This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6), Salisbury VA Medical Center (VAMC), Facilities Management Services (FMS), Design and Construction Team Projects Section. Primary duties of the position involve coordinating, technical overview and inspection of construction projects and programs, as well as other technical assignments involving application of engineering principles.

Duties

Major duties include, but are not limited to: Perform work of a broad scope and complexity in practices related to scientific and engineering fields and has demonstrated the ability to interpret, select, adapt and apply many guidelines, precedents and engineering principles and practices. Duties include construction quality assurance and contract administration activities to assigned construction projects. Serves as Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for construction projects. Inspects competitively bid construction and maintenance and repair projects to insure compliance with drawings and specification. Attends and actively participates in pre-bid and pre-construction conferences. Reviews shop drawings and submittals from contractors during constructions of new structures or renovation of existing structures for compliance with contract drawings and specifications. Prepares independent government estimates for the value of any required construction change. Coordinates construction phasing, outages, schedule and infection control measures to assure compliance with contract documents and to assure minimum interruption to continuous medical center operations. Assists consulting architects and engineers with design of competitively bid construction and maintenance and repair work Analyzes whether physical obstructions or other construction difficulties have been anticipated. Maintains record drawings of all station structures and grounds utilizing AutoCAD programs. Leads or attends as an active member of the Construction Safety Rounds weekly reviewing all active projects for safety issues. Services in the absence of the Chief, projects section at various project meetings and management activities. Perform other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Engineering Technician/PD015890 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/30/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-10. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-10 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: including comprehensive, practical knowledge of, and skill in applying, technical engineering design and geometric principles related to complex design and construction sufficient to monitor the work for compliance with contract requirements; review designs for conformance with current industry practices; ensure designs fit field conditions and comply with performance based contract requirements; and use a variety of contracting processes to provide oversight for construction, architecture, and engineering contracts. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have . . You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analysis and Problem SolvingCustomer ServiceDecisivenessDesignEngineering and TechnologyOral CommunicationOrganizational StewardshipTechnical Competence 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work requires long periods of sitting in one position, climbing up ladders and crawling under buildings and sometimes being exposed to the elements. Work Environment: The work is mostly performed in an office setting. However, at times the work is performed in a construction site area with inherent dangers. Work is also performed in an asbestos contaminated areas on a limited basis. Adequate safety procedures, training and personal protective equipment are provided to make the work environment as safe as possible. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address WG Bill Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center 1601 Brenner Avenue Salisbury, NC 28144 US
• Name: Anisha Trice
• Phone: (804)675-5000 X8942
• Email: [email protected]