About the Position: You will serve as the Chief of the Veterans Affairs Support Division, Construction Branch responsible for construction and contract management over all construction activities associated with major medical facilities and supporting infrastructure within Portland District's area of Responsibility. ***Advanced-in-Hire, Advanced Leave Accrual, and/or Recruitment/Relocation incentives will be considered for highly qualified candidates.***

Duties

Serve as Area Engineer and Chief of Construction Branch within the Veteran Affairs Support Division with complete responsibility for all assigned construction activities related to Veteran Affairs, medical facilities assigned to Portland District. Ensure timely and satisfactory accomplishment of all contracts, including numerous modifications to original contracts and on-the-spot decisions and instruction to contractors. Oversee all phases of assigned construction projects with authority to stop work that is defective or not in compliance with contract requirements. Ensure that all construction performed is accomplished in accordance with governing plans and specifications. Supervise the administrative, inspection, testing and office engineering functions at project sites. Review contractor work and quality control plans to ensure construction quality, safety and contract compliance throughout all phased of the construction project. Collaborate with project stakeholders throughout the entirety of the project which includes all levels of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers enterprise, federal and state agencies, hospital personnel, contractors, and the public. As the Construction Subject Matter Expert (SME) determine and/or recommend which project segments will be initiated, dropped, or altered. Manage and lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers, technical employees, administrative staff, construction representatives, and contractors in the accomplishment of major construction projects. Apply knowledge of engineering, contract administration, construction inspection, office administration, personnel management, safety management and various Government regulations, policies, and procedures over assigned construction program.

Requirements

• 1 year Probationary Period may be required.
• 1 year Supervisory Probationary Period may be required.
• Financial Disclosure (OGE-450) required upon appointment and annually thereafter.
• Temporary Duty Travel 25% of the time.
• Valid State Drivers License is required.
• DAWIA Certification in Contracting within 36months of appointment.
• Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) Warrant within 24 months upon completion of DAWIA certification.
• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. 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. This position has a requirement for professional registration as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) or Registered Architect (R.A.) in at least one of the United States. (Please upload proof of registration with your application package.) Basic Requirement for a Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineer: See Education section below. Basic Requirement for an Architect: See Education section below. In addition to meeting the basic requirement in the Education section below, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) overseeing contract administration over large (mega) construction projects including contract modification, award, and schedules; 2) providing guidance and direction over biddability and constructability review of construction plans and specifications, 3) reviewing contracts for quality control, safety, and environmental compliance; and 4) leading multidisciplinary teams in the accomplishment of major construction projects of medical facilities and supporting structures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13 or above). 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.

Education

Basic Requirement for a Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineer:
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.

Basic Requirement for an Architect:
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.

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address RH-W2SJ01 USARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-PORTLAND DO NOT MAIL Portland, OR 97208 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk