This position is located within the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), Alaska Region Headquarters (ARH), Systems Operations Division (SOD) with one vacancy located in Anchorage, AK. This position is also announced under vacancy number NWS AR-24-12227571-DE, which is open to all US Citizens or Nationals. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both.

Duties

As a Engineering Technician within the National Weather Service (NWS), some of your specific duties will include: - Install, construct, repair, renovate, and maintain facilities, equipment or other assets. Monitor and provide resolution for unique or controversial tasks involving safety, compliance, designing or operating and maintaining facilities and assets - Prepare design concepts, programming documents, cost estimates, economic analysis, technical plans and specifications, and technical assistance and advice for the repair, construction, upgrades, or modifications of facilities, structures, utilities, and land development. Provide facility planning support, electronic maintenance and repair logs, along with performing land surveys as needed. - Plan engineering studies, to administer contracts, oversee energy upgrades and inspect ongoing construction projects and facilities for deficiencies and compliance with plans and specifications. - Coordinate and advise others regarding policies, services, design, safety and environmental compliance, and approaches on construction, renovation, maintenance and repair of facilities and other assets. Track coordinate and record changes to building systems and conduct performance meetings and evaluation of facilities operation and maintenance requirements.

Requirements

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To qualify at the GS-12 level: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: - Utilizing construction project scheduling knowledge and expertise to track progress of projects. - Preparing technical analysis, cost estimates, and reviewing engineering designs for proposed changes. - Ensuring contractors' compliance with safety and environmental requirements.

Education

There is no education requirement/substitution for this position.

Contacts

• Address NOAA Office of Human Capital Services (OHCS) 1315 East West Hwy SSMC4 Silver Spring, MD 20910 US
• Name: Marlesa Wigfall
• Email: [email protected]