ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

Duties
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• Will serve as Project Manager (PM) for facility construction projects.
• Subject matter expert on facility construction for all Defense Health Agency (DHA) owned buildings.
• Identify deficiencies, write construction scopes and prepare cost estimates in accordance with accepted engineering standards.
• Serve as Government representative for general oversite and Quality Assurance on multiple maintenance and construction contracts.
• Evaluate customer generated work requests to develop projects to include development of statements of work.
• Review and approve contractor construction schedules, invoices, quality control documentation.
• Utilize Office Automation, i.e., including Microsoft Windows, Outlook, Internet, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Requirements
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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 be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security (Tier 3) clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one-year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination. The work requires some physical exertion such as walking, climbing ladders, stooping, and bending.
• Required to be screened for applicable immunization.
• This position has a mandatory seasonal influenza vaccination requirement and is subject to annual vaccination.
• This position is covered under the Defense Acquisition Workforce (AWF) position. The employee must meet the DoDI 5000.66 requirements applicable to the Career Category/Functional Area and the Career Level Certification II must be met within 5 years.
• This position has been designated "Mission Essential"

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

• Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)
• Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 .

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: applying methods and techniques of engineering with industrial/commercial Construction; overseeing and coordinating various aspects of construction project; monitoring contractors performance to ensure compliance with government policies and regulations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10).

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management websites: Engineering Technical Series 0802 (opm.gov) and General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov)

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Attention to Detail
• Cost Estimation and Analysis
• Customer Service
• Flexibility
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Learning
• Project Management
• Reading Comprehension
• Reasoning
• Self-Management
• Stress Tolerance
• Teamwork
• Technical Competence

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-10).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone -- no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Additional 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.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required..
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
• Advanced Leave Accrual May be Authorized.
• Advance In*Hire May be Authorized.
• You may claim military spouse preference (MSP).
• If a MSP applicant is determined best qualified and selected, placement must be at the full performance level for priority consideration.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• 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.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• This is a Defense Acquisition Workforce (AWF) position. The employee must meet the DoDI 5000.66 requirements applicable to the Career Category/Functional Area and the Career Practitioner Career Level II Certification must be met within 5 years.