Summary Serves as a Mechanical/Fire Protection Engineer in Mechanical & Electrical Section, the Design Branch, Engineering Division with responsibility for performing design and drawings and making technical recommendations concerning a wide variety of facilities through planning, design, and construction stages. Responsibilities Fire Protection Engineering (75%) Designs fire suppression, fire prevention, fire alarm, mass notification, accessibility, and life safety Comply with relevant codes, regulations, and instructions provided during the design development; and for feasibility, clarity, and consistency with related engineering features Develops AutoCAD drawing, design analyses, and specifications for fire detection, fire protection, mass notification, and life safety features of design work accomplished in-house Visits sites of proposed future projects to acquire field data necessary to support design and construction activities. Coordinates with fire protection personnel Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) om project related fire protection code interpretation and code deviations. Mechanical Engineering (25%) Applies mechanical engineering principles and hydraulic theory pertaining particularly to unusually large axial flow pumps (up to 1040 c.f.s. capacity and 152" in diameter) for drainage and flood control Exercises sound professional judgement in performing research and feasibility investigations and development; preparation and/or evaluation of reports and technical briefs Prepare and/or evaluation of reports and technical briefs Prepare portions of technical specifications in connection with preliminary and final planning, design, construction, installation and overall testing of the above pumps and related equipment Selects major mechanical equipment and establishes general configuration of pumping station layouts Determines final selection of plant equipment which will obtain optimum overall combination of reliability, efficiency, operational flexibility and monetary economy of design from personal studies and investigations Develops, coordinates, and prepares all preliminary and final mechanical engineering designs Prepare drawings, sketches, design analyses, special reports, operating manuals, contract plans and specifications, and preliminary and final engineering cost estimates (for both initial contract and annual operating cost) Requirements Conditions of Employment 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. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) 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 education/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: GS-12: one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which is defined as: demonstrating practical engineering experience for complex projects, independently carry out directives and evaluations, develop information papers, and exercise judgment when interpreting policies and procedures. Education requirement: Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Computer Skills Mathematical Reasoning Oral Communication Problem Solving 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-11). Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/. 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. 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. This is a(n) 18 Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.