Deputy Base Civil Engineer

Pacific Air Forces • Elmendorf AFB, AK

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Deputy Base Civil Engineer provides continuity in managing an installation’s Civil Engineering functions and is responsible for providing, operating, and maintaining complex infrastructure and facilities at an Air Force or Joint Base installation. The position shares direction and oversight of the Civil Engineering Squadron’s work with the Base Civil Engineer, acting through subordinate supervisors. It evaluates program goals and objectives to support long-range planning and improve organizational management support capabilities. The role represents the Civil Engineering Squadron to installation organizations and outside agencies. Assigned programs may involve unusual managerial complexity, substantial uncertainty, and risk. This is a supervisory position.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Meet the professional engineering education or qualifying education-and-experience combination, including the specified engineering degree, coursework, registration/licensure, written examination, or related curriculum and experience pathways.
• At least one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 level or equivalent, applying professional engineering concepts, principles, and practices; familiarity with architectural and engineering disciplines; understanding of civil engineering trades, procedures, methods, equipment, materials, limitations, and applications; and ability to direct and develop staff.
• For merit promotion applicants seeking GS-13, meet the applicable time-in-grade requirement of one year at GS-12.
• Obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Meet applicable Selective Service registration requirements for males.
• Serve a one-year supervisory probationary period if the selected applicant has not previously met this requirement.
• Depending on appointment type, serve a one-year probationary period or a two-year trial period.
• Be able to travel away from the normal duty station occasionally on military or commercial aircraft.
• Be available for extended or other-than-normal duty hours, including evenings and weekends, and possible recall.
• Meet the requirements applicable to this designated critical APDP and key position; duties are essential to wartime and contingency operations.
• Demonstrate knowledge of professional engineering concepts and practices and architectural/engineering disciplines.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Base Civil Engineer mission, roles, functions, organizational structure, and management and operation of large organizations.
• Demonstrate knowledge of civil engineering trades, professions, procedures, methods, equipment, materials, limitations, and applications.
• Demonstrate knowledge of safety, security, personnel management, Military Equal Opportunity and EEO regulations, practices, and procedures.
• Demonstrate knowledge of government contracting regulations, practices, and procedures.
• Provide transcripts when using education to qualify; foreign education must be shown to be equivalent to U.S. education.
• Clearly identify duties, responsibilities, and hours per week for part-time or unpaid experience claimed.

Responsibilities

• Provide, operate, and maintain complex installation infrastructure and facilities.
• Exercise supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
• With the Base Civil Engineer, direct, coordinate, and oversee work through subordinate supervisors.
• Periodically assess and evaluate program goals and objectives to support long-range planning and improve management support capabilities.
• Represent the Civil Engineering Squadron with installation organizations and outside agencies.
• Plan, organize, and direct organizational functions, and mentor, motivate, and appraise staff directly and through subordinate supervisors.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package for eligible employees and their families.
• PCS may be paid in accordance with applicable regulations if authorized.
• A recruitment incentive may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior