About the Position: Serves as a Construction Scheduling Advisor and Project Engineer for the Bluestone Resident Office. Provides technical analysis of construction modifications, claims, and analysis of construction project schedules using Critical Path Method scheduling expertise for Contractor-developed Primavera and Microsoft Project schedules. Duty location is in Hinton, West Virginia.

Duties

Serves as the senior schedule advisor for complex, mission-critical projects. Attends critical scheduling meetings to discuss proposed schedule updates. Prepares and reviews schedule fragnets for contract modifications that deal with time extensions and large, complex claims. Responsible for creating construction duration/PoP schedules with input from PDT during pre-award phase. Provides Primavera scheduling training to personnel and contractor personnel and provides guidance as necessary. Review and mentor office personnel, with varying levels of schedule analysis experience, to verify that schedule analysis work is being performed correctly. Participates in reviews of plans and specifications to verify that the scheduling requirements are sufficient for the size and complexity of the project aspects. Responsible for contract administration/office engineering and oversight of onsite construction activities. Prepares findings of fact, pertinent modification documents attach own recommendations and submits to the Resident Engineer for approval. Serves as a Project Engineer within the Contract Administration Section of the Bluestone Resident Office.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 15% of the time is required.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Required to pass an HTRW physical and be able to participate in a medical surveillance program.
• Routine and special medical examinations are required because of potential exposure and the significant physical stress factors that occur while wearing protective equipment.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Basic Requirement for Engineer: 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 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. 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. Please Note: You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts (if applicable) to verify that you meet education requirements for this position. If you do not submit transcripts with your application, you will NOT be considered. GS-12: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes preparing government estimate/budget activities; managing contract submittals for compliance, inspecting construction activities such as roads, bridges, and recreation facilities etc., and managing payments on contracts; utilize qualitative and quantitative techniques for analyzing and measuring the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of the project scheduling network analysis schedule pertaining to construction projects; assisting in conducting studies to include analyzing findings and making recommendations on implementation and improvements in the project scheduling network analysis schedule. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. You must qualify on experience alone. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Compliance InspectionContracting/ProcurementCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical)Problem SolvingProject ManagementSchedule Management Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11). To be referred, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and specialized experience requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of the announcement.

Education

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address RE-W2SM01 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-HUNTINGTON DO NOT MAIL Huntington, WV 25701 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk