About the Position: Serves as electrical engineering specialist with responsibility for design of electrical systems, equipment and features of large civil works construction projects such as multi-purpose dams, river navigation structures, pump stations, pulsed-power generating systems, and related projects. Plans, directs, coordinates, and develops electrical system design plans and specifications for the above type projects.

Duties

Perform electrical designs for low and high voltage power distribution and control systems, grounding, bonding and lightning protection systems, DC pulsed-power, backup power and other electrical features for civil works projects. Prepare design studies, assessments, contract drawings and technical specifications, design analyses and calculations, design documentation reports, and labor, equipment, and material estimates of electrical features for Civil Works projects. Develop electrical design computations, analyses and contract drawings utilizing latest design software and CADD/BIM models. Review electrical engineering designs prepared by others and other USACE Districts/Centers to ensure that design methods and related engineering practices and techniques are IAW with established project requirements and design standards. Manage A/E service contracts for projects with electrical design features. Engage with engineering experts across the enterprise to solve electrical system problems for pulsed-power generating systems. Develop scopes of work, schedules, budgets, request for proposals (RFPS), quality control plans, and provide quality assurance on the services provided. Perform field inspections and assess conditions of existing electrical systems and equipment. Develop assessment reports to document deficiencies and recommendations for repairs or modifications. Review construction submittals and technical data for compliance with contract plans and specifications and approved design criteria. Serve as a technical consultant on electrical systems for project delivery teams. Provide technical support and guidance to lower grade engineers.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: 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 EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency 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 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. 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 applying advanced electrical engineering principles to develop design plans, specifications, of complex electrical features for fish dispersal barriers, navigational locks and dams, and pump stations; develop electrical design computations and reports; investigating electrical equipment failures and lead corrective actions for the fish dispersal barrier; manage service contracts for complex electrical features and evaluate designs submitted by others; review electrical shop drawings, technical data, and equipment lists for conformance with contract plans and specifications; have a good understanding of electrical engineering principles, design criteria, codes, and practices to meet project and customer needs. Lead a multidisciplinary project design teams in the development of plans, specifications, and studies for engineering projects. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Contracting/ProcurementElectrical EngineeringTeamworkTechnical Problem SolvingWritten Communication Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address GJ-APF-W2SM06 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, CHICAGO DO NOT MAIL Louisville, KY 40201 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk