This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Eastern Region, Choctaw Agency, Branch of Roads in Philadelphia, Mississippi. This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see What are bargaining units? NOTE: TRAVEL AND RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED. ANY RELOCATION EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH REPORTING FOR DUTY WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SELECTED EMPLOYEE.

Duties

Assist team lead with the coordination with tribal representatives in the development of transportation plans and programs on proposed and ongoing projects. Prepare contract requisition and packages in coordination with the team lead and other Agency departments to establish self-determination contracts and Program Agreements (PA) with the Tribal Organizations. May serve as the Contracting Officer's Representative for construction, service/supply, self determination, and/or transportation contracts. Develop thorough understanding of project scope by reviewing drawings and specifications along with conducting inspections and monitoring visits with assigned team members to verify contract compliance. Provide technical assistance to tribes and tribal organizations on all aspects of the transportation program from inception of planning through project completion. Use database management programs to enter, compile, and retrieve data to ensure, or helps to ensure, data is updated and current at all times.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Form BIA -4432 must be submitted with the application if claiming Indian Preference.
• You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit
• You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
• Incidental Operator position. If you are required to operate a motor vehicle in order to properly carry out assigned duties, the 25 IAM 4 Motor Vehicle Safety Program Policy applies. A Link is provided in the Additional Information Section.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR GS-0802 SERIES: You must meet the minimum basic specialized experience requirements for Engineering Technical Services, GS-802 positions. In addition, you must have at least one year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the next lower level in the federal service. 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. OR CERTIFICATION: Engineering technicians may be certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, an organization sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Certification by the Institute will be helpful as a measure of the technician's quality of experience. -AND- GS-09: I have at least one year of full-time specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-08 in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience must meet the following: participating in the preparation of contract documents for acquisition of services for planning, design, construction, and maintenance of transportation facilities such as roads (gravel and paved), bridges, boardwalks, and transit systems; provide technical assistance to tribal representatives regarding transportation programs or projects; experience with collecting and maintaining data for database programs. OR EDUCATION: Have successfully completed two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree in the appropriate field of engineering, or a closely related discipline. NOTE: You must submit a complete, legible copy of your official college or university transcript(s) with your application to document academic achievements and receive credit. GS-10: I have at least one year of full-time specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-09 in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience must include the following: verifying contract compliance through site visits; serving as Contracting Officer's Representative on contracts for transportation services; experience developing or assisting with the development of Road Inventories and Transportation Improvement Programs. GS-11: I have at least one year of full-time specialized experience or the equivalent, comparable to at least the GS-10 in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sector). This experience must include the following: obtaining pre-construction items such as archeological clearances, borrow and disposal site permits, driveway permits, utility easements, environmental analysis, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans, etc. for construction projects; experience conducting or assisting with pre-construction conferences; writing and speaking in all areas of expertise. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the position to be filled. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) is considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.

Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows 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: FOREIGN EDUCATION

Contacts

• Address BIA Center for Recruitment Anadarko P.O. Box 1487 Anadarko, OK 73005 US
• Name: BIA Human Resources
• Phone: 405-247-1600
• Email: [email protected]