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This position will support the Federal Government's response efforts to COVID-19. Duty location will be determined at time of selection. This position may be filled as an Architect, Civil Engineer, Mechanical Engineer or Electrical Engineer. Salaries are: Phila PA, Atlantic City NJ, Vineland NJ; Gloucester City NJ, Dover DE, Tobyhanna PA is $117,188 - $152,342 and Ft Dix NJ salary is $124,571 -161,939 per year.
Major Duties
- You will serve as Area Engineer with Administrative Contracting Officer duties to assigned contracts in Construction Branch's Resident and Project offices.
- Serve as the subject matter expert and principal advisor on construction management and contract administration issues. Responsibilities include:
- Provide surveillance and oversight on military and civil works construction contracts.
- Review contractor's proposed construction schedules and overall construction plans and methods for contractual adequacy.
- Investigate, report, and recommend to the Contracting Officer appropriate action to be taken concerning Contractor's Request for Equitable Adjustment and/or claims.
- Serves as Contracting Officer's Representative for Architect-Engineer services for construction management and surveying work within the area.
- Maintain liaison with all involved parties for the District.
- Ensure stakeholders, through the Project Manager, are apprised of all matters that affect and influence construction operations, provides direction necessary to subordinate offices, and provides recommendations on all matters affecting construction.
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 WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and education 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.To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: experience managing the construction contract program; experience providing guidance on handling contract modifications, requests for equitable adjustment and contract claims; experience coordinating construction planning and scheduling with contractors; and experience determining whether contractor's operations comply with applicable laws and regulations.This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). Selective Placement Factors: This position requires an (1) active Professional Engineer (PE) or an active Registered Architect (RA) license. You must submit a copy of either license with your application package. (2) This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. This position requires Acquisition certification Level II in the career field of Contracting. You must submit a copy of the acquisition certification with your application package. (3) Position requires certification as Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) with a history of being delegated and maintaining a $500,000 warrant. You must submit a copy of the warrant with your application package. Failure to do so will result in your application package being rated as incomplete. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Contract ManagementOral CommunicationTechnical Competence 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-13). In addition to meeting the specialized experience above, to qualify for this position you must also meet one of the basic requirements listed below. Basic Educational Requirement for an 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. OR B. 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: (1) Related Curriculum - Degree in architectural engineering provided the completed course work in architectural engineering provided knowledge, skills, and abilities substantially equivalent to those provided in the courses specified in statement A above, or (2) Experience: 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 any college courses, 5 years of such experience is required. This experience must have demonstrated that you have acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture.
Pay Range
$117,188.00 - $152,342.00