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Interdisciplinary (Cost Engineer)

U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers

Job Location:

Kansas City, MO - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 91779 - 91779

Posted: 6 October 2026 (15 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 3 January 2027

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: This is a Cost Engineer position with USACE KC District. You will prepare formal cost estimates for various Construction and AE contracts. The St. Louis vacancy position will be in an Area Office preparing estimates for contracts that are part of the JCVA Hospital Mega Project.

Duties

Develops detailed cost estimates and Independent Government Estimates (IGE) from Construction and AE contractors viewpoint requiring a careful analysis and comprehensive evaluation of numerous factors with differing and complicating circumstances.
Prepare initial estimates for use in developing conceptual proposals planning projects preliminary designs additive alternatives negotiations etc
Reviews plans and specifications prepared in-house or by Architect-Engineer (A-E) firms for practicability of design or change in design and prepares network diagrams portraying the sequence of construction when required
Provides cost expertise on complex contractor claims and assists in negotiations.
Review Architect-Engineer (A-E) cost estimates for adequacy

Requirements

Conditions of employment

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination as determined by a completed background investigation.
This position requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain a valid state issued drivers license.
TDY is expected to be15% in a 12-month period to conduct quality assurance visits meet with stakeholders and attend conferences and training.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify you must meet the education and 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.

Basic Requirement for Civil Engineer Mechanical Engineer Electrical Engineer:
A. Degree: Bachelors degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable the program must: (1) lead to a bachelors degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (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.
OR
B. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education training and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying 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 or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI) Engineer in Training (EIT) 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) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States the District of Columbia Guam or 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 A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.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 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.

Basic Requirement for Architect:
A. Degree: Bachelors degree (or higher degree) in architecture or in a 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 provided the completed course work in architectural engineering provided knowledge skills and abilities substantially equivalent to those provided in the courses specified in statement A above or (2) Experience: 1 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 any college courses 5 years of such experience is required. This experience must have demonstrated that you have acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture.

In addition you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience:

To qualify at GS-13 applicants must possess one year of specialized experience in the Federal service which includes: developing detailed cost estimates from the Construction and/or A-E contractors viewpoint; providing cost estimates and related advice in recommending changes in design or materials to permit the construction of a less costly project; providing cost engineering assistance in modification negotiations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

To qualify at GS-12 applicants must possess one year of specialized experience in the Federal service which includes: developing detailed cost estimates from the Construction and/or A-E contractors viewpoint; providing cost estimates and related advice in recommending changes in design or materials to permit the construction of a less costly project; providing cost engineering assistance in modification negotiations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11)

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information visit: information

Male applicants born after December 31 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
This position may require a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public making this determination the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
This is a Career Field 18 position.
Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit for more information.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
Further certification from this announcement may take place up to 90 days beyond the closing of this announcement.
Recruitment Relocation Advance in Hire Student Loan Repayment and/or Enhanced Leave Accrual incentives may be authorized if management determines it is in the best interest of the government.
All selections under an announcement must be made within 3 months from the issuance date of the certificate referral list.

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.

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