Job Summary
Serves as Chief, Construction Services Branch, Construction Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District. This position functions under the general supervision of the Deputy Chief Construction Division, who assigns the incumbent a wide latitude of independence in performance of duties in the accomplishment of the mission.
Major Duties
- Plans, manages, directs, supervises and evaluates the work performed in the Branch.
- Exercises delegated personnel management responsibilities.
- Maintains liaison with area offices to provide advice and guidance regarding technical engineering matters.
- Resolves complex problems of both an administrative and technical nature.
- Makes decisions regarding daily operations, such as manpower and funding resources to programs and projects, organizational improvements, coordination with key District and Contractor personnel, and program planning and evaluation activities.
- Keeps supervisor informed on all program status, attends meetings with the District Engineer to advise on Construction Services matters, and makes periodic visits to construction sites to follow-up on reports compiled by subordinates.
- Assures the timely performance of a satisfactory amount and quality of work. Establishes deadlines and prepares schedules for completion of work.
- Reviews recommendations of subordinate supervisors regarding employee performance, training needs, promotion potential, advisability of reassignment, placement of applicants, resolution of complaints, and other facets of personnel administration.
- Oversees, supervises and is responsible for the work products of three Construction Division Section Chiefs, Quality Assurance Technical Section.
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 EmployeesDomestic 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.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans 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 Engineering (0801/0810/0819/0830/0850):
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 (0808):
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: You must have one year of specialized experience: (1) Managing field administration of construction contracts: approving cost estimates for contract modifications, negotiating Construction contract modification terms and prices; (2) Exercising professional knowledge and judgment in coordination of diverse technical disciplines necessary to assess benefits, impacts, and risks of complex construction projects, including resolution of field engineering problems; (3) Managing a diverse program of construction activities; (4) Reviewing technical adequacy of engineering documents for compliance with applicable laws, regulations, standards, and specifications, and (5) Fiscal management associated with the operation of a Division, Branch, or Area or Resident Office program. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: You must possess a current Professional Engineering License (PE) or be a Registered Architect (RA). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Contracting/ProcurementLeadershipOral CommunicationProject ManagementQuality ManagementWritten Communication
Pay Range
$124,571.00 - $161,939.00