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Services as the Chief Vertical Construction Section, supervises, controls and is responsible for accomplishment of all the district's structural, architectural, mechanical and electrical engineering work and preparation of specifications performed in conjunction with the military construction, and Interagency and International Support (IIS).
Major Duties
- Responsible for the structural, electrical, mechanical and architectural, designs, studies, and investigations prepared by the branch.
- Establishes overall design outlines for projects including modifications and maintenance of existing projects.
- Obtains technical support from other engineering specialists in civil, cost, environmental, geotechnical and hydraulic/hydrological engineering.
- Exercises supervisory, administrative and technical control over employees in grades GS-9 to GS-12.
- Performs long-range and day-to-day planning, making work assignments and adjustments necessary to accomplish mission.
- Allocates resources, tracks progress and expenditures, manages changes and revisions to work, and ensures work is accomplished on schedule and within budget.
- Coordinates in-house and contract input with those in the section and others on the PDT to ensure timely interrelated efforts
- Reviews products completed by subordinates or contractors to ensure requirements are met and objectives accomplished.
- Resolves minor grievances and complaints from subordinates and takes minor disciplinary actions, obtaining advice from appropriate specialists.
- Annually reviews subordinate positions for need, efficient organization of duties and accuracy of job descriptions.
- Interprets and conveys employee matters pertaining to policy, safety, incentive awards, training, health, career opportunities, EEO, and similar matters in support of HQUSACE, and DA programs and objectives.
- Directs, instructs, and confers with Architect-Engineers (A-Es) engaged in design.
- Supervises the review of contractors and manufacturers drawings for equipment, design, and installation related to architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering systems.
Qualifications
You must meet minimal qualifications for this position. 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 Requirement for Supervisory Civil Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical 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 Supervisory 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: One year of specialized experience which includes serving as specialist on engineering and architectural problems for building design and sustainability. Provide leadership and guidance to diverse groups of professionals to facilitate the execution of a wide variety of projects, including, but not limited to Military Construction Projects and Interagency and International Support projects and related assignments. Ensure technically sound products, contributing to program execution and milestone achievements.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.
Pay Range
$101,176.00 - $131,532.00