You will serve as an Engineering Technician in the Facilities Engineering and Acquisition Division of Public Works Department, Patuxent River. PWD Patuxent River is situated within the Public Works Division of NAVAL FAC ENGINEERING CMD WASH.

Duties

You will review project plans and specifications prior to contract award for technical soundness to determine practicability from a construction management standpoint. You will advise (e.g., problem investigation, analysis, and resolution) to assist with projects pertaining to design, installation, maintenance or repair. You will perform contract surveillance duties (e.g., pre-bid quality assurance, tasks, quality assurance inspections, and performance of contract administration functions) to ensure compliance with contract specifications. You will develop detailed cost estimates identifying required man-hours and materials necessary to support work efforts. You will create written documents (e.g., specifications, test required documents, drawings) to outline recommendations on technical engineering projects.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain a current local government license to operate a government vehicle.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.

Qualifications

For the GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-11) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Review as-built drawings, verifies existing conditions and develops scopes of work in sufficient detail for accomplishing the work. 2) Prepares detailed scopes of work (incl technical and performance portions) and develops cost estimates for contracts and task orders 3) Performs pre-award review of contractor proposals and technical questions as required by the Acquisition Branch;4) Analyzes bids and makes recommendations for awards, price negotiations and for changes in original specifications; 5) Gathering information on scope of work, visiting job sites, and referencing industry standards and codes to determine exact requirements for work.NOTE: This information must be supported by your resume in order to be considered for this position. For the GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-10) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the following duties 1) Assisting with reviewing as-built drawings, verifying existing conditions and developing scopes of work; 2) Prepares detailed scopes of work (incl technical and performance portions) and develops cost estimates for contracts and task orders; 3) Assisting in pre-award review of contractor proposals and technical questions as required by the Acquisition Branch; 4) Gathering information on scope of work, visiting job sites, and referencing industry standards and codes to determine exact requirements for work; and 5) Preparing technical drawing and sketches reflecting construction details, designating other engineering plans, blueprints and sketches required.NOTE: This information must be supported by your resume in order to be considered for this position. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-TECH. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/engineering-technical-series-0802/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL FAC ENGINEERING CMD WASH 1001 North St SE 208 Washington, DC 20020 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]