This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will NOT be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants should review the "How to Apply" section of this flyer for more information on how to be considered. This is a DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce.

Duties

Serve as Project Manager of Architect-Engineer (A-E) Negotiators who provide technical and administrative management of in house and Architect-Engineer (A-E) design projects for construction, maintenance, alteration, repairs, and for special projects of feasibility studies. You will lead a small team of one to three technical personnel who manage the A-E contracts to complete projects for Military, Civil Works, Environmental Remediation, and other Agencies. Duties include: Manages the efficient and effective coordination and accomplishment of the planning, scoping, contract development, budget development, and contract oversight of significant designs. Solves, advises or evaluates complex project problems which involve difficult or unusual planning, scheduling, negotiation and coordination, as well as complex project assignments. Determine contract strategy with customer requirements. Negotiating/coordinating scopes of work and design direction with various changes. Developing the independent government estimate, the scope of work, and the A-E selection for technically difficult contracts. Representing the Government position in negotiation with A-E's when major issues of cost or design direction is identified, discussing and negotiating strategy. Coordinates with other project delivery team members in the planning, design, cost engineering, construction acquisition, and environmental considerations for design projects of varying scopes and complexities. The complexities of the A-E contracts involved are measured by their diversity, geographical area, management demands, technical intricacies, and public issues. Allocates A-E contract development costs to the appropriate District elements consistent with progress attained and measures and monitors performance of A-Es to assure commitment of all parties is being maintained. Reviews and analyzes cost reports/invoices to assure charges are authorized and appropriate. Identifies unauthorized charges and assures corrective actions are taken for the proper disposition of inappropriate charges and payment of invoices. Negotiates the A-E fee for design services when there are areas of major disagreement.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Required to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry into position and annually thereafter.
• This position requires you to obtain and maintain a Valid State Driver’s License within 30 days of employment.
• The duties of this position require travel up to approximately 5% of the time.
• May require a one year probationary period.

Qualifications

THIS IS A DIRECT HIRE SOLICITATION - THIS POSITION IS BEING ADVERTISED THROUGH THE DIRECT-HIRE AUTHORITY (DHA) FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL OF THE DOD WORKFORCE. 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. To qualify for this position, you must meet the specialized experienced and the educational requirement. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes meeting all of the following: utilizing engineering or architectural knowledge, principles, and concepts; managing the coordination of the planning, scoping and knowledge of the design process of engineering projects; experience with contract administration of engineering projects; and negotiating with architect/engineering firms. Basic Education Requirements: Applicants must meet one of the following education requirement: Architect GS-0808: A. Bachelor's degree in architecture; or related field that included 60 semester hours of course work 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. (Note: You must attach a copy of your college transcripts.) B. Combination of education and 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. I have a degree in architectural engineering which provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities substantially equivalent to those provided in the courses specified in A above. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) C. Combination of education and 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. I have one year of experience working in an architect's office or in architectural work, which provided me with a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture, for each year short of graduation from a program of study in architecture. In the absence of college courses, I have five years of such experience. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

Education

Basic Education Requirements cont'd : Applicants must meet one of the following education requirement:

General Engineer/ Civil Engineer/ Mechanical Engineer/ Electrical Engineer GS-0801/ 0810/ 0830/ 0850:
A. 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. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
B. Combination of education and 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. I am currently registered as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensed 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. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
C. Combination of education and 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. I have 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. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
D. Combination of education and 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. I have successfully completed at least 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences that included the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
E. Combination of education and 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. I have successfully completed 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, and have 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

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 RD-W2SF04 US ARMY ENGINEER DIST-PHILADELPHIA DO NOT MAIL Philadelphia, PA 19103 US
• Name: John Zacheiss
• Phone: 215-656-0543
• Email: [email protected]