Bangor, WA, 98315, USA
6 hours ago
CIVIL ENGINEER
Summary You will serve as a CIVIL ENGINEER in the Planning, Design and Construction Directorate of NAVFAC NORTHWEST. Responsibilities You will administer architectural-engineering contract negotiations to verify the basic project objectives will be met within established cost limitations. You will collaborate with project developers on contracting needs for energy projects (e.g., Statement of Work, Request for Proposals, and Government Cost Estimates). You will compose technical correspondence to communicate A-E designs, plans, and objectives to management officials, staff, and customers. You will chair progress reviews with stakeholders and customers to communicate the outcome of the reviews. You will provide Post Construction Award Services (PCAS) support including review and approval of contractor’s submittals to determine that they conform to the requirements of the contract drawings and specifications. You will review and approve shop drawings, catalog information, certificates of compliance, Value Engineering Cost proposals (VECPs), and provide technical responses to Requests for Information (RFIs). You will serve as Design Manager (DM) performing technical administration of designs, design management, and coordination efforts with other engineers and architects involved in multi-discipline projects. You will participate on slate and/or selection boards for the procurement of AE services and/or Technical Evaluation Teams (TETs) for the procurement of design and construction services. You will utilize the Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG), AutoCAD, SpecsIntact, and NAVFAC NW provided civil engineering software to develop designs and RFPs. You will serve as the QA/QC reviewer of drawings, specifications, calculations, cost estimates, and studies prepared by AE firms You will Independently prepare civil engineering designs, design analyses, and calculations for conventional new construction projects and/or alterations to existing facilities. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Selective Placement Factor (SPF): This position has a SPF which is current registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in any state, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico or Guam. Do you possess this current registration? Note - If you respond "YES" it is highly recommended that you provide a copy of your current registration with your application. In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 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) Extensive experience independently preparing civil engineering designs, design analyses, and calculations for conventional new construction projects and/or alterations to existing facilities and expertise with the use of the Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG), AutoCAD, SpecsIntact, and NAVFAC SE provided civil engineering software; 2) Extensive experience in the role of QA/QC reviewer of drawings, specifications, calculations, cost estimates, and studies prepared by AE firms and participation on slate and/or selection boards for the procurement of AE services and/or Technical Evaluation Teams (TETs) for the procurement of design and construction services; 3) Extensive experience in the role of Design Manager (DM) performing technical administration of designs, design management, and coordination efforts with other engineers and architects involved in multi-discipline projects; and 4) Extensive experience providing Post Construction Award Services (PCAS) support including review and approval of contractor's submittals to determine that they conform to the requirements of the contract drawings and specifications and experience approving shop drawings, catalog information, certificates of compliance, Value Engineering Cost proposals (VECPs), and providing technical responses to Requests for Information (RFIs). NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for the position. 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 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. Education Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must posses: A bachelor's degree (or higher) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) 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. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Have a combination of 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: (I) 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; or (II) 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, and Puerto Rico; or (III) Specified academic courses: Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above); or (IV) Related curriculum: Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's 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 bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one 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. 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 an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. 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. Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. 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: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf 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: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ 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.
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