Facilities Engineer
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Athens, GA - USA
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Job Summary
This position is located within the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service
(ARS) Southeast Area US National Poultry Research Center (USNPRC) Athens GA.
The primary purpose of the position is to provide professional engineering services to the USNPRC Facilities Operations Director in support of that officials responsibilities in the overall operations and maintenance of USNPRC special purpose biosafety and biocontainment facilities and general physical facilities.
- Oversee utility plant operations building systems and distribution networksincluding boilers chillers generators etc. to ensure safe reliable and compliant facility function.
- Inspect regularly campus buildings utility systems and specialized laboratory spaces; document facility conditions identify deficiencies and estimate maintenance needs and costs for multi year planning.
- Design and review mechanical electrical and civil engineering modifications in facilities including biosafety systems.
- Develop and evaluate engineering designs drawings specifications and project requirements for construction renovation and maintenance of biosafety and biocontainment facilities.
- Develop and update the Capital Projects and Repair Plan (CPRP) identifying and estimating costs for capital projects exceeding $25K.
- Develop project estimates preparing documents for procurement and managing construction or service contract performance as Contracting Officers Representative (COR).
- Work as an Engineering Project Manager to manage and supervise Architect-Engineer design services task orders including plan/submittal reviews payment evaluations recommendations to the Contracting Officers (CO) and contractor evaluations.
- Write product requirements documents (PRDs) and statements of work (SOWs) for facility repair construction and renovation contracts.
- You must be a US Citizen or US National.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
- Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
- Successful completion of one-year probationary period unless previously served. Refer to the Next Steps section for more information.
- Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities visit E-Verify at Responsibilities (EEO Statement).
- Motor Vehicle or Commercial Drivers License Required.
- Drug Test Required.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain FAC-COR certification Level 2 with 2 years of assignment.
- Department of Justice (DOJ) Security Risk Assessment (SRA) approval is required.
- National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) clearance is required.
- Tier 3 National Security Clearance is required.
- Immunizations may be required.
- Respirator fitting and certification is required.
Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including specialized experience and/or education as defined below.
Basic Requirements for Facilities Engineer GS-0801: You must have either a degree in Engineering. To be acceptable the program must: (1) lead to a bachelors degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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.
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1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI) Engineer in Training (EIT)1 or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State the District of Columbia Guam or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g. State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example an applicant who attains registration through a State Boards eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
2. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 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.
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 the basic requirements under paragraph A. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.
4. Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelors 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 bachelors 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not allinclusive.)
In addition to the basic requirements above all applicants must also meet the following minimum qualification requirements:
Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. The specialized experience requirements for the Facilities Engineer GSis at least one year of specialized experience comparable to at least the GS-12 grade level in the federal government or its non-Federal equivalent which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position specialized experience is described as experience applying mechanical electrical and civil engineering principles to operate and maintain complex biosafety and biocontainment facilities laboratories and animal housing; interpreting building blueprints and system drawings; developing Project Requirement Documents (PRDs) and Scopes of Work (SOWs) for facility repair construction and renovation; and managing projects and construction activities; and managing construction projects valued greater than $3 million and conducting facility condition assessments to prepare capital project plans.
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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.
Please see above for education qualification requirement information.
Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) Reemployment Priority List (RPL) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Visit the OPM website for information on how to apply as a CTAP RPL or ICTAP eligible. To exercise selection priority for this vacancy CTAP/RPL/ICTAP candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements and all selective factors. CTAP/ICTAP candidates must be rated and determined to be well qualified (or above) based on an evaluation of the competencies listed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section. When assessed through a score-based category rating method CTAP/ICTAP applicants must receive a rating of at least 85 out of a possible 100.
The Office of Personnel Management has granted Direct Hire Authority for Scientific Technical Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) positions. There is a critical hiring need and these positions play a critical role within the Agency.
The USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has authority to recruit and fill Permanent (Career/Career-Conditional) positions under Direct Hire Authority. Under this authority any U.S. citizen may apply.
For more information on the Government-wide Direct Hire Authority positions click here.
Recruitment or Relocation Incentive may be authorized. The final determination to pay an incentive will be made by the hiring official at the time of job offer.
This is a Testing Designated Position (TDP). Selectee must submit to a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment and random testing thereafter. Final appointment and continued employment is conditional on negative results for illegal drug use.
This position may be eligible to telework up to four days per week based upon the duties of the position. This position may also be eligible for flexible work arrangements as determined by agency policy and any applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
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