About this role
Job SummaryYou will serve as a SUPERVISORY INTERDISCIPLINARY GENERAL ENGINEER/ARCHITECT in the Planning, Design and Construction Directorate (PDC) of NAVFAC NORTHWEST.
QualificationsThis position has a selective placement factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates. The selective placement factor is: You must currently be a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) if applying for the 0801 series. You must be a Registered Architect (RA) if applying for the 0808 series. Your license or registration must be held in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. You MUST provide a copy of your current license/registration with your application. A copy of a wall certificate that does not have an expiration date will not serve to verify this requirement. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Planning and evaluating short and long range programs which impact national and international issues; 2) Providing innovative recommendations concerning project costs, schedules, and risk engineering by utilizing advanced engineering or architectural theories; 3) Executing procurements on design and construction constraints utilizing facility acquisition, project funding authority levels and various contract documents and 4) Assessing and resolving design and construction issues. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Occasional physical activity is required including walking, climbing or bending in the performance of field work, for designs and during field inspections of existing and/or new facilities during design and construction. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is performed primarily in an office setting. Travel to CONUS and OCONUS activities for assigned projects is required. There are occasional site visits, and exposures to conditions in buildings and facilities that are under construction. Travel under demanding conditions in support of military operations is also occasionally required.
Major DutiesYou will develop acquisition strategies (e.g., long-range, near-term), methods, or goals for the execution of design and construction projects.You will participate in discussions for mission readiness groups or negotiation meetings to discuss training issues or to influence decision making.You will analyze engineering project risks to develop solutions.You will compose contract packages and contract modifications to meet project or program schedules.You will write technical engineering plans to provide technical direction for an engineering program.