General Engineer Architect

• Serves as senior cost analyst and technical expert for major long-term DOS renovation/construction projects.
• Conducts or reviews construction market surveys including gather in-country construction cost data evaluating the impacts of laws taxes and all other conditions pertaining to construction cost estimates.
• Provides a high level of expertise in major fields of Cost Management to include NEC Alternative Analysis A/E fee IGE guidelines and Statements of Work special security construction specialized engineering disciplines.
• Analyzes or reviews the analyses of contractor proposal prices and comparison with IGEs and Request for Proposal scopes of work and prepares proposal price analyses and technical reports to support negotiation of equitable contract award amounts.

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application. NOTE: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirements: Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions per 5CFR 300 Subpart F.

General Engineer - Applicants MUST show that they possess a professional knowledge of general engineering as evidenced by ONE of the following Basic Requirements:

• Successful completion of a professional engineering degree at an accredited university or college -OR-
• Have a combination of college level education or training AND technical experience that has furnished you with (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering and (2) a good understanding both theoretical and practical of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:

1. Professional registration as an engineer.
2. Evidence of passing the Engineer-in-Training written test.
3. Successful documented completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical mathematical and engineering sciences as described by OPM.
4. Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelors degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field and at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.

Please review the OPM page on specifics about required curriculum and for more information on qualifications please visitGS-800: All Professional Engineering Positions qualifications.

Architect - Applicants applying as Architects must show that they possess a professional knowledge of architecture as evidenced by one of the following:

Basic Requirements: A. Degree: architecture; or related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in architecture or related disciplines of which at least (1) 30 semester hours were in architectural design and (2) 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology properties of materials and methods of construction and environmental control systems. OR B. Combination of education and experience--college-level education training and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture and (2) a good understanding both theoretical and practical of the architectural principles methods and techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by at least ONE of the following:

1. Related Curriculum: Degree in architectural engineering may be accepted as satisfying in full the basic requirements provided the completed course work in architectural engineering provided knowledge skills and abilities substantially equivalent to those provided in the courses specified in paragraph A. The curriculum for a degree in either architecture or architectural engineering covers function esthetics site structure economics mechanical-electrical and other engineering problems related to the design and construction of buildings primarily (but not exclusively) intended to house human activities. The courses required for a degree in architecture generally place emphasis upon planning esthetics and materials and methods of construction while the courses for an architectural engineering degree place equal or greater weight on the technical engineering aspects such as structural systems mechanical systems and the properties of materials. Because of this difference in emphasis persons with degrees in architecture may have a preference for work assignments that offer greater opportunities for them to express their artistic and creative abilities. As a result they may be more concerned with planning and design aspects of architecture and persons with degrees in architectural engineering may be more engaged in aspects emphasizing technical engineering considerations.
2. Experience: An applicant lacking a degree in architecture must have had l year of experience in an architects office or in architectural work for each year short of graduation from a program of study in the absence of college courses 5 years of such experience is required. This experience must have demonstrated that the applicant has acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture.

Non-qualifying Experience: The following kinds of experience are NOT acceptable as professional architectural experience: professional landscape architecture work consisting mainly of the layout design construction or maintenance of land areas and landscape features including ground and water forms vegetation roads walks incidental structures and other landscape features; experience in the application of artistic embellishment to practical design such as the decoration of interiors including the construction layout and selection of furniture and furnishings that do not alter the basic architectural design of the interior; city and community planning work that relates to the broad social and economic growth and development of such community services and facilities as industry commerce transportation streets utilities and parks. Note: All applicants MUST submit transcripts as verification of educational requirement by the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to provide requested information or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility you WILL lose consideration for this position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

IN ADDITION to the Basic Requirements above you MUST also have 1 year of specialized experience that is related to the work of the position is equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service and demonstrates the following:

• Experience preparing cost estimates for architectural civil structural mechanical electrical and sitework.
• Experience with the use of cost models including parametric cost modeling techniques and scalable computerized cost models and their application to conceptual estimating for preliminary project planning purposes.
• Experience coordinating and overseeing multiple project simultaneously while recognizing internal and external issues that affect the accomplishment of immediate and planned projects.