- Oversee construction at all stages to identify problems and to take corrective action.
- Final authority to modify construction contracts within the scope of the contract under specific contract clauses provided each individual contract action does not exceed $500,000.00.
- Full authority to approve Contractor's payments, progress schedules, and submittals of shop drawings, materials, fixtures and equipment.
- Conduct and/or participate in meetings and conferences related to Resident Office activities including design review conferences with in-house and A-E designers.
- Assumes full responsibility for administering safety programs (i.e., those of the District and OSHA, within the Resident Office).
Qualifications
Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Interdisciplinary Supervisory Engineer: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) 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. See Occupational Questionnaire for additional ways to meet educational requirement. Basic Requirement for Interdisciplinary Supervisory Architect: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in architecture or in a 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. See Occupational Questionnaire for additional ways to meet educational requirement. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) experience with contract administration/office engineering and oversight of onsite construction activities; (2) performing duties as the Contracting Officer Representative on water resource projects; AND (3) maintaining effective working relationships with customer representatives, cost share partners and/or project managers. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. State registration as a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect is a requirement of this position. (Must upload proof of current registration). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Financial ManagementLeadershipProject ManagementTeamwork Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).
Pay Range
$91,231.00 - $118,603.00