This position is located at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Construction and Facilities Mgt (CFM). The construction contracts are mostly Design Build in cases where other contracts types could be utilized for construction delivery. Salary: San Diego, CA: GS-12: $99,044 - $128,752 GS-13: $117,776 - $153,113

Duties

The Resident Engineer functions include supporting the Senior Resident Engineer by participating in design management with the Project Manager and the VA Medical Center stakeholders, when applicable; monitoring various on-going construction activities and schedule for conformance with contract requirements. The position oversees civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, or architectural aspects of construction; supporting processing of easements, pertinent deeds, local requirements, and restrictions. Also, supports coordination of various phases of construction with the Director or assigned representative and staff to minimize disruption to on-going hospital activities. Work schedule: Required to work Monday through Friday, approximately 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Available Remote: This is not a remote position. Position Description Title/PD#: /General Engineer/ PD136580. The full performance level of this position is GS -13. At the level GS-12, you will perform similar duties but under closer supervision. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Relocation Expenses: Not authorized. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required. Mobility Agreement: Required. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary with regular and recurring travel to proposed and on-going construction sites for extensive walking, climbing, and crawling at times to inspect site conditions or completed work. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation
• May serve a probationary period
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
• Transcripts required
• Mobility Agreement required

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. You may qualify based on your experience, as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, GS-11 if applying for the GS-12 or GS-12 if applying for the GS-13, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: managing several engineering and contracts simultaneously; provide support on the full range of technical, financial and analytical aspects of projects; provide guidance, direction, and policy interpretation on sensitive and complex issues in support of the acquisition and administration of major construction projects; monitor project performance, client comments and concerns, operational considerations and outside influences including state and local governments, political interest groups and other known agencies having a potential impact on the project; develop written responses to congressional inquiries and coordinate resolution of problems that are politically sensitive; experience in applying fundamental and diversified professional engineering concepts, theories, and practices to achieve engineering objectives with versatility, judgment, and perception; adapt and apply methods and techniques of related scientific disciplines. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:Building and Construction, Communication, Contracting/Procurement, Quality Management, and Technical Competence 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

There are no education requirements for this level of positions. However there is a Basic Education Requirement.

Professional Engineer Requirement:

A. Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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:
Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, 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 are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration.
Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
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 the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A

1. 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 bachelor's 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 A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: An applicant who meets the basic requirements as specified in A or B above, except as noted under B.1., may qualify for positions in any branch of engineering unless selective factors indicate otherwise.
2. Degree: architecture; or 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.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

Contacts

• Address Construction and Facilities Management 425 I Street NW Washington, DC 20001 US
• Name: VACO OCHO HRSC Recruiting & Staffing Team
• Email: [email protected]