Job opening: Engineering Technician
Salary: $69 107 - 89 835 per year
Published at: Aug 17 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.
About the Position: This position is located with the Directorate of Public Works on Fort Campbell, KY. Fort Campbell lies on the Kentucky/Tennessee border between Hopkinsville, KY & Clarksville, TN about 45 miles NW of Nashville. The cost of living is lower than the average for all major U.S. cities.
Duties
Develop step by step plans for accomplishing construction projects.
Conduct site visits on project to ensure meeting the scope of work.
Evaluate contractor proposals for technical acceptance.
Make decisions on design issues during construction phase to keep the project progressing.
Prepare cost estimates with first-hand information of site conditions for use in preparing contract.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position requires a valid state driver's license.
- This is an inclement weather position. The incumbent is expected to make every attempt to report for duty on time and/or remain on duty during inclement weather conditions.
- This position requires the use/wear of Personal Protective Equipment.
- This position requires a pre-employment physical examination.
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)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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.
Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Reviewing contracts for facility repair construction projects and recommend approval or disapproval of proposals; 2) Conducting site visits to identify requirements of work request and determine condition of facilities prior to initiating design for projects; 3) Planning and writing statement (scope) of work for project requirements, i.e., design feasibility, cost variables/estimates, economic maintenance aspects; and 4) Using Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) and estimating software packages to create schematic drawings. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Building and ConstructionContracting/ProcurementCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Making
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-10).
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Contacts
- Address DL-APF-W0U4AA US ARMY GARRISON FT CAMPBELL HQ
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Campbell, KY 42223
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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