General Engineer

Army • Fort Bragg, NC

10d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a Direct Hire Authority solicitation to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to a competitive-service position with the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), Deputy Chief of Staff, Engineer, Construction Division, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The General Engineer provides direct support and advice on facilities master planning; engineering design; construction, restoration, and modernization; and policy, planning, programming, budgeting, and contracting oversight for installed or emplaced facilities equipment. The position serves as Project Manager and Staff Officer for the Construction Division.

The engineer ensures technical accuracy and regulatory compliance by applying knowledge of fiscal law, USASOC regulations, Army budget guidance, and installation policies. The role works within Defense Military Construction (MILCON), Army Facility Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization (FSRM), USASOC budget guidance, a garrison's annual work plan, and Army facility authorizations. Staff visits to installations may be required to gain first-hand knowledge of operations and garrison approvals.

Requirements

• Meet the General Engineer basic requirement through a qualifying engineering degree; an accepted combination of education and experience; or an applicable engineering registration/licensure, written examination, specified coursework, or related curriculum and experience.
• Meet specialized experience requirements: apply Military Construction engineering analysis and design principles and methods to specify, predict, and evaluate results.
• Have experience using construction-industry, engineering, and physical-science skills to design, construct, or improve existing buildings.
• Have knowledge of project management, contract management, construction materials, and building subsystems sufficient to identify and quantify costs, equipment, and preventive maintenance.
• Have knowledge of military installation community planning and the ability to apply those skills to area development plans.
• Be a U.S. citizen.
• Be able to obtain and maintain eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment; a background investigation and credit check are required.
• Possess or obtain and maintain a valid driver's license from a U.S. state or possession to operate vehicles.
• Complete a one-year probationary period unless previously meeting the applicable requirements.
• Provide transcripts if qualifying based on education; foreign education used to meet qualification requirements must be evaluated and deemed equivalent to U.S. accredited education or receive full credit at an accredited U.S. college or university.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and advice for facilities master planning, engineering design, construction, restoration, and modernization.
• Provide policy, planning, programming, budgeting, and contracting oversight for installed or emplaced facilities equipment.
• Serve as Project Manager and Staff Officer for the USASOC Deputy Chief of Staff, Engineer, Construction Division.
• Ensure technical accuracy and regulatory compliance by applying knowledge of fiscal law related to repair work and new-work construction.
• Make staff visits to installations as required to gain first-hand knowledge of operations and garrison approvals.
• Enforce and work within the Defense MILCON, Army FSRM, and facility-utilization framework for subordinate special operations forces commands and units.
• Apply knowledge of USASOC regulations, Army budget guidance, and installation policies.
• Work within USASOC budget guidance, the garrison's annual work plan, and Army facility authorizations.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package for employees and their families.
• Permanent Change of Station allowances may be authorized.
• Relocation or recruitment incentive may be authorized.
• Advanced-in-hire may be authorized.
• Advance leave accrual may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

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