This position is located at the VA Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, AL.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major duties include but are not limited to. Project Management: Assist senior staff members in planning, engineering management, operation, and overall coordination; and providing advice, assistance and information on all matters related to assigned conventional projects of moderate complexity. Provides engineering services associated with job order contracting and construction to include evaluating tenant requirements; to establish scope of work; design criteria; and estimates of design time and costs; providing technical assistance to support contract administration; accomplishing study/design requirements; and preparing/coordinating design packages for renovations, repairs and/or alterations. Customer Support: Serves as a central point of contact for status of all engineering work requests of a short-term nature. Reviews work requests for feasibility, compliance with restrictions imposed by regulatory and statutory directives and the impact of the planned operation and maintenance of the installation. Stays abreast of overall developments to the degree required to achieve desired customer support improvements. Develops statistical data to provide management with customer support trends; maintains a working file of reference material used in the analysis process; and compiles information to improve planning and estimating techniques. Technical review: Reviews and checks technical aspects such as drawings, specifications, quantities, costs, accuracy, completeness, and conformity with requirements for planned projects where precedence has already been established. Monitors drawings and the methods used in their preparation. Prepares and maintains engineering related drawings and plans according to established guidelines, using a variety of computer-based techniques, including scanning, hand digitizing, direct file transfer, and use of highly specialized CAD (computer-aided design) graphic programs. Long-term planning: Participates in project of a broad and complex nature requiring approval of advanced engineering concepts by senior staff members. Maintains contact with design engineers, technical personnel of other government activities and private contractors to resolve common problems, such as exchanging information. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am until 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped them with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-8 grade level in the Federal Service. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include technical work in: drafting, surveying construction estimating, physical science, mathematics, aerospace, architecture, chemicals, electrical or mechanical systems, mining, petroleum, or nuclear systems. Experience in a trade or craft may be credited as specialized experience when the work provided intensive knowledge of engineering principles, techniques, methods, and precedents. Examples are trade positions with substantial developmental, test, or design responsibilities such as: planner and estimator who analyzed designs for production purposes; instrument maker or model maker who performed design or development work on devices fabricated. Specialized experience also includes experience utilizing CAD (computer-aided design) graphic programs. ~OR~ SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE (Transcript Required): Successful completion of two (2) full years of graduate education or a master's degree directly related to the work of this position meets the requirements for the GS-9 level. This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university. ~OR~ COMBINING EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (Transcript Required): Combination of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. Certification: Engineering technicians may be certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, an organization sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Certification by the Institute will be helpful as a measure of the technician's quality of experience. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Planning and EvaluatingPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical CompetenceTechnical Competence IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. 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. Physical Requirements: The work involves moderate physical demands in terms of inspections, investigations, and surveys of facilities. There is commonly some physical exertion such as long periods of standing, walking, stooping, bending, and climbing. The work is performed in a well-lighted, heated, and ventilated space. The space is easily accessible by elevators or stairs. Normal office safety measures prevail. There is a fair amount of discomfort associated with construction sites on a recurring basis. The incumbent may have to wear safety equipment such as hard hats or safety shoes and be exposed to environmental hazards such as dust, high noise, fumes, and extreme temperatures. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov).

Contacts

• Address Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center 3701 Loop Road East Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]