About the Position: The Yakima Training Center (YTC) is located in south central Washington State, adjacent to the community of Selah and 10 miles from Yakima. The area is known for a wide variety of agriculture. Outdoor recreation opportunities include world-famous fly fishing on the Yakima River, boating, white water rafting, hunting, hiking, and multiple ski slopes are under an hour away. The larger metropolitan areas of Seattle, Portland, and Spokane are close enough for a day trip.

Duties

Provide full scope project management duties in a variety of construction, repair and maintenance contracts involving multi-disciplines civil, architectural, electrical and mechanical-systems and components. Develop completed working drawings for construction projects including architectural, structural, electrical and mechanical systems. Prepare contracting documents using technical engineering knowledge, and skills to execute various service contracts and miscellaneous minor construction projects. Perform Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) duties, project administration and inspection for a variety of contracts. Provide full scope project management duties in a variety of construction, repair and maintenance contracts involving multi-disciplines civil, architectural, electrical and mechanical-systems and components. Support engineering staff in duties associated with the development of engineering projects and related Real Property Maintenance Activity (RPMA) support for 900,000 square feet of facilities at the Yakima Training Center. Utilize manual and/or Computer Aided Drafting Design (CADD) drafting systems to update as-built documentation for completed projects. Inspect Yakima Training Center facilities and maintain updated status in Army Databases to assist Garrison Commander Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization and Military Construction.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• 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 15% of the time.
• This position has a requirement to lift up to 39 lbs. in the regular performance of duties.
• This position has been designated "Mission Essential".

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-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Priority 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/or 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 experience applying, technical civil engineering methods, principles and techniques related to all phases of the construction projects; applying service contracts regulations, practices, and procedures associated with constructions, repairs and maintenance facilities; experience in writing correspondence to customers, contractors or management to provide technical information or project updates. OR Education: 2 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or masters or equivalent graduate degree or LL.B. or J.D. NOTE: Graduate education is acceptable in lieu of specialized experience only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position. Examples of related course work include engineering, engineering or industrial technology, construction, physics, drafting, surveying, physical science, or mathematics. OR Combination of Education and Experience: For this position, you may qualify with a combination of qualifying education (as described above) and qualifying specialized experience. When combining education with experience, compute the percentage of the requirements total is at least 100%. (To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate beyond 2 years education by 36. Add the 2 percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify.) (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Building and ConstructionContracting/ProcurementOral CommunicationPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical 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-08).

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 EU-APF-W12KAA JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD DO NOT MAIL Tacoma, WA 98433 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk