This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Alaska Region, Office of the Deputy Regional Director-Native Services, Branch of Transportation in Anchorage, Alaska. This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see What are bargaining units? NOTE:THE PAY FLEXIBILITIES OF A RECRUITMENT BONUS MAY BE AUTHORIZED, PENDING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND MANAGEMENT APPROVAL.

Duties

Assist team lead with the coordination with tribal representatives in the development of Long Range Transportation Plans (LRTP), establishment of official road inventory in the Tribal Transportation Program (TTP) and establishment of Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) approved Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs) which authorize specific transportation projects. Prepares contract requisition and Program Agreement packages in coordination with the team lead and the Awarding Official (AO) and/or the Bureau of Indian Affairs Department of Transportation (BIADOT) to establish self-determination contracts and Program Agreements (PA) with Alaska Native tribes and Tribal Organizations as approved on their FHWA approved TIP. May serve as Awarding Official's Technical Representative (AOTR) for planning and road maintenance contracts and serve as Sub-AOTR (Subordinate Awarding Technical Officials Representative) for PL 93-638, Subpart J contracts. Develops thorough understanding of project scope by reviewing drawings and specifications and conducts inspection and monitoring visits with assigned team members to verify contract compliance. Provide technical assistance to tribes and tribal organizations on all aspects of the transportation program from inception of planning through project completion. Uses database management programs. (i.e. Microsoft Access) to enter, compile, and retrieve data on the IRR program in the Alaska Region and ensures, or helps to ensure, data is updated and current at all times.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Form BIA -4432 must be submitted with the application if claiming Indian Preference.
• You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit
• You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
• Incidental Operator position. If you are required to operate a motor vehicle in order to properly carry out assigned duties, the 25 IAM 4 Motor Vehicle Safety Program Policy applies. A Link is provided in the Additional Information Section.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS for GS-0802 series: You must meet the minimum basic specialized experience requirements for Engineering Technical Series, GS-0802 positions. In addition, you must have at least one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the next lower level in the federal service. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE (for positions at GS-4 or equivalent and above): Examples of qualifying specialized experience include technical work in: drafting, surveying construction estimating, physical science, mathematics, aerospace, architecture, chemicals, electrical or mechanical systems, mining, petroleum, or nuclear systems. TRADE: 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. -or- CERTIFICATION: Engineering technicians may be certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, an organization sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Certification by the Institute will be helpful as a measure of the technician's quality of experience. EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for Technical and Medical Support Positions, GS-0802 & IOR). GS-11: I have at least one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the next lower level (equivalent to grade GS-10) in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience must include the following: obtaining pre-construction items such as archeological clearances, borrow and disposal site permits, driveway permits, utility easements, environmental analysis, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans, etc. for construction projects; experience conducting or assisting with pre-construction conferences; and experience writing and speaking in all areas of expertise. GS-10: I have at least one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the next lower level (equivalent to grade GS-09) in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience must include the following: verifying contract compliance through site visits; serving as Awarding Official's Technical Representative (AOTR) or Subordinate Awarding Officials Technical Representative (SAOTR) on contracts for transportation services; and experience developing or assisting with the development of Long Range Transportation Plans (LRTP), Road Inventories and Transportation Improvement Programs. GS-9: I have at least one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the next lower level (equivalent to grade GS-08) in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience must meet the following: participating in the preparation of contract documents for acquisition of services for planning, design, construction and maintenance of transportation facilities such as roads (gravel and paved), bridges, boardwalks, and transit systems; provide technical assistance to tribal representatives regarding transportation programs or projects; and experience with collecting and maintaining data for database programs. OR EDUCATION: 2 years of graduate education or master's degree, directly related. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.

Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows 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: FOREIGN EDUCATION

Contacts

• Address BIA Center for Recruitment Anadarko P.O. Box 1487 Anadarko, OK 73005 US
• Name: BIA Human Resources
• Phone: 405-247-1600
• Email: [email protected]