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Job opening: Interdisciplinary

Salary: $47 738 - 118 499 per year
Published at: Sep 01 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel within the DoD to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serves as the Project Engineer and Authorized Representative of the Contracting Officer, responsible for construction quality assurance and contract administration activities to assigned construction projects.

Duties

Construction quality assurance and contract administration of construction projects. Projects involve work such as waterway channelization, bridge construction, sewage treatment construction, channel rehabilitation, detention reservoir, levee, HTRW remediation, etc. Oversight of construction for a variety of contracts at various locations within a two-state area (Missouri and Iowa). Ensuring contract work, materials, etc. are in strict compliance with plans, drawings and specifications. Making on-the-spot decisions concerning such items as interpretation of specifications, payments to contractor, and approval drawings. Recommending acceptability of contractor's overall construction procedures. Directing construction quality assurance functions for various projects. Preparing and furnishing guidance relating to computations, progress reports, contractors' partial and final payments, inspection reports, contract modification estimates, price analysis, negotiations, formal modification paperwork. Reviewing and approving contractors' transmittals, shop drawings, and certifications to determine compliance with plans and specifications. Reviewing contractors' proposed variations of design and alternatives to ensure that the design intent and objectives are met and that there are no impacts on other elements of construction project. Maintaining close contact with local officials, state officials, civic group, and outside agencies.

Requirements

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • This position requires the incumbent to obtain COR (Contracting Officer?s Representative) certification within 24 months of appointment and maintain certification.
  • This position requires you to submit Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens 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. Basic Requirement for Architect series GS-0808 Basic Requirement for Engineering series GS-0801 (General Engineer), GS-0810 (Civil Engineer), GS-0819 (Environmental Engineer), GS-0830 (Mechanical Engineer), GS-0850 (Electrical Engineer) GS-07 Qualifications: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assisting in the design and construction of engineering structures or systems using established criteria or specifications; monitoring engineering projects and resources; and identifying engineering problems and/or recommending corrective action. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as engineering or architecture. OR Superior Academic Achievement. In order to be creditable under this provision, Superior Academic Achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled, such as that identified in Education above. Superior Academic Achievement is based on: (1)Class Standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses; OR (2) Grade-Point Average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of either (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on your official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (b) 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.; OR (3)Honor Society Membership - Applicants may be considered eligible based on membership in one of the approved national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies (https://www.achsnatl.org/).ORCombination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-09 Qualifications: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing field inspections of engineering projects; ensuring project compliance with plans and specifications; and completing engineering progress reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as engineering or architecture. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-11 Qualifications: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes inspecting engineering project sites to ensure specification requirements are met; preparing contract modifications, cost estimates, and/or scopes of work for projects; and advising team members or contractors on contract and/or engineering requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as engineering or architecture. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-12 Qualifications: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes providing technical oversight on civil works, environmental, and/or construction projects; assisting in the technical development and/or oversight of construction contracts; and interpreting plans and specs for contract compliance 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 job at the GS-12, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

  • Address GI-APF-W2R903 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, ST LOUIS DO NOT MAIL St. Louis, MO 63103 US
  • Name: Army Applicant Help Desk

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