About the Position: This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of DoD Workforce. Performs electrical engineering design, analysis, and review of military and civil works projects throughout the district under the direct supervision of the senior designer.

Duties

Prepare plans, specifications, and cost estimates for electrical systems or equipment. Analyze test results and writes technical reports detailing results of investigations and presents data to senior management. Make design computations and develops one-line diagrams and final layout drawings. Review electrical designs, plans, and specifications prepared by A/E consultants. Provide technical guidance and resolves problems encountered by the contractor. Inspect and recommend acceptance of electrical equipment/systems, and witnesses operating and performance tests on electrical systems and equipment to determine contract conformance prior to acceptance by the Government. Attend meetings with various stakeholders and PDT members for planning, design, or construction of electrical systems or equipment in new and existing facilities. Verify that all electrical equipment is being operated in accordance with equipment manufacturer or designer recommendations, and confirms equipment is operating in accordance with recommended efficiency as set forth in the specifications. Collaborate with supervisors in coordinating present and future designs; schedules, and development plans for new projects; and improvements to existing projects with goal to minimize service interruption.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent is required to travel 25% of the time (or more) for conducting on site field investigations, attending meetings, and for training.
• Commuting to field office sites is required where no public transportation is available. Therefore, a valid state driver's must be obtained and maintained while in this position.
• Lifting and carrying equipment for site investigations may be required.
• Responsible for observing all safety rules, regulations, and directives applicable to this work assignment.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education 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. Basic Requirement for Engineer: 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. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: GS-12 Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Developing preliminary and final electrical designs/calculations; 2) Performing field inspections/investigations and preparing reports relating to electrical deficiencies; 3) Conferring and collaborating with architects and engineers in the design and preparation of plans and specifications; and 4) Reviewing engineering documents for compliance with standards, soundness of engineering judgment, and technical adequacy. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Specialized experience must be clearly evident in your resume. GS-12: Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

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 RD-W2SD02 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-NEW YORK DO NOT MAIL New York, NY 10278 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk