Job opening: ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
Salary: $60 808 - 95 641 per year
Published at: Dec 06 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
National Defense University (NDU) supports the joint warfighter by providing rigorous Joint Professional Military Education to members of the U.S. Armed Forces and select others in order to develop leaders who have the ability to operate and creatively think in an unpredictable and complex world.
Duties
Serves as the cradle-to-grave administrator of all facilities work order management for Facilities and Engineering Directorate personnel.
Assists in reviews and updates of the Annual Inspection Summary (AIS), Installation Readiness Report System (IRRS) and Basic Facility Requirements (BFR) reports.
Assists in planning and preparing projects, and contracts, and studying the impact of mission changes on facilities readiness.
Plans and prepares labor, material, and equipment costs for construction, alteration, modification, maintenance, and repair performed by an in-house workforce or contract.
Conducts on site investigations to determine requirements, condition of existing facility, etc. and analyzes the work to be completed.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship or National
- Suitable for Federal Employment
- Registered for Selective Service
- This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Failure to maintain security eligibility may result in termination.
- Background and Security Investigation: Must obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
- Financial Disclosure: In accordance with the Ethics in Government Act 1978, employee is required to file an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon appointment and will be required to file annually.
- Obtain/Maintain Financial Management Certification
Qualifications
You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-07 for GS-9 and GS-9 for GS-11 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience for GS-9 is defined as:
Analyzing drawings and specifications for projects
Coordinating and negotiating with contractors.
Specialized experience for GS-11 is defined as:
Developing and interpreting drawings and blueprints
Experience recommending solutions to resolve problems
Managing contracts and contractors.
Volunteer Experience: 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
GS-9 SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Masters degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed higher-level graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements.
GS-11 SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. Equivalent combinations of successfully completed higher-level graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements.
Official Transcripts: If the position you are applying for has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications (i.e. you would not qualify without the education obtained), you MUST submit transcripts with your application.
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- Official transcripts are not required at the time of application outside of what is outlined above; however, official transcripts must be verified PRIOR to appointment.
- An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.
- FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying or prior to appointment as outlined above.
- Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation upon request. Failure to provide such documentation when requested will result in lost consideration.
For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the
U.S. Department of Education
Contacts
- Address National Defense University
300 5th Avenue Bldg 62
Washington, DC 20319
US
- Name: HR Customer Care Center
- Phone: (317) 212-0454
- Email: [email protected]
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