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Duties

WHAT IS THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT & SECURITY SERVICES DIVISION? A description of the business units can be found at: https://www.jobs.irs.gov/about/who/business-divisions Vacancies will be filled in the following specialty areas: Facilities Management and Security Services, Facilities Management and Security Services Business Solutions The following are the duties of this position at the full working level. Analyzes, plans, programs, and coordinates projects including scope of work, designs, specifications, advisability and functional impact analysis, feasibility studies, budget and cost estimates, and scheduling. Reviews, evaluates, corrects and/or approves design concepts, contract specifications, cost proposals including direct labor and other costs, and materials submitted by contractors under IRS or GSA contracts for completeness, accuracy, adherence to IRS standards, code compliance and effectiveness for project. Serves in an advisory capacity to key official in the field and/or headquarters offices as well as other government agencies for electrical engineering standards. Initiates electrical engineering projects, which require innovative and original concepts to enhance the customer's improvement programs for general and special purpose type space. Prepares and presents status reports on assigned projects. Monitors contractor's performance of technical aspects of contract to assure that performance is strictly within the terms, conditions, and scope of contract. Reviews contractor invoices. Certifies acceptance and recommends payment if they accurately reflect contract deliverables completed and accepted. Conducts field investigations to obtain technical information and/or to inspect construction in progress to ensure compliance with contract documents.

Requirements

Qualifications

Federal experience is not required. The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector or Volunteer Service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week, on your resume. You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement: QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To qualify for this position, you must meet the qualification requirements outlined below: IOR BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Four year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher professional engineering degree. The curriculum must: 1) be in a school of engineering 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 A Combination of education and experience. The education must include courses equivalent to a major in engineering, as shown above. To be qualifying your experience must be sufficient to demonstrate: Thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. This must be demonstrated by meeting one of the following: 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. Written Test showing evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration. Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements. 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 bachelor's degree in engineering, provided that you have at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE GS-13: To be eligible for this position at this grade level, you must have one (1) year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Experience demonstrating broad professional knowledge of electrical engineering concepts, methods and techniques in order to develop, plan, and design highly technical alteration and construction projects; Experience applying the electrical engineering practices in the design and construction of buildings and facilities; Experience working in all stages of the construction process, some of these include: preliminary planning and budgeting, consultant selection, fee negotiation, programming, schematic design, construction document preparation, and equipment installation; Accomplishment making use of industry standard software programs in order to prepare, review and provide comments on already prepared design documents. Your experience should also demonstrate knowledge of a variety of architectural/engineering functions (mechanical, electrical, structural, etc.) practices and policies in order to review, evaluate, and assist with negotiations on submittals from design and construction contractors. Experience in directly supporting a data center with the design, maintenance and operational reliability reviews of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) , Generator, Switchgear and distribution systems. Experience with the investigation of data center infrastructure failures and the development of associated corrective actions. AND MEET TIME IN GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT: You must meet applicable TIG requirements to be considered eligible. To meet TIG for positions above the GS-05 grade level, you must have served at least one year (52 weeks) at the next lower grade (or equivalent) in the normal line of progression for the position you are applying to. Advancement to positions up to GS-05 is permitted if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade held within the preceding 52 weeks. AND TIME AFTER COMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT: By the closing date (or if this is an open continuous announcement, by the cut-off date) specified in this job announcement, current civilian employees must have completed at least 90 days of federal civilian service since their latest non-temporary appointment from a competitive referral certificate, known as time after competitive appointment. For this requirement, a competitive appointment is one where you applied to and were appointed from an announcement open to "All US Citizens". For more information on qualifications please refer to OPM's Qualifications Standards.

Education

A copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. If the position has specific education requirements and you currently hold, or have previously held, a position in the same job series with the IRS, there is no need to submit a transcript or equivalent at this time. Applicants are encouraged, but are not required, to submit an SF-50 documenting experience in a specific series.

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click here for Foreign Education Credentialing instructions.

Contacts

• Address FMSS 1111 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20224 US
• Name: (ERC) Employee Resource Center
• Phone: 866-743-5748