Why work for the Federal Bureau of Prisons?You can have a meaningful career with an agency that truly values a diverse workforce. You will find a diverse workforce employed from entry level jobs to senior management positions. We protect public safety by ensuring federal offenders serve their sentences of imprisonment in facilities that are safe, humane, and provide reentry programming. Employees at correctional facilities perform correctional work regardless of their specific occupation.

Duties

Provides advice to the Assistant Regional Facilities Administer and/or the Regional Facilities Administrator regarding construction and maintenance budgets and requirements within the region. Assists architects and engineers in preparing architectural and structural specifications and drawings for construction and renovation of institution buildings. Develops computer programs to monitor the construction, maintenance, and repair of facilities and operations within the region. Provides computer support for all facilities within the region to include evaluation, development, implementation and follow-up support as needed. Reviews B&F project submittals for compliance with standards, policies and codes applicable to construction in correctional facilities.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is Required.
• See Special Conditions of Employment Section.

Qualifications

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements. Education: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position. Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include technical work in: drafting surveying construction estimating physical science mathematics aerospace architecture chemicals electrical or mechanical systems mining petroleum nuclear systems Experience in a trade or craft may be credited as specialized experience when the work provided intensive knowledge of engineering principles, techniques, methods, and precedents. Examples are trade positions with substantial developmental, test or design responsibilities such as: Planner and estimator who analyzed designs for production purposes. Instrument maker or model maker who performed design or development work on devices fabricated. Certification: Engineering technicians may be certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, an organization sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Certification by the Institute will be helpful as a measure of the technician's quality of experience. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Experience providing routine to complex technical review of engineering and construction projects; Experience performing field investigations and gather data for the preparation of designs for in-house projects.). Experience collaborating and conferring with architects, engineers, contractors, utility companies and municipalities to provide information and assistance regarding the interpretation of applicable laws, codes and regulations related to projects. Experience assisting engineering and architectural firms in the preparation of bid specifications and construction design specifications for capital improvement projects and prepare exhibits, construction plans, specifications, reports and as-built plans as required. Experience assisting engineering and architectural firms in the preparation of bid specifications and construction design specifications for capital improvement projects and prepare exhibits, construction plans, specifications, reports and as-built plans as required.). Experience demonstrating proficiency in the use of AutoCAD and related software; set-up, modify, update, and maintain CAD standards. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as number of hours worked per week) spent in the activities. **Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**

Education

See Qualifications Section for education requirements, if applicable.

ONLY if education is a requirement/substitution for specialized experience, applicant MUST upload legible transcripts as verification of educational requirement. Transcripts MUST be uploaded and electronically linked from USAJOBS at the time you apply and MUST include identifying information to include School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable). All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, Click Here.

Foreign Education: For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U.S. Department of Education website: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.

If you are selected for this position and qualified based on education (i.e. basic education requirement and/or substitution of education), you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.

Contacts

• Address JUSTICE, BUREAU OF PRISONS Consolidated Staffing Unit 346 Marine Forces Drive Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 United States
• Name: CSU
• Phone: 972-352-4200
• Email: [email protected]