About the Position: Serves as Resident Engineer/ Administrative Contracting Officer with responsibility for supervision of the construction on assigned contracts/projects within the 30,000 square miles of the New Orleans District's boundaries of Southern Louisiana. Applies full knowledge and training in professional engineering/architecture, contract administration, and construction methods and techniques in accomplishing assignments.

Duties

Plans, directs, coordinates, technically and administratively supervises the activities of 6-12 employees, both professional and technical engaged in the administration and quality assurance (QA) of assigned construction contracts. Responsible for participating in all phases of planning, organizing, coordinating, and directing assigned construction and maintenance projects. Responsible for providing surveillance and oversight on all construction activities at each construction site. Conducts preconstruction conferences with contractors. Oversees preparation and implementation of a quality assurance plan to assure that the contractor produces an end product that complies with the contract requirements and completes the job in a safe and timely manner. Supervises subordinates in the government inspection of the contractor's construction materials, methods, and operations for adherence to plans and specifications, regulations, quality control, safety, and other standards.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• One-year probationary period may be required.
• A current, active, full, and unrestricted license as a Registered Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Architect (RA) will be required at entry and must be maintained for continued employment.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA). Certification in the Acquisition Functional Area and category assigned to the position is required within established category timeframes.
• Financial Disclosure is required during the first month of employment and annually thereafter.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of up to 20% of the time.
• A one-year supervisory probation period is required unless previously completed.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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 Education Requirement: Engineer - 0801/0810/0830/0850 Landscape Architect - 0807 Architect - 0808 AND Specialized experience for the GS-13: One year of specialized experience which includes performing inspections of completed and in progress construction work, contract management, reviewing project plans and specifications, and making recommendations for construction changes. This work would involve construction and maintenance projects associated with areas such as navigation, dredging, flood control, hurricane protection, superfund projects, or other water resource development projects, etc. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (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. SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: This position requires the applicant to possess and maintain a valid Professional Engineer or Professional Architectural license depending on the position you are applying toward. (Must be submitted with your application packet to be determine eligible). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Construction ManagementContracting/ProcurementInfluencing/NegotiatingLeadership Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent. For the GS-13 you must have 52 weeks at the GS-12 level. With regards to time-in-grade validation, if you held a position other than a GS pay plan, be sure your resume includes the pay plan and the salary you earned during the assignment. Without this information, your time-in-grade validation may not be able to be verified and will result in your not meeting the time-grade requirement for this vacancy. A further explanation of the required time in grade documentation can be found under the Required Documents section of this announcement. Qualification requirement: Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

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 RG-W2R902 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-NEW ORLEANS DO NOT MAIL New Orleans, LA 70118 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk