The employee in this position serves as an Engineering Technician, at the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System, in Sioux Falls, SD. Recruitment & Relocation Incentives have been authorized for highly qualified candidates

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties includes but may not be limited to: Serves as a central point-of-contact for status of AutoCAD and drawing engineering work requests of a short-term nature. Provides engineering services associated with job order contracting and construction to include evaluating tenant requirements; to establish scope of work; design criteria; and estimates of design time and costs; providing technical assistance to support contract administration; accomplishing study/design requirements; and preparing/coordinating design packages for renovations, repairs and or alterations. Stays abreast of overall developments to the degree required to achieve desired customer support improvements. Reviews and check technical aspects such as drawings, specifications, quantities, costs, accuracy, completeness and conformity with requirements for planned projects where precedence has already been established. Maintains understanding of and familiarity with the principles, methods and techniques of various engineering disciplines with no one discipline predominating. Communicates with design engineers, technical personnel of other government activities and private contractors to resolve common problems, such as exchanging information. Assists senior staff members in planning, engineering management, operations and overall coordination; and for providing advice, assistance and information on all matters related to assigned conventional projects of moderate complexity. Prepares and maintains engineering-related drawings and plans according to established guidelines, using a variety of computer-based techniques, including scanning, hand digitizing, direct file transfer and use of highly specialized CAD (computer-aided design) graphic programs. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Authorized for highly qualified candidates Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

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. 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; or Instrument maker or model maker who performed design or development work on devices fabricated. To qualify for this position at the GS-7 grade level, applicant(s) must meet at least one of the following minimum qualification requirements: GS7 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-6). Qualifying specialized experience includes preparing and maintaining engineering related drawings and plans using a variety of computer-based programs; and managing data and information to generate reports using Microsoft office products (or similar computer software). -or- GS7 EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Requires at least one full year of graduate level education directly related to this position as an Engineering technician. NOTE TO APPLICANTS: One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one year of full-time study; if that number cannot be obtained from the transcript, 18 semester hours will be considered as one full academic year of graduate study. -or- GS7 COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Requires a combination of education and experience as previously described to fully qualify for this position. To qualify for this position at the GS-8 grade level, applicant(s) must meet at least one of the following minimum qualification requirements: GS8 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-7). Qualifying specialized experience includes reviewing and checking technical drawings for planned projects where precedence has been established; surveying construction using knowledge of construction trades; preparing and maintaining engineering related drawings and plans using a variety of computer-based programs; and managing data and information to generate reports using Microsoft office products (or similar computer software). -or- GS8 EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Requires one and one-half (1.5) years of graduate level education directly related to this position as an Engineering Technician. NOTE TO APPLICANTS: One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one year of full-time study; if that number cannot be obtained from the transcript, 18 semester hours will be considered as one full academic year of graduate study. -or- GS8 COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Requires a combination of education and experience as previously described to fully qualify for this position. To qualify for this position at the GS-9 grade level, applicant(s) must meet at least one of the following minimum qualification requirements: GS9 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-8). Qualifying specialized experience includes interpreting plans and specifications for building construction projects; reviewing and checking technical drawings for planned projects where precedence has been established; surveying construction using knowledge of construction trades; preparing and maintaining engineering related drawings and plans using a variety of computer-based programs; and managing data and information to generate reports using Microsoft office products (or similar computer software). -or- GS9 EDUCATION SUBSTITUTION (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Requires at least two full years of graduate level education that is directly related to this position as an Engineering technician; OR possess a master's degree that is directly related to this position as an Engineering technician. NOTE TO APPLICANTS: One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one year of full-time study; if that number cannot be obtained from the transcript, 18 semester hours will be considered as one full academic year of graduate study. -or- GS9 COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED): Requires a combination of education and experience as described above to fully qualify for this position. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Building and ConstructionOrganizational AwarenessPlanning and EvaluatingSelf-Management IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Physical Requirements: The work involves moderate physical demands in terms of inspections, investigations and surveys of facilities. There is commonly some physical exertion such as long periods of standing, walking, stooping, bending and climbing. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Royal C Johnson Veterans Memorial Hospital 2501 West 22nd Street Sioux Falls, SD 57105 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]