About the Position: You will function as a Lead Construction Control Representative with the Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, Engineering and Construction Division, located in Grand Rivers, KY.

Duties

Take part in design review conferences, reviews preliminary plans and specifications prior to advertisement for practicability, anticipated physical obstructions and other construction difficulties and availability of selected materials. Attend and participate in pre-bid conferences to orient and inform bidders as to features, requirements and special conditions Confer with local Government officials, committees, individuals, and representatives of private concerns affected by the project and makes reports and recommendations. Confer with employees led on problems of control, inspection, administration, and safety and makes decisions for dealing with the particular problems. Assure that a government inspector is present and properly trained and qualified to detect substandard operations and faulty construction. Resolves controversial matters arising between Government and contractor personnel. Perform office engineering duties including review of shop drawings, preparing response to contractor inquiries, as well as, performing the following work related to contract modifications. Distribute and balance the workload among employees in accordance with established work flow or job specialization, assure timely accomplishment of the assigned workload, and assure that each employee has enough work to keep busy.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Position requires employee to serve on rotating shifts.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, you must have: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing as Quality Assurance Team Lead assigned construction projects involving construction activities through a quality assurance inspection unit involved in the construction of various contracts; assisting in project oversight, design consulting, and construction services for the construction, repair, and alteration of facilities. Such experience must have included the application of project management, construction management, and procurement methods and techniques; inspection of construction and building systems; application of construction and cost estimating techniques; and experience interpreting engineering and architectural plans and specifications. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this grade level, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: AccountabilityLeadershipOral CommunicationPartneringQuality Assurance Time in Grade Requirement For GS-12 - 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). To be referred, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and specialized experience requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address GJ-APF-W2SM03 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, NASHVILLE DO NOT MAIL Louisville, KY 40201 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk