SUPERVISORY GENERAL ENGINEER

Summary This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serves as the Chief, Engineering Division, Directorate of Public Works (DPW), Fort Greely, AK. Learn more about this agency Duties Assign all projects to the Engineer staff according to work load and area of expertise. Assure provision of engineering and analysis, including physical site investigation and documentation, of projects and building systems as requested by installation units. Assure qualified review of projects designed by others for sound engineering determination, technical accuracy, completeness, and compliance with DPW standards and user requirements. Supervises positions to include Construction Performance Evaluators, Utility Privatization Contract Evaluators and a Energy Management Specialist. Coordinate the design development of projects that typically involve multiple engineering disciplines including civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, architectural, and environmental to produce a homogeneous, complete contract package. Requirements Conditions of employment Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. Must possess or be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance. While the work is primarily performed while sitting, it frequently involves on-site visits where there is considerable walking and exposure to hot, extreme subarctic cold, wet and adverse weather conditions. Incumbent may be required to perform occasional TDY travel away from home station. Qualifications Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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. Basic Education Requirement: This position has a basic entry requirement. The entry requirement requires completion of education or a combination of education and experience sufficient to be comparable to that normally acquired through the completion of a four year course of study with a major in the professional or scientific field. You must meet one of the following: A. Successful completion of a 4-year degree in professional engineering from an accredited college or university. The degree must either be from a school with ABET accreditation; or must include both 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)static, 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); (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science of physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronic. B. Registration as a Professional Engineer from a state, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia. C. Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Applicants who have passed the EIT examination and have completed all the requirements for either (a) a bachelor's degree in engineering technology (BET) from an accredited college of university that included 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, or (b) a BET from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) may be rated eligible for certain engineering positions at GS-5. Eligibility is limited to positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of the engineering technology program. Applicants for positions that involve highly technical research, development, or similar functions requiring an advanced level of competence in basic science must meet the basic requirements in paragraph A. D. Successful completion from an accredited college or university at least 60 semester hours in physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences. These must have included the courses specified in the paragraph A under basic requirements above; i.e., included both differential and integral calculus, plus courses in five of the seven areas of fundamental engineering sciences as listed under the basic requirements above, as (a) through (g). The total courses offered to meet this provision must be fully acceptable towards meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum. E. Successful completion from an accredited college of a full 4-year or longer related curriculum leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in engineering technology, or in an appropriate professional field, such as physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science (not computer programming), mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering provided you also have at least 1 year of professional engineering experience which was acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Experience required: Experience To qualify based on your experience, your resume must also describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: Managing a wide range of Public Works functions such as, but not limited to; planning, design, execution of facility rehab and/or construction, master planning, energy and/or environmental programs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12) 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. This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter. 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) Engineers and Scientists - Resources and Construction 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. Recruitment/relocation incentives may be authorized. Student loan repayment incentives may be authorized. Further certification from this announcement may take place up to 90 days beyond the closing date of this announcement. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating. Since Alaska is considered an overseas location, statutory return rights are applicable in many circumstances. Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19. For more information on EFMP, please visit the following link: https://www.armymwr.com/programs-and-services/personal-assistance/exceptional-family-member-program Expand Hide  additional information Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.