This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for certain personnel of the DoD workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serves as a Life-Cycle Project Manager for Command Engineer (CE), US Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCOE) at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. This position is a term position and may be extended up to a maximum of 6 years.

Duties

Controls and manages project milestones and budgets from planning through construction and initial operations. Integrates functions (i.e., planning, design, cost engineering, construction, real estate, contracting, project outfitting, etc.), customer commitments in support of assigned project into a comprehensive management plan. Responsible for managing and coordinating planning, development, design, construction and direction of various projects for assigned customers. Coordinates planning, design, cost engineering, construction and environmental restoration, etc., for engineering projects of varying scope and complexity.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent must operate a motor vehicle as a means of transportation to and from the various work/inspection sites. Therefore, the incumbent must have appropriate valid motor vehicle driver's license.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experiencee 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. Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration. Experience: Experience that provided a knowledge of the practices and procedures related to property management, maintenance, materials requirements, and building operation and repair. This experience may have been gained in work such as budget or report preparation, maintenance of property and financial records, or trades or crafts work requiring technical knowledge or judgment. -Managing a maintenance program for office or apartment building complexes, hospitals, recreation facilities, military, or other special purpose installations, including planning maintenance activities, and developing preventive maintenance programs. - Conducting surveillance activities over construction and maintenance operations performed by a variety of private contractors, including reviewing project plans and specifications for workability, informing contractors of construction and reporting requirements, and supervising operations for conformance with project plans. - Performing maintenance or construction work, including estimating material and labor costs for a variety of construction or maintenance projects (such as construction or maintenance of brick, frame, structural steel, reinforced concrete, and other type structures ranging from one- or two-story buildings to larger structures), directing actual work operations, and maintaining appropriate contacts with the organization funding the project. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience overseeing and coordinating construction and maintenance activities of various facility related projects; knowledge to determine contract procurement methodology, budget, and project milestones ensuring completion of project lifecycle; draft service contracts and project documents such as Statements of Work (SOW), Performance Work Statement (PWS), Independent Government Estimates (IGE); entering and retrieving pertinent project information in automated systems; developing reports on project status, issues, and concerns. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in engineering, industrial arts, property management, or business administration. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

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 FR-APF-W3VZAA US ARMY TRADOC MEDICAL COE DO NOT MAIL Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk