Interdisciplinary (Cost Engineering) - DIRECT HIRE

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Sacramento District - Engineering Division - Engineering Support Branch - Cost Engineering Section, Department of the Army

Job Summary

Serves as Cost Engineering responsible for the development of cost products to support project planning and execution within the Sacramento District.

Major Duties

  • Prepare cost products that are well organized, technically and economically sound, accurate, and meet our customers? requirements.
  • Prepare and manage cost products including price quotes; quantity take-offs; construction estimates, schedules, and work plans; parametric estimates; technical analysis of contractor proposals and recommendations for negotiation.
  • Apply Quality Assurance/Quality Controls processes to project designs and estimates, reviewing for accuracy, completeness, and conformance with regulations and guidance to support timely project execution and minimize claims and cost growth.
  • Applies professional knowledge of civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering in relation to design and construction features to prepare quantity take-offs and cost estimates.

Qualifications

PLEASE NOTE: This is an open continuous announcement. A referral will be issued once a month until a selection has been made.

- The first referral will be issued on 02-March-2020. - After first review, completed application packets will be reviewed and referred to the selecting official at management's request. These reviews may take place once or twice per month.

- Final Closing Date: 31 December 2020 (subject to change) US Citizens and Narionals In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 Engineering Series (0801, 0810, 0830, 0850): Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for Engineering 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.) Basic Requirement for Architecture Series (0808): Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Requirements for Architecture 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: Minimum Qualifications for the GS-07: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes preparing cost estimates for programs and/or projects, by utilizing basic design details, specifications, and surveys. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: engineering or architecture. . OR Superior Academic Achievement: In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in Education above. Superior Academic Achievement is based on: (1) Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR(2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR(3) Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achsnatl.org/). OR 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) by 18. Add the two percentages. Minimum Qualifications for the GS-09: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which include preparing cost estimates/products to support project planning and execution. Projects include military programs, civil works, environmental and construction Programs, and/or water resources projects, by utilizing basic design details, specifications, and surveys. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 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 and architecture. OR 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 first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. Minimum Qualifications for the GS-11: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes professional engineering experience developing and preparing cost estimates/products for military programs, civil works, environmental and construction programs, and/or water resources projects, by utilizing basic design details, specifications, and surveys. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). 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 and architecture. OR 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. This is a developmental position with a full performance grade of GS-12. Incumbent may be non-competitively promoted through the intervening grade(s) of GS-07, GS-09 and GS-11 to the target level of GS-12 upon (1) meeting all regulatory requirements, (2) management certification of successful completion of all training and developmental assignments, and (3) if there is sufficient work. Promotion is not guaranteed.

Pay Range

$48,488.00 - $90,688.00

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End Date: 

Thursday, December 31, 2020