Job Summary

The Cost Engineering Section of the USACE New England District works a robust set of products on a host of wide ranging scoped programs. Bring your experience to a well-established team and grow while learning and providing scoping of projects, budget estimates, construction cost estimates for contract actions, negotiating contracts, performing risk analysis, cost analysis, participating in value engineering studies, producing construction schedules and other services.

Major Duties

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 EmployeesCurrent Permanent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic 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.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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 the Architecture, 0808 series: 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.

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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. Basic Requirement for the Civil Engineering, 0810 Mechanical Engineering, 0830 and Electrical Engineering, 0850 Series: Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for All Professional Engineering Positions Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.) In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience Required: GS-11:

One year of specialized experience which includes meeting TWO OF THE THREE following: 1) Assist in negotiating construction costs with stakeholders such as, architects, engineers, and contractors ;2) prepare architect/engineering construction cost estimates; and 3) review design specifications/plans to recommend corrections or changes. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09) or equivalent level.

OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Engineering or Architecture.

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Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-12:

One year of specialized experience which includes meeting THREE OF THE FOUR FOLLOWING: 1) Prepare architect/engineering construction cost estimates; 2) review design specifications/plans to recommend corrections or changes; 3) negotiate with contractors on scopes of work and cost estimates for projects; and 4) provide cost analysis during both the pre-design and construction phases of military and/or civil works projects. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11) or equivalent grade level. "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". You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

Contracting/ProcurementCost Estimation and AnalysisLeadershipOral CommunicationPlanning and Evaluating 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). GS-11: 52 weeks at the GS-09 grade level

GS-12: 52 weeks at the GS-11 grade level

Pay Range

$69,016.00 - $107,542.00

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