The Division of Technical Resources (DTR) oversees scientific bioenvironmental studies, advances emerging technologies for federal biomedical facilities, manages one of the most technologically advanced Central Utility Plants in the country, ensures NIH Aseptic Production Facilities compliance, develops the NIH Design Requirements Manual, and utilizes Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for decision-making in DTR operations.

Duties

As a Supervisory Interdisciplinary General Engineer/Architect you will:- Serve as NIH authority on technical committees and advisory groups, making authoritative decisions on regulatory development for engineering and architectural standards. Assist the Director of DTR in providing leadership and supervision to a diverse staff of approximately 140 professionals, technical, administrative, and support personnel. Develop broad resource requirements, policies, procedures, budgets, and operational schedules Participate in developing annual business and organizational performance plans, managing programs and staff accordingly. Work with the ORF senior executive team to contribute to strategic planning, review principles, policies, and standards for ORF operations, and coordinate communication and marketing materials.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of the pre-appointment process (i.e., background investigation, verification of qualifications and job requirements, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, etc.)
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Applicants must meet all qualifications requirements within thirty (30) calendar days of the closing date of this announcement, including time in grade.
• This position has an education requirement. Transcripts are required.
• This is an Emergency Essential position. Please see the Additional Information section.
• At the supervisor's discretion, this position may offer work schedule flexibilities. Please see Additional Information section.
• If selected, you will be required to sign a Financial Disclosure. Please see Additional Information section.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for a Supervisory General Engineer/ Architect GS-0801/0808 position, you must meet one of the following Office of Personnel Management prescribed individual occupational series (0801, 0808) requirements described in the following two sections. You do not need to meet the requirements for both occupational series. All education, unless completed outside of the U.S., must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the education was completed. 1) In order to meet the basic qualifications for a General Engineer, GS-0801 position, you must: A. Have a bachelor's degree in professional engineering from a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; OR B. Have a bachelor's degree in professional engineering that includes differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced that first-year physics and chemistry) in 5 of the following 7 areas of engineering science or physics: (1) statics, dynamics; (2) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (3) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (4) thermodynamics; (5) electrical fields and circuits; (6) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (7) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics; OR C. Be registered as a professional engineer by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico; OR D. Be registered as an Engineering Intern (EI) or an Engineer in Training (EIT); OR E. Have 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, and Puerto Rico; OR F. Have successfully completed at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described above; OR G. Have successfully completed a curriculum that led to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology OR in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology AND have at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. OR 2) In order to meet the basic qualifications for an Architect, GS-0808 position, you must have: A. a degree with a major in architecture; OR B. a degree in a related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in architecture or related disciplines of which at least (1) 30 semester hours were in architectural design, and (2) 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology, properties of materials and methods of construction, and environmental control systems; OR C. a combination of education and experience-college-level education, training, and/or technical experience as demonstrated by at least one of the following: (1) Related Curriculum: A degree in architectural engineering with course work covering function, esthetics, site, structure, economics, mechanical-electrical, and other engineering problems related to the design and construction of buildings primarily (but not exclusively) intended to house human activities OR; (2) Experience in an architect's office or in architectural work for each year short of graduation from a program of study in architecture. In the absence of college courses, 5 years of such experience is required. In addition to meeting one of the basic requirements above, in order to qualify for a Supervisory General Engineer/ Architect, GS-0801/0808 position at the GS-15 level, you must you must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: Directing delivering a wide range of services involved in the technical design and oversight of construction; providing advice and guidance to senior level officials on progress, issues, and potential controversies related to design and construction management; conducting special studies and analyses pertaining to property, facilities, construction, and space management issues; exercising supervisory authority for manpower, budgeting, and program management. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay. Preview assessment questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12262700

Education

This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades). Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Click here for information on Foreign Education.

Contacts

• Address National Institutes of Health 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 US
• Name: Jazzlin Mouton
• Phone: 301-827-6543
• Email: [email protected]