This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel for the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This position is located in the Construction Division with the US Army Corp of Engineers, New England District.

Duties

Serve as the Chief of Construction Division for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District (NAE). Maintain contacts with construction contractors, key industry representatives; Federal, state, and local government officials, public and private interest groups, and other concerned parties on matters involving the NAE Construction program. Responsible for constructing projects and/or facilities to support major civil works, military construction, environmental restoration, hazardous and toxic radiological waste remediation, and/or interagency requirements. Develop, review, and process directives for proposed Construction program activities. Perform administrative and managerial functions. Oversee all Construction management and contract administration activities performed by the District.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid state and government driver's license within 30 days of employment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
• PCS/Moving expenses are authorized.
• Recruitment/Relocation/Retention Incentives MAY BE authorized.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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 Architect (0808) Series: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in architecture or 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 B. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the architectural principles, methods, and techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by at least one of the following: (1) Related Curriculum - Degree in architectural engineering provided the completed course work in architectural engineering provided knowledge, skills, and abilities substantially equivalent to those provided in the courses specified in statement A above, or (2) Experience: 1 year of 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 any college courses, 5 years of such experience is required. This experience must have demonstrated that you have acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture. Basic Requirement for the General Engineering, 0801 Series, Civil Engineering, 0810 Series, Mechanical Engineering, 0830 Series, Electrical Engineering, 0850 Series: Please see Education Section Below. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above , to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes meeting both of the following: 1) Provide leadership to a team of multi-disciplined design and construction professionals; and 2) Lead Construction teams in the execution of both horizontal and vertical construction projects to include: the coordination, conflict/issue resolution, budgeting and/or staffing of projects. In addition, must meet 2 of the following: 1) Apply applicable design, construction, and procurement regulations, laws, policies, and guidance on Construction projects; 2) Identify and recommend personnel, procurement, and design conflict solutions for Construction projects; and/or 3) Manage a program budget to achieve quality delivery. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14). *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.* Selective Placement Factor (SPF): Possession of a valid state-issued Professional Engineer (PE) registration and/or Registered Architect(RA) license required at time of appointment to position. Note: You must include a copy of your current (not just the initial Registration or certificate) Professional Engineer or Architect License/Registration. Failure to include this document will result in an incomplete application and you will be given no further consideration.

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/

Basic Requirement for the General Engineering, 0801 Series, Civil Engineering, 0810 Series, Mechanical Engineering, 0830 Series, Electrical Engineering, 0850 Series:
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.

Contacts

• Address RD-W2SF05 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-NEW ENGLAND DO NOT MAIL Concord, MA 01742 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk