About the Position: Serves as Resident Engineer and first-line supervisor for St. Paul district construction contract work under the Eastern Area Office. The work includes dam rehabilitation on several flood control dams, several flood protection and flood control projects, channel maintenance and protection projects, environmental management program, work for other agencies, and miscellaneous O&M work throughout the area.

Duties

Develops long and short-range program goals and objectives, priorities, and schedules. Develops the budget consistent with available funding resources to support the mission. Responsible for scheduling obligations and expenditures. Determine staffing need based on assigned workload, schedule, track, and recommend adjustments in order to fully use available resources. Monitor assigned contracts for compliance with construction requirements. Raise deviations and advance solution in a timely manner. Ensure all reporting requirements are met. Personally, or through project engineers, provide technical supervision and administrative field control over construction performed by contractors on assigned contracts. Interprets plans and contract requirements and assures continuing Quality Assurance inspection of operations to assure construction complies with contract requirements. Makes periodic Quality Assurance visits to assigned projects. Resolve conflicting plan details or requirements, which become evident as construction progresses. Exercise engineering judgement to effect a practical solution to problems encountered. Personally or through project engineers, monitor contract progress and obtain revised schedules when needed. Perform contract close out actions in a timely manner. When assigned as Administrative Contracting Officer, ensure that modifications and other contract actions are processed in accordance with regulations and district policy. Supervises directly or through others the activities of a staff of project engineers, office engineers, construction representatives, engineering interns, engineering technicians, and clerical personnel assigned to the Resident and Area Offices. Assigns workload, explains areas of difficulty, plans/establishes new work methods, and interprets the more complex regulations, guides, and administrative polices. Selects employees, provides for training, and monitors/rates performance.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This is an Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Workforce position. Selectee must obtain certification in Acquisition Career Field CONTRACTING within 24 months of entrance on duty.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a state driver's license.
• Relocation/PCS MAY BE authorized.
• Recruitment/Relocation/Retention Incentive MAY BE authorized.
• See other requirements below..

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 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) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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. Basic requirement: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); OR (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.ORB. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. See https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf for more detail on acceptable combinations. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: GS-13 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes meeting all of the following: 1) Apply practical knowledge of construction methods for construction of large or complex Civil Works construction projects, such as dams, levees and/or spillways; 2) experience working with construction contractors and/or designers; 3) knowledge of construction contract administration, approving cost estimates for contract modifications, negotiating contract terms and prices, and/or experience with Quality Assurance functions. 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". Selective Placement Factor: The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess and maintain license/registration as a Professional Engineer. This license/registration must be in good standing and issued by any one of the 50 states, or its territories: (Note: You are required to submit your up-to-date license (PE) from any state or territory with your applicant package.) You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Building and ConstructionConstruction Inspection and Quality ManagementContracting/ProcurementLeadership 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).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address GG-APF-W2R906 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, ST PAUL DO NOT MAIL St. Paul, MN 55101 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk