As a Fire Protection Engineer, you will be responsible for fire protection engineering, fire safety, emergency preparedness, and damage control programs for all federal owned and leased buildings within Region 3. Location of Position: Public Buildings Service, Facilities Management Division, Philadelphia, PA. We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

Duties

This position has job functions that must be executed within specific geographic locations. The official duty station is a federal facility, leased space, or an alternative worksite (typically the employee’s home) within the specified geographic area. If you are selected for this position you will be expected to report to the duty station listed on this announcement within 45 days. At that time, you may be eligible to request to telework one or more days a pay period depending upon the terms of the agency’s telework policy.

Requirements

• Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date
• Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable
• US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)

Qualifications

For each job on your resume, provide: the exact dates you held  each job (from month/year to month/year) number of hours per week you worked (if part time). If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume. For a brief video on creating a Federal resume, click here. The salary range GS-14 starts at $134,468.00 per year. BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ENGINEERS: A Degree in professional engineering OR a combination of college-level education, training, and/or technical experience. For specifics on qualifying education and/or experience - use the following link: Basic Requirements for Engineer Positions.  In addition to meeting the basic qualifications you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level or higher in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as serving as the technical expert responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating fire protection and life and safety programs for commercial, public, or government office buildings. This experience includes:• Interpreting and implementing guidelines, standards, policies and engineering criteria for fire and safety programs;• Reviewing project plans, specifications, and designs in order to advise on fire protection issues for construction and repair and Conducting risk analysis of building occupancy and fire and smoke protection systems to develop solutions that ensure a safe environment for occupants and comply with applicable life and safety codes;• Evaluating performance and providing recommendations for fire, life and work safety programs to ensure compliance with relevant fire safety and safety and occupational health laws and regulations;• Managing inspections of buildings and work space to ensure compliance with applicable fire and work safety codes, policies, regulations and laws.

Education

Note: 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://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address GSA, Public Buildings Service General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM) 1800 F Street NW Washington, District of Columbia 20405 United States
• Name: Tashay McQueen
• Phone: 215-446-4973
• Email: [email protected]