GENERAL ENGINEER - ARCHITECT

For the GS-12 Position: In addition to the basic education requirement, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 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) Providing professional engineering or architectural construction management services concerning planning, design, and construction projects; 2) Identifying and recommending technical solutions to design or structural problems encountered during the project; 3) Managing the contract lifecycle by identifying modification requirements, preparing independent government estimates (IGEs), and drafting technical statements of work; 4) Reviewing accident prevention plans for compliance with contract health and safety requirements; AND 5) Reviewing contract drawings and specifications with respect to constructability and compatibility with field conditions.

For the GS-11 Position: In addition to the basic education requirement, your resume must also 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) Performing construction management and construction engineering for alterations, repair, and new construction of a broad range of facilities; 2) Preparing construction cost estimates in support of contract negotiations; 3) Monitoring construction contractor quality and safety programs by conducting site visits; and 4) Preparing briefs related to scopes of work, design reviews, and/or contract negotiations.

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/0800/architecture-series-0808/ 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.

You will provide assistance and technical guidance to other engineers, architects, and business lines as a Construction Engineer/Architect.,You will manage multiple priorities and provide technical solutions to complex problems encountered during the administration of construction contracts for multi-million dollar state-of-the-art facility projects.,You will be responsible for enforcement of all technical and administrative provisions of assigned construction contracts.,You will review and approve technical contractor administrative submittals such as schedules, environmental protection plans, health and safety plans and accident prevention plans.,You will monitor project budget and time constraints and initiate appropriate corrective action if necessary to ensure funding thresholds and impacts to operational needs are not exceeded.,You will serve as the technical representative in matters involving contract modifications, dispute mitigation, and formal contractor surveillance.