This position is serves as an Engineering Technician for Engineering under the general supervision of a Supervisory General Engineer. The Engineering Technician (Incumbent) is responsible for providing technical support to all construction management and facilities record document activities.

Duties

The incumbent works under the general supervision of a Supervisory General Engineer. Works economically and efficiently to make the best use of personnel, equipment, and materials. The Incumbent has considerable latitude in work assignments and uses his/her own judgement and initiative in completing assignments. Major duties include but are not limited to: Planning specific objectives for the program, including required innovations and improvisations. Incumbent acts as a Contracting Officer Representative for construction projects, typically each individual project will range below $100,000, but may exceed this in value and complexity depending on group workload requirements. Contracting Officer Representative (COR) duties and responsibilities include: Performing scheduling, layout of operations, field measurements, and inspection and surveillance of materials, methods, and equipment used in construction. During option years, the COR is responsible for updating information required and new approvals, the Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) and market research. Preparing sketches, drawings, and specifications to solve problems and incorporating these change documents into the contract performance documents. This position manages, administers, and ensures drafting guidelines and the adherence to appropriate drafting practices by all Medical Center staff engineers and the Architect-Engineer design teams for awarded design contracts. Participates in engineering surveys, initiates, formulates and prepares drafted Construction Documents (project plans) & Specifications for proposed design and construction projects as directed by Engineering Leadership. Manages in house construction projects performed by maintenance and crew personnel. Performs scheduling and layout of operations, and inspection and surveillance of materials, methods, and equipment used in construction. Prepares correspondence, technical reports, estimates fact sheets, status reports and schedules as required to complete project assignments. Participates in special projects such as committees, preparing policies, and standard operating procedures. Acts as an alternate for other Engineering Technician. Prepares plans and blueprints in quantities required for specific purposes, working with Engineering Leadership to obtain concurrence before reproducing and distributing to the appropriate personnel which may include coworkers, Facility Leadership, VISN, VACO, outside inspectors, and contract A/Es. The incumbent of this position maintains all facility As-Built Drawings and Construction Document drawings in a logical systematic manner consisting of numerical identifications and stored chronologically and by project. Work Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday 7AM-3:30PM Virtual: This is not a virtual position Position Description/PD#: Construction Control Inspector/PD101300 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/20/2024. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-9) in the Federal Service, that directly related to the work of the position and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties as a Construction Control Specialist. Qualifying experience includes the following: Experience in consulting with contractor personnel to resolve difficult and complex unforeseen problems and latent conditions developing during construction. Experience in preparing detailed cost estimates for use in obtaining project funding and bid evaluation creating drawings, graphics, and miscellaneous displays to support Engineering Leadership in presentation to Facility Leadership. Experience in preparing correspondence, technical reports, estimates, fact sheets, status reports and schedules as required to complete project assignments. Engineering aid or technician or surveying technician performing work directly related to construction. Construction inspector or construction representative responsible for interpreting plans and specifications, inspecting materials and workmanship, and insuring adherence to safety requirements. Supervisor of crafts persons, equipment operators, or mechanics engaged in construction work, provided that the experience involved responsibility for interpreting plans and specifications and inspecting workmanship for adherence to such plans and specifications. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have successfully completed a PH.D or equivalent doctoral degree, successfully completed three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M., with a major study field of study related to work of the position which provided knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the duties of this position. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an equivalent combination of successfully completed graduate level education (beyond the first year) and specialized experience, as described above, to meet the total requirements. The education portion must include graduate courses that demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do to the work of the Construction Control Specialist position. Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grade GS-11. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:Acquisition StrategyAnalytical ThinkingEducation and TrainingForward ThinkingTechnical 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. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements & Work Environment: The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, training rooms, and libraries. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. There may be occasional exposure to moderate risks or discomforts in storage areas, hazardous waste sites, in crawl spaces, above ceilings, or outside in unconditioned areas. Incumbent shall wear personal protective equipment and a standard respirator as required by the situation. A valid driver's license is also required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

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. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Columbia VA Health Care System 6439 Garners Ferry Road Columbia, SC 29209 US
• Name: Chaka Davis
• Phone: 470-363-3448
• Email: [email protected]