Civil Engineer

The purpose of this position is to provides supervisory and technical assistance to the Base Architect/Engineer in overseeing and managing the engineering shops and production control function. Provides technical support to all assigned sections. Provides guidance to these sections on standard and code requirements.

MAJOR DUITES:
1) Plans and schedules work in a manner that promotes a smooth flow and even distribution. Coordinates plans and schedules with other organization managers and customers as appropriate. Identifies need for changes in priorities and takes action to implement such changes. Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates sets and adjusts short-term priorities and prepares schedules. Assigns work to subordinate employees based on organization priorities and consideration of difficulty and requirements of assignments such that the experience training and abilities of staff are effectively utilized to meet organization and customer needs. Balances workload and provides advice guidance and direction on a wide range of policy investigative inspection/ exercise strategic planning and administrative issues. Structures assignments to create effective and economical positions. Coordinates with other organization managers and customers as appropriate. Reviews organization mission functions and manning. Identifies requirements and initiates requests for additional resources including personnel overtime equipment supplies training and space to ensure success in meeting goals and objectives. Provides advice to supervisor on significant issues and problems related to work accomplishment. Establishes metrics and utilizes analysis systems to ensure actions are timely and reviewed at critical points. Accepts amends or rejects work presented by subordinates. Performs self-assessments and presents detailed and comprehensive reports with any corrective action taken to supervisor. Follows-up to ensure complete and quality resolution of discrepancies. Assesses and revises policies and procedures as needed to find ways to improve quality timeliness and efficiency of work.

2) Responsible for the acquisition construction maintenance repair and operating of real property facilities and provides related management engineering and other support work. Specifically this includes (a) acquisition accountability and disposal of real estate; (b) planning and programming of total requirements for the maintenance repair and construction of facilities including financial management of facility programs; (c) provision of basic utility services; (d) maintenance and repair of structures and associated equipment; (e) furnishing snow removal pest control fire prevention and engineering services activities.

Exercises authority in planning directing controlling and coordinating architectural or engineering activities. Directs total operations through subordinate civilian supervisory and non-supervisory personnel. Plans schedules and assigns work; establishes and monitors internal controls; and ensures uniform application of regulations policies directives and professional engineering practices. Considers a variety of elements in determining funds available contour of land soil condition weather and its effect upon building material new engineering concepts USAF Guides etc.

Utilizes program and planning documents in determining real property facility requirements for programmed units and activities within the installation. Accomplishes long and short-range planning for replacement of facilities or equipment including contingency operations for potential war or domestic emergency conditions. Oversees development and time phasing of operations and maintenance of real property facility and construction programs to ensure assimilation into the overall installation program. Responsible for implementation of the total programming concept for maintenance repair and construction of facilities. Advises on and reprograms activities to meet changes in mission and/or objectives requiring Commanders decision on phasing of specific activities and/or coordination with other activities.

Represents the Base Architect/Engineer at meetings and conferences with HQ ANG and intermediate command staff Commanders and staff representatives of tenant organizations Division and District Engineer representatives of the Corps of Engineers and Naval Facilities Engineering Command metropolitan airports commission staff; FAA Veterans Administration highway department representatives; Federal states and city Environmental Protection Agency representatives. Coordinates on plans exchanges information recommends policy or procedures and keeps apprised of new architecture and engineering developments.

**REFER TO PD FOR FULL LISTING OF DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES**

• Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
• Irregular and overtime hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for or in response to a state emergency or disaster declaration.
• The incumbent of this position description must have at a minimum a completed National Agency Check (NAC) prior to position assignment.
• The employee may be required to travel in military and/or commercial vehicles to perform temporary duty assignments.

OPEN AREAS OF CONSIDERATION: AREA 1
Area I: Current On-board Title 5 or Title 32 Dual Status Technicians (Tenure: 1-Career 2-Conditional 3-Indefinite or 4-Term ) - Only those current Vermont National Guard employees who are in permanent indefinite or term technician status as result of being competitively hired by the Vermont National Guard.

Basic Requirements:
Degree: professional engineering. To be acceptable the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Must have 1-year equivalent to at least next lower grade level experience education or training for management supervision or performance of (1) planning designing construction and/or maintaining structures and facilities; and (2) investigating measuring surveying and mapping the earths physical features. Experience in managing the function of work to be performed. Experience that includes leading directing and assigning work of personnel.

Length of time is not itself qualifying. Candidates experience should be evaluated on the basis of duties performed rather than strictly on the rank of the individual; however established compatibility criteria/assignments must be followed. The applicants record of experience training and education must show possession of the knowledge skills and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position to be filled.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge skills abilities and other characteristics):

-knowledge in the areas of civil mechanical electrical facility environmental fire protection architectural military contingency plant facility and construction engineering disciplines and architecture.

-Knowledge of architectural principles theories concepts methods and techniques

-Ability to perform work that is concerned with facilities systems equipment and instruments for production transmission measurement control and use of heat and mechanical power. The work also deals with electrical circuits circuit elements equipment systems and associated phenomena concerned with electrical energy for purposes such as motive power heating illumination chemical processes or the production of localized electric or magnetic fields.

-Skill in applying engineering fundamentals such as the strength and strain analysis of engineering materials and structures the physical and chemical characteristics of engineering materials such as elastic limits maximum unit stresses coefficients of expansion workability hardness tendency to fatigue resistance to corrosion engineering adaptability engineering methods of construction and processing etc.

-Skill to use pertinent aspects of the construction industry engineering and the physical sciences related to the design and construction of new or the improvement of existing buildings.

Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 Level. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.

OTHER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT AND NOTES:
-This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.

-Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.

-Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day

-The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements your organization and its changing mission.

-This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for or in response to a state emergency or disaster declaration. This designation will not exceed 14 calendar days per year unless otherwise approved in advance by the TAG.


PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of months/years.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience

Please be advised:
1. Specialized experience will be used to determine qualifications for the announced position.
2. An applicants RESUME must provide in detail how they meet the specialized experience listed.
3. It must be documented with from (mm/yy) and to (mm/yy) dates and description of the specialized experience.
4. If education or a degree is required as part of the Specialized Experience you must include transcripts.

Do not copy the specialized experience qualifications word for word and place into your resume; you must describe your personal experience as it pertains to each statement.

Required Experience:

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