MECHANICAL ENGINEER

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SPF): This position has a Selective Placement Factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates. The selective placement factor is: You must currently be a licensed Professional Engineer (PE). Your license or registration must be held in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

Do you meet this requirement? (Note - if yes, it is highly recommended that you provide a copy of your current registration with your application).***NOTE: A copy of your current license/registration showing the expiration date MUST be submitted with your application in order to be considered for this position. A copy of a wall certificate that does not have an expiration date will not serve to verify this requirement.

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) Performing all aspects of mechanical engineering design for a wide variety of installation shore facility types, to include: all aspects of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, industrial, energy monitoring, and HVAC controls; 2) Providing expert technical guidance, consultation and support in developing initial project planning documents, plans, specifications, studies, reports, and other design work products; 3) Executing complex design and analyses, utilizing advanced mechanical engineering software; 4) Performing engineering services in support of Architectural and Engineering Contracts such as writing statements of work, estimating fees, negotiation, performance monitoring, and evaluation of bids. NOTE This information must be clearly supported in your resume.

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/mechanical-engineering-series-0830/ 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 lead a multi-disciplinary in-house (IH) design team, executing IH projects as well as overseeing design efforts accomplished via Architectural/Engineering (A/E) firms.,You will coordinate the mechanical engineering design with the engineering disciplines for Design-Bid-Build (DBB) and Design-Build (DB) projects to ensure overall compatibility and efficiency of the site and building design.,You will be responsible for tracking the progress of projects to ensure that they are kept within construction budgets and that the drawings and specifications are completed within allotted design schedules.,You will perform quality assurance reviews of drawings, specifications, calculations, cost estimates, and studies prepared by A/E design firms.,You will provide post construction award services (PCAS), including review and approval of contractor's submittals for conformance with the requirements of the contract drawings and specifications.,You will mentor and train new and junior mechanical engineers within the organization.