About the Position: This position is for an Engineering Technician (Marine Cost Estimator) with the Marine Design Center located in Philadelphia, PA.

Duties

As an Engineering Technician (Marine Cost Estimator), you will: Act as an estimator for the Corps’ Marine Design center of expertise, providing support to various customers including Corps and other agencies. Coordinate assignments with project managers and engineers within the center in a team effort to complete estimates for in-house and contracted work involving construction, architect-engineer services, operations, and maintenance. Prepare labor estimates, as required, for customers requesting the services of the MDC cost estimator. Responsible for researching engineering and scientific methods, criteria and procedures for performing independent research to investigate and analyze current or new methodologies for computing equipment installation. Develop cost engineering products for a wide range and diversity of floating plant construction projects and project features may be both conventional and unconventional in design and construction. Serve as or assist the lead negotiator during negotiations with contractors for the purpose of achieving price agreement on all negotiated procurements such as, 8(a) contracts, change orders, architect-engineer contracts, service contracts. Develop Technical analysis of contractor proposals and assists in the development of Pre-Negotiation Memorandum. Serve as lead technical manager and primary technical point of contact for the onsite management, control, coordination, execution, and oversight of assigned projects at various shipyards during vessel construction. Make periodic field inspections as required to examine work under construction at shipyards as well as completed, or currently existing, floating plant at District field sites and offices.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 40 lbs. in the regular performance of duties.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.

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 Department of Army Civilian EmployeesInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas EmploymentPriority 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 equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1) Experience in negotiating with contractors to achieve price agreement on marine vessel projects; 2) Experience creating cost estimates for the various stages of marine vessel construction projects; and 3) Experience inspecting vessel construction to ensure designs, plans and safety requirements are being met. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Cost Estimation and AnalysisQuality AssuranceTechnical 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-12).

Education

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.

Contacts

• Address RD-W428AA US ARMY ENGINEERS MARINE DESIGN CENTER DO NOT MAIL Philadelphia, PA 19103 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk