ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

Duties

• You will serve as the primary liaison between customers and plant management, translating specific tenant requests, production changes, and customer feedback into actionable, refined facility requirements
• You will provide assistance in developing a Facility Acquisition Strategy to address shortfalls and a Facility Disposition/Rehabilitation Strategy to address excess or obsolete facilities.
• You will coordinate formal engineering and feasibility studies to identify physical bottlenecks and analyze supporting utility systems.
• You will implement continuous process improvements that directly boost the efficiency of active industrial processing and support shops.
• You will lead the planning, acquisition, installation, modification, and modernization of critical real property systems-including HVAC, fire protection, industrial boilers, and electrical distribution systems.
• You will coordinate and manage engineering investigations or studies as well as assist in the review of architectural and engineering (A/E) designs while verifying and validating projects.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

For the GS-11 position :
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-09) 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) Reading and interpreting blueprints, engineering drawings, and CAD sketches, cross-referencing them with Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) and technical manuals;

2) Independently verifying that all industrial plant equipment (IPE) installations meet stringent facilities requirements documents and comply with state and federal codes and regulations;

3) Directing contractor activities on-site and ensuring strict adherence to DBIDS and base security protocols;

4) Utilizing real-time tracking databases and digital project management tools (such as MAXIMO and CMPro) to track project management tasks;

5) Managing projects to guarantee completion within budget and on-schedule without interrupting active depot-level production; and

6) Managing all aspects of complex, multi-system facility Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization (SRM) projects while serving as the primary technical authority to resolve conflicting design issues and ensure seamless facility repairs.

For the GS-09 position :
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-07) 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) Reading and interpreting blueprints, engineering drawings, and CAD sketches to identify physical space and utility layouts;

2) Assisting in reviewing industrial plant equipment (IPE) installation plans to identify compliance with basic facility requirements and safety codes;

3) Coordinating with on-site personnel and escorting or monitoring contractors to ensure compliance with basic safety and security rules;

4) Entering and tracking facilities work orders, equipment conditions, or project updates in a digital database (such as MAXIMO, CMPro, or equivalent systems);

5) Monitoring project timelines and reporting potential delays or production interferences to higher-level project managers; and

6) Managing routine or well-defined facility modernization and Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization (SRM) projects of limited scope, applying standard engineering practices to ensure facility repairs meet the needs of the end user.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
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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.

Education

For the GS-09 Position ONLY :

The following education may be used in lieu of the specialized experience described above:

Successful completion of a master's degree directly related to the work of the position

OR

Successful completion of two full years of graduate education directly related to the work of the position

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at:

PPP Applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link:

Military Spouse Preference Applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.