Job opening: ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
Salary: $78 592 - 102 166 per year
Published at: Aug 30 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
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The primary purpose of this position is to provide engineering technical support to perform the more difficult and complex facility, equipment, and system programming tasks pertaining to service contracts required to support Joint Base Andrews and outlying sites.
Duties
Plans and administers service contracts relating to base maintenance, repair, and recurring service requirements.
Technical representative for contracting officer. Interprets and clarifies plans, specifications, and other proposal documents.
Provides information and advice to construction agents concerning contractor services, products, and requirements on a regular basis.
Develops and implements a contract quality assurance inspection schedule for all contract services acquired.
Summarizes results of evaluations of contract performance and calculates recommended changes in payment as required.
Prepares funding estimates and all supporting data in connection with justification of budget requirements to support all acquired contract services and modifications to contracts.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
- PCS is not authorized.
- This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
- This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program. Employee must pass initial and periodic short notice drug testing.
- Illegal drug use by employees in sensitive positions presents a clear threat to the mission of the Air Force, national security, and public safety.
- Must possess complete motor skills and manual dexterity to perform inspections in crawl space, tunnels, culvert, roofs
- Professional contacts through memberships in professional organizations and personal contacts with pertinent authorities are desirable.
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
- Extensive building experience, construction estimating, and through understanding of materials and assemblies is required. Some college training and basic math is highly desired.
- Five years of field experience in project management is desired.
- The work requires the employee to drive a motor vehicle. An appropriate, valid driver's license is required for the position.
- Duties include sedentary work as well as regular and recurring field surveys and inspections that involve extended periods of walking, standing, climbing, stooping, or
- bending to observe contractor operations in various locations throughout the installation.
Qualifications
In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Technical and Medical Support Positions.
BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Technical work in: drafting, surveying construction estimating, physical science, mathematics, aerospace, architecture, chemicals, electrical or mechanical systems, mining, petroleum, or 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.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-10, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes knowledge of technical and general engineering concepts, principles, work techniques, and practices and familiarity with engineering disciplines (Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, Utilities, and Pavement/Grounds). Thorough knowledge of a wide range of principles, concepts, and methodology related to contract quality assurance functional programs, and considerable sills in applying this knowledge to the planning of a variety of difficult and complex work assignments for contract accomplishment. Knowledge of a variety of engineering technician processes, concepts, regulations, policies, precedents, and techniques to resolve complex interrelated problems including work measurement, methods improvement, times standards, layout designs, and cost analysis.
FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-10 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-11 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
1. Technical knowledge of general engineering concepts, principles, and practices and familiarity with engineering disciplines (Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, Utilities, and Pavement/Grounds).
2. Knowledge of the civil engineering organizational structure and the interrelationships and interdependence of the flights and their responsibilities
3. Knowledge of a wide range of analytical and diagnostic methods, procedures, and principles to identify system failures, take corrective actions to resume normal operations, and implement procedures to allow for partial use until problems are resolved.
4. Knowledge of a variety of engineering technician processes and techniques to include work measurement, methods improvement, time standards, layout designs, and cost analysis.
5. Knowledge of standard contracting regulations, practices, and procedures, as well as familiarity with the process of contracted services acquisition.
6. Knowledge of current automation technology and practices essential for the accomplishment of projects.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you
MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click
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FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Contacts
- Address JB Andrews
1500 W Perimeter Road
Ste 5300
JB Andrews, MD 20762
US
- Name: Total Force Service Center
- Phone: 1-800-525-0102
- Email: [email protected]
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