Interdisciplinary General Engineer-Civil Engineer
Job Location:
Albuquerque, NM - USA
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Job Summary
This position is being filled under the memorandum from the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) Expansion of Direct Hire Authority for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense dated August 122024.
This position is part of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
As a Interdisciplinary General Engineer-Civil Engineer at the GS-0801/0810-12/13 some of your typical work assignments may include:
- Serves as a multi-disciplined construction engineer responsible for designing formulating documenting and executing complex test programs based on the requirement of the Department of Defense and the military services for the defeat of foreign military targets and for the protection of U. S. and allied facilities from the effects of conventional non-conventional special and nuclear weapons.
- The incumbent is responsible for enforcement of all technical and administrative provisions of assigned construction contracts. The incumbent is further required to apply sound engineering principles and judgement throughout the performance of their duties.
- Assists with the development and implementation of test master plans test plans and test operation plans that support of Test Article construction projects at Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) and other test sites in which DTRA is supporting.
- Visit construction sites to monitor progress and solicit input from the Quality Assurance (QA) representative review Contractor Quality Control reports and attend Quality Control (QC) meetings by exception. Take necessary action (including possibly recommending dismissal of QC Manager and/or other QC staff) to assure contractors quality control program is provided in accordance with the contract requirements and that the three phases of quality control are being utilized.
- Based on technical knowledge and coordination with the PM testing team designer and contractor coordinating and suggesting technical solutions to unforeseen problems during construction.
- Represents the RD-TST as the technical representative in matters involving contract modifications and claims.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Frequent travel to White Sands Missile Range NM. Travel up to 50% of the time may be required CONUS/OCONUS. Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid passport and be willing to comply with travel medical requirements incl vaccinations.
- Work Schedule: Full-time
- Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service
- Suitable for Federal employment determined by a background investigation
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
- Overtime: 10%
- Tour of Duty: Flexible
- Recruitment Incentives: May be authorized if funds available and with approval from hiring manager
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
- Financial Disclosure: Must submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Form OGE 450 within 30 days of entering the position annually and upon termination of employment IAW DoD Directive 5500.7-R Joint Ethics Regulation August 30 1993.
- Telework Eligibility: This position may be eligible for limited situational telework subject to supervisory approval and not to exceed current Agency guidelines. This position is not eligible for remote telework.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
- Subject to pre-employment drug testing and random drug testing thereafter.
- Possess a Project Management Professional Qualification or be actively working and obtain a Project Management Professional Qualification within two years of being hired.
- Within one year of acquiring related experience and achievement of required training the incumbent may also be appointed as a COR in support of in-scope contract modifications within specified dollar threshold.
- This is an Acquisition Workforce position in the Engineering Technical and Management (ETM) career field. The incumbent will be required to become certified Level Practitioner in the applicable career field within 5 years.
- This position requires a medical examination to ensure the physical qualifications for the position are met. This requirement will be performed under a licensed healthcare professional. See Additional Information below for details.
- The incumbent may be required to become up to first responder certified and perform lifesaving actions in the field environment.
You may qualify at the GS-12 if you fulfill the following qualifications:
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service as listed below:
- Performing project management and oversight of timelines budget and scope of ongoing projects;
- Overseeing civil and construction engineering modifications for standard practices adapting equipment or techniques to solve a variety of problems;
- General knowledge of structural mechanics and engineering mechanics to design coordinate and manage technical implementation/fielding and;
- Providing technical input on a broad range of civil engineering and construction standards methods practices and techniques and equipment to determine compliance with federal state and local codes and regulations.
- (Experience must be clearly demonstrated in your resume)
One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service as listed below:
- Leading or directing project management to manage timelines budget and scope of ongoing projects;
- Serving as an expert on a broad range of civil and construction engineering duties to modify standard practices adapt equipment or techniques to solve a variety of problems;
- Providing technical oversight and direction of structural mechanics and engineering mechanics to design coordinate and manage technical implementation/fielding and;
- Independently managing a broad range of engineering and construction standards methods practices and techniques and equipment to determine compliance with federal state and local codes and regulations.
- (Experience must be clearly demonstrated in your resume)
In addition to meeting qualifications your application package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 0801/0810 series as listed below:
A. For Engineering series 0801/0810 - Degree: 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.
B. For Engineering series 0801/0810 - 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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS CONTINUED: DRUG TESTING: This position is subject to an initial drug screening and random testing thereafter. The selectees inability to successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. 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.
THIS POSITION HAS INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS (IOR) FOR EDUCATION:
You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims.
All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate schools definition of one year of graduate study 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements you must show that 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
RE-EMPLOYED ANNUITANT: This position DOES NOT meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: applicants must meet qualifications and eligibility criteria by the closing date of the announcement.
You will be required to sign a Drug Test Statement of Understanding if you are selected for this position.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Programs: This program applies to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position you must: 1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria; 2) be rated well-qualified for the position; Well qualified is defined as possessing the type and quality of experience that exceeds the positions minimum qualifications. and 3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. For more information:
born aftermust be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see Who Needs to Register Selective Service System : Selective Service System ())
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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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