About the Position: Serves as Project Engineer on assigned engineering activities associated with the construction and operations and maintenance projects administered by the Area Office. Responsible for both field surveillance of construction activities and contract administration/office engineering for these projects. The various construction features involve major local protection projects, maintenance dredging, erosion repair, O&M construction and FUSRAP HTRW Remediation Projects.

Duties

Makes a thorough study of plans and specifications to obtain knowledge of construction requirements and design criteria. Recommends addenda or changes to plans and specifications where required to correct deficiencies or make changes necessitated by differing site conditions or user requests. Performs BCOE reviews and attends BCOE conferences. Recommends changes where needed and provides lessons learned comments. Reviews and analyzes contractor plans and submittals for approval action, including progress schedules, environmental, safety and quality control program, certifications of shop drawings. Develop Quality Assurance Plans for specific projects and ensures that QA Plans are implemented in accordance with regulations. Prepare, facilitate, and record Preconstruction and Progress meetings; attend and participate in coordination, preparatory, and safety meetings; and to manage, keep current, and maintain the records of construction. Supervises and conducts detailed inspection of construction activities.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Incumbent is required to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450.
• Responsible for observing all safety rules and regulations and directives applicable to the work assignment.
• This position requires a Professional Engineer License (PE) - GS 12 level.
• Travel may be required.

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 Civilian Employees of the OrganizationCurrent 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 EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education/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. Specialized Experience: GS-12 I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1) Maintaining effective working relationship with both internal and external customers to ensure successful project completion; 2) Reviewing and evaluating the work of team members and engineers project work; and 3) Ensuring that project reports, documents, contract plans, and specifications are following policies, regulations, or guidance. Specialized Experience: GS-11 I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1) Maintaining effective working relationship with both internal and external customers to ensure successful project completion; 2) Reviewing and evaluating the work of team members and engineers project work; and 3) Ensuring that project reports, documents, contract plans, and specifications are following policies, regulations, or guidance. all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf (opm.gov) You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Civil EngineeringOral CommunicationTeamworkTechnical Competence GS-12 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 (GS-11). GS-11Time 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 (GS-09).

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 RE-W2SM05 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-BUFFALO DO NOT MAIL Buffalo, NY 14207 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk