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Responsible for the Military Section under the general supervision of the Chief, Engineering Management Branch. Projects include construction, such as administration buildings, academic facilities, barracks, warehouses, maintenance facilities, Research and Development laboratories, composite medical facilities, test-facilities, air- field runways, radar and tactical facilities, emergency power, aircraft hangers, and infrastructure projects.
Major Duties
- Plan, coordinate, assign and review the work of subordinate engineers in compliance with Army and Air Force construction policy as defined by established criteria.
- Supervise the prosecution of architect-engineer contracts for the development of design, drawing estimates and specifications for construction projects.
- Responsible for manpower and funding resources within the Military Section, including budgeting, monitoring expenses and programming for future requirements.
- Interpret specifications and criteria for architect-engineers , ensuring compliance to Government policies and procedures and conformance to engineering instructions.
- Facilitate meetings to resolve problems related to the technical requirements for design and construction of facilities and familiarize interested parties with the scope and technical aspects of the project.
- Answer inquiries from the using agency and higher authority on status of projects, schedules, design regulations, complete or portions of cost estimates, quantities and suitability of materials, and other related topics.
- Prepare Government estimates for design costs and negotiates with architect-engineers for equitable contract prices for their services.
- Review design comments and suggestions to insure recommendations present a practicable and economical total solution, and where discrepancies are found, supervise correction of changes required and preparation of directives to architect-engineers.
- Provide technical advice in evaluating architect-engineer claims for extra compensation; correlates work schedule of architect-engineers with schedules prescribed by using agency and higher authority.
- Throughout all stages, manage progress of design and status of authorized funds and when it is determined that adjustments are required, coordinate the preparation of memoranda.
- Perform general supervision of ten to twelve engineers, architects and technicians, managing work distribution, setting performance standards, evaluating and managing performance, and performing hiring and workforce management responsibilities.
Qualifications
U.S. Citizens Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates. 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 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 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.
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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. 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) provide design management for construction projects, such as administration buildings, academic facilities, barracks, warehouses, maintenance facilities, Research and Development laboratories, composite medical facilities, test-facilities, air- field runways, radar and tactical facilities, emergency power, aircraft hangers, or infrastructure projects; 2) plan and manage the many phases involved in the preparation of a complete set of plans, specifications, and estimates for proposed construction projects; 3) prepare government cost estimates, which establish design fund requirements and serve as a basis for negotiating A-E contracts or managing A-E contracts; AND 4) manage studies and site investigations on proposed construction projects in order to determine the amount and cost of the projects and adequacy of site. 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
DesignManaging Human ResourcesProject ManagementTechnical Competence
Pay Range
$105,417.00 - $137,045.00