About the Position: This position is located within the US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, Engineering and Construction Division, Construction Management and Field Support Branch, Bluestone Resident Office, where you will function as Chief Project Engineer and technical expert under the general supervision of the Resident Engineer to track, prioritize and execute complex construction contract modifications to ensure modifications are executed in a timely manner.

Duties

Investigate the need for proposed contract modifications by researching current contract requirements in detail and compare to the scope of the proposed change. Counsel team in the selection and application of appropriate problem-solving methods and techniques, advise on work methods, and procedures, and assist in identifying the parameters of a viable solution and facilitate team initiatives. Review adequacy of construction schedule to insure proper planning, progress, availability of materials, equipment and labor, and coordination of the various phases of the work. Prepare clearly written narratives of negotiation proceedings setting forth agreements reached between the Government and the contractor. Conduct complex negotiations with contractor representatives to establish reasonable costs for contract modifications.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This is a Career Program 18 (CP-18) position and requires professional registration per AR 690-1-1212. Must possess and maintain Professional Engineering (PE) Registration.
• Employee must obtain and maintain COR (Contracting Officer’s Representative) Authority.
• This position requires Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) of at least 10% of the duty time and the ability to perform TDY, as required.
• This position may require a pre-employment physical exam due to the physical requirement of the position.

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 OrganizationDomestic 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.) 13473Priority 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 for General Engineers: 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. OR B. 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. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2. Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. 3. Specified academic courses - Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program. 4. Related curriculum - Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. You must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application package. Failure to include transcripts may result in not being referred to the hiring manager for consideration. 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 monitoring contractor performance; performing as technical advisor on contract administration matters; training or mentoring lower graded personnel; analyzing statistical data and performing objective reviews of the quality assurance program; and planning and assigning work to others. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). A Professional Engineering (PE) license/registration is required. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your PE License/Registration with your application package. Failure to include your documentation may result in you not being referred to the hiring manager for consideration. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: CommunicationsContracting/ProcurementLeadershipProject Management 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). To be referred, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and specialized experience requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address RE-W2SM01 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-HUNTINGTON DO NOT MAIL Huntington, WV 25701 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk