About the Position: The installation rests in the beautiful 'hill and lake' country of Central Texas between Killeen and Copperas Cove and is approximately 60 miles north of the capital city of Austin, 50 miles south of Waco, 160 miles south of Dallas, and 150 miles north of San Antonio. For everyone who enjoys the outdoors, The Great Place is the ideal location, because of warm winters and hot summers. The nearby lakes, Belton and Stillhouse, offer year round outdoor recreation activities.

Duties

Reviews and evaluates technical specifications and proposals for all phases of operations to ensure appropriate engineering considerations are incorporated. Reviews completed project and contract documents prepared by the staff prior to their execution or advertisement in order to ensure their technical sufficiency, making recommendations to remove conflicting work requirements or specifications. Provides professional engineering consultation, guidance and advice to the Director. Applies professional knowledge of engineering techniques for the administration and inspection of Base Services contract and other installation-wide contracts. Reviews estimates submitted by contractors for engineering feasibility, compliance with policies, and reasonableness of cost, ensuring that statutory limits are not exceeded. Develop engineering reports and cost estimates as necessary for documentation and required corrective actions. Establishes long range engineering and project objectives applicable to maintenance, repair and improvement to Real Property and infrastructure, as well as Utility Systems. Plans the work to be accomplished by subordinates to include setting priorities and preparing schedules for completion of work. Makes work assignments to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent is required to obtain and maintain a valid state driver’s license and any installation and/or DoD license required for the type of vehicle being driven.
• Position requires incumbent to wear protective clothing when visiting sites.
• Incumbent must obtain Contractor Office Representative Certification within 6 months of employment, and maintain for duration of employment.

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes develop and/or manage municipal service contracts; analyze technical maintenance problems; and provide guidance/assistance to technicians. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Conflict ManagementGeneral EngineeringLeadershipPlanning and Evaluating 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-12).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address EF-APF-W0VCAA US ARMY GARRISON FORT CAVAZOS HQ DO NOT MAIL Fort Cavazos, TX 76544 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk