Interdisciplinary Engineer/Architect

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ENGINEERING DIVISION, TECHNICAL REVIEW BRANCH, Department of the Army

Job Summary

Welcome to the Far East Engineer District, the engineering and construction agency of choice in Korea! Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army. The salary includes Special Rate Table 422 F and 414F.

Major Duties

  • At the full performance grade (GS13), the incumbent will serve as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for all AE contract procurement actions and a technical member on the Project Delivery Team (PDT).
  • Responsible for design management of all technical issues and projects, ensuring coordination and consistency of design products relevant to the using agencies Installation Master Plans.
  • Ensure the overall engineering quality assurance for all projects by reviewing/approving A-E?s quality management plans, assuring compliance with such plans by selectively spot checking projects.
  • Responsible for the quality of all engineering design features of assigned military, non-appropriated, dependent schools, medical, family housing and host nation funded construction for the Army, Air Force, Navy/Marines, and other federal agencies.

Qualifications

US Citizens 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 Education Requirement for 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.

OR

B. 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:

1. Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), 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.

2. Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.

3. 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 A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.

4. 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 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. Basic Education Requirement for 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. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience GS-12: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Assisting senior Design Managers for coordination and documentation of Sustainable Design Development (SDD). 2) Furnishing technical advice and guidance to Engineers on the application of theories, principles, practical concepts and processes related to all phases of architectural design and work related to the pre-award and post-award design, construction support, and installation of architectural features of buildings for all construction projects. 3) Performing Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) duty for all assigned contracts. 4) Conducting Architect Engineer (AE) contract Negotiations for contract award. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11 or above ). Specialized Experience GS-13: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Assisting senior Design Managers for coordination and documentation of Sustainable Design Development (SDD). 2) Furnishing technical advice and guidance to Engineers on the application of theories, principles, practical concepts and processes related to all phases of architectural design and work related to the pre-award and post-award design, construction support, and installation of architectural features of buildings for all construction projects. 3) Performing Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) duty for all assigned contracts. 4) Conducting Architect Engineer (AE) contract Negotiations for contract award. 5) Manage all work from pre-award to post-award design and construction from cradle to grave concept. 6) Performing as a single POC for all engineering issues as Technical Lead and COR duty for AE performance evaluation and responsibility. 7) Coordinating and Documenting of Quality Management System (QMS) for Design Manager/GN/COR/TL. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12 or above). You will be evaluated on the basis of your Technical Competence.

Pay Range

$64,490.00 - $99,691.00

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End Date: 

Monday, December 16, 2019