ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

GS-12: Your resume must 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) Resolving complex and diverse construction and design problems from as-built drawings and existing conditions to develop scopes of work sufficient for accomplishing the work; 2) Preparing detailed technical reports in the development of cost estimates for contracts and task orders; 3) Making recommendations to resolve problems encountered from scopes of work, referencing industry standards and codes to determine exact requirements for work; 4) Performing pre-award review of contractor proposals and technical questions as required by the command to ensure contractors are in compliance with state and federal environmental, safety and labor regulations; 5) Analyzing bids and making recommendations for awards, price negotiations, and for changes in original specifications; and 6) Performing job site visits and reviewing construction plans and specifications to ensure work conforms with the contract. NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for the position.

GS-11: Your resume must 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) Reviewing as-built drawings, verifying existing conditions and developing scopes of work in sufficient detail for accomplishing the work; 2) Preparing detailed technical and performance portions and develop cost estimates for contracts and task order portions of specifications; 3) Assisting in pre-award review of contractor proposals and technical questions as required by the command; 4) Analyzing bids and make recommendations for awards, price negotiations and for changes in original specifications; and 5) Gathering information on scope of work, visit job sites, referencing industry standards and codes to determine exact requirements for work. 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/engineering-technical-series-0802

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.