Join the NIH as the Director of Utilities, ensuring reliable operation and maintenance of one of the most advanced central utility systems in the U.S. You'll oversee boilers, chillers, cogeneration plants, thermal energy storage, and water treatment programs meeting the highest environmental sustainability standards. By integrating data science and machine learning, you'll optimize performance and ensure compliance of the utilities NIH needs to support its critical biomedical research mission.

Duties

As a Supervisory General Engineer (Director of Utilities) in DTR, you will: Oversee the comprehensive management and operational functions of the NIH Central Utility Plant (CUP). Ensure all CUP operations adhere to relevant regulations, standards, and policies. Employ innovative water treatment methods that incorporate real-time monitoring, microbiological treatment, and chemical cleaning protocols to ensure compliance with environmental standards. Manage and oversee all repair and improvement projects within the CUP, ensuring these projects are completed on time and within budget. Utilize advanced Data Science and Artificial Intelligence techniques to enhance the safety, reliability, and optimization of CUP operations. Implement a safety program, emergency response plan, training, and continuing education certification program to ensure that CUP operators are fully qualified and maintain their certifications. Develop and update standard operating procedures (SOPs), processes, and operating guidelines to ensure reliable operations and address unplanned circumstances. Supervisory and Budget Responsibilities: The Director of Utilities leads a team of over 80 staff members, coordinating engineering, operations, and maintenance. This position manages a $30 million budget, focusing on financial planning, operational efficiency, and project improvements. Operational Oversight: This position manages the operation and maintenance of NIH's expansive utility systems, including boilers, chillers, cogeneration plants, and industrial and thermal energy storage systems. This position oversees the distribution of utilities across the campus, coordinating projects, and ensuring systems operate at peak performance, all while maintaining compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations. Water Treatment Leadership: This position oversees advanced water testing and treatment and uses technologies like automated flow cytometry, ATP methodology, and qPCR to prevent waterborne pathogens and maintain high water quality standards. Data Science and AI Integration: This position collaborates with data science teams to integrate advanced methodologies into utility operations. The Director of Utilities implements predictive maintenance measures and uses real-time analytics to enhance system safety, reliability, and efficiency, supporting strategic decision-making. This role offers the opportunity to drive operational excellence and sustainability, crucial to NIH's mission, through innovative utility management.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship requirement or proof of being a U.S. National must be met by closing date.
• Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation, verification of qualifications, completion of onboarding forms, submission of required documents, and any other job-related requirement before or after appointment.
• Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered with the Selective Service.
• Position requires Education, transcripts are required (See "Qualifications" section of this announcement).
• This is an Emergency Essential position. Please see the Additional Information section.

Qualifications

In order to meet the Basic Qualification Requirements of a Supervisory General Engineer, GS-0801 position, you must have: A. a degree in professional engineering from a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; OR B. a degree in professional engineering that includes differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced that first-year physics and chemistry) in 5 of the following 7 areas of engineering science or physics: (1) statics, dynamics; (2) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (3) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (4) thermodynamics; (5) electrical fields and circuits; (6) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (7) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics; OR C. be registered as a professional engineer by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico; OR D. be currently registered as an Engineering Intern (EI) or an Engineer in Training (EIT); OR E. 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, and Puerto Rico.; OR F. successfully completed at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described above; OR G. successfully completed a curriculum that led to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology OR in an appropriate professional field, e.g., physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology AND have at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. In addition to the Basic Qualifications above, to qualify for a Supervisory General Engineer, GS-0801 position at the GS-15 level, you must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: advising senior level officials on progress, issues, and potential controversies related to the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of central utility systems; developing and reviewing policies governing the operations of central utilities systems; managing operational program budgets for utilities systems; leading and coordinating multidisciplinary teams of engineers, operations and maintenance staff, and other support staff to ensure reliable operation of utility systems; managing repair, maintenance, and improvement projects of utilities related systems; conducting risk assessments on current and proposed utility systems design and performance metrics. You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. To determine your qualifications and referral status, we may review your resume and supporting documentation and compare it against your responses to the vacancy questionnaire. Ensure you support your self-ratings with the information you provide in your application. We may verify or assess your qualifications at any time. Inflated or unsupported qualifications may affect your rating. Any misrepresentation or material omission of facts may be sufficient cause to end further consideration of your candidacy. Persons listed as knowing your past accomplishments or experience in your application may be contacted for verification purposes at any time. Verification may, but need not, begin before receiving an offer. Preview assessment questionnaire before you apply: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12549696

Education

This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts (or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed and grades). Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Click here for information on Foreign Education.

Contacts

• Address National Institutes of Health 6701 Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 US
• Name: William Bryan
• Phone: 301-435-3660
• Email: [email protected]