Job opening: ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
Salary: $71 984 - 93 575 per year
Published at: Sep 27 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: Serves as a technical specialist within the District in CADD, BIM, PW and emerging CAE technologies.
This position is located at: US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, BUFFALO, TECHNICAL SERVICES DIVISION DESIGN BRANCH
CIVIL & STRUCTURAL DESIGN SECTION, BUFFALO, NY 14202-3278 H5L8B30
Duties
Serves as a technical specialist in CADD/BIM, ProjectWise, and emerging CAE technologies.
Provides technical support to engineers on work associated with CADD/BIM/PW/CAE in the production of reports, plans and specifications, and drawings.
Performs work within the CADD/BIM/PW/CAE environments and configures these systems for integration with other environments such as GIS.
Configures and oversees complex databases of engineering products and establishes procedures for storing and maintaining project files.
Reviews and analyzes drawings for adherence to the Corps mandated standards for CADD/BIM/PW/CAE.
Maintains technical expertise in various software products used in the CAD and BIM environment.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
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.Current Civilian Employees of the OrganizationCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience/education 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.
his position has an Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR):This series covers technical positions supervising, leading, or performing work involving applying a practical knowledge of the:
methods and techniques of engineering or architecture; and
construction, application, properties, operations, and limitations of engineering systems, processes, structures, machinery, devices, and materials.
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.
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:
For GS-11: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-10 level in the Federal service which includes performing work within the CADD/BIM/ProjectWise/Computer Aided Engineering environments and configuring these systems. Provided technical support to engineers on work associated with CADD/BIM/PW/CAE in the production of reports, plans and specifications, and drawings. Configured and oversaw databases for electronic storage of engineering products and established procedures for storing and maintaining project files. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
DesignTeamworkTechnical Competence
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-10).
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address RE-W2SM05 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-BUFFALO
DO NOT MAIL
Buffalo, NY 14207
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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