About the Position: Serves as a lead coordinator and expert for Engineering Division (ED) for Architect-Engineer (A-E) contracts.

Duties

Plan, prepare, negotiate, and administer Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts, specific task orders for IDIQ contracts, and specific project contracts. Work directly with engineers, technicians, contract specialists, contracting officers, and managers from across the District, the Hurricane Protection Office, and Architect-Engineer (A-E) contractors. Oversee and direct work of engineering technicians and office aids. Provide A-E services such as design reports, plans and specifications, engineering during construction, technical assessments and review, surveying and mapping, and geotechnical, structural, civil, hydraulic, and other engineering services.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Probation period may be required.

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. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Ensuring designs fit field conditions and comply with performance-based contract requirements on civil work projects AND 2) Making specific recommendations to the Contracting Officer on any changes affecting contract AND 3) Preparing contract payment invoices. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Acquisition StrategyContracting/ProcurementOral CommunicationProject 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. For the GS-11 you must have 52 weeks at the GS-10 level. With regards to time-in-grade validation, if you held a position other than a GS pay plan, be sure your resume includes the pay plan and the salary you earned during the assignment. Without this information, your time-in-grade validation may not be able to be verified and will result in your not meeting the time-grade requirement for this vacancy. A further explanation of the required time in grade documentation can be found under the Required Documents section of this announcement. Qualification requirement: Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address RG-W2R902 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-NEW ORLEANS DO NOT MAIL New Orleans, LA 70118 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk