Interdisciplinary

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Savannah, GA

10d

About The Position

This public notice flyer is intended to notify applicants of anticipated vacancies; applications will not be accepted through the flyer, and there may or may not be positions filled from it. The position serves as the Branch’s single point of contact for the Quality Management Program (QMP), developing quality policies, procedures, metrics, and oversight to ensure technical reviews and architectural/engineering products comply with current guidance and quality requirements. The role analyzes quality data and recommends corrective actions to support successful product delivery.

The incumbent serves as a senior technical manager and advisor for military vertical and horizontal design projects. The position participates in program and project execution, including workload and resource planning, coordination across disciplines, budgeting, scheduling, defining requirements, and providing practical and economical technical solutions to engineering and architectural issues. It also contributes to committees and design-quality processes, develops installation-specific design criteria, analyzes facility requirements, and prepares or reviews complex specifications and design-analysis documents. The role provides technical guidance and develops presentations for varied audiences.

During construction, the position monitors projects and manages the resolution of high-visibility and complex issues involving design and construction. It evaluates proposed contract change orders and available funding, coordinates preparation of plans and specifications for contract changes, and liaises among technical disciplines, project management, and construction representatives. It manages and tracks shop-drawing reviews for in-house-designed projects, collects and distributes multidisciplinary shop-drawing data, establishes quality controls for completeness and accuracy, and sets shop-drawing workflow policies and procedures.

This is a federal civilian position under the Department of Defense direct-hire authority. A one-year probationary period applies. The position requires U.S. citizenship, a valid state driver’s license, and a Professional Engineer (P.E.) or Registered Architect (R.A.) license or certification. Multiple positions may be filled. Relocation allowances and hiring incentives may be authorized subject to applicable rules and available budget.

Requirements

• Meet the applicable basic education or education-and-experience requirements for the relevant engineering series (0810, 0819, 0830, or 0850), or architecture series (0808).
• Have at least one year of specialized experience facilitating, coordinating, and integrating project designs within an Engineering Division; familiarity with program directives, schedules, policies, fiscal design targets, and district project, administrative, and reporting procedures for military construction design and construction; and experienced professional judgment addressing specialized facility requirements.
• Specialized experience must be at the next lower federal grade/level (GS-12 or above); education cannot substitute for the required specialized experience.
• Possess a Professional Engineer (P.E.) registration or Registered Architect (R.A.) license/certification.
• Obtain and maintain a valid state driver’s license.
• Provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Be subject to a suitability or fitness determination based on a completed background investigation.
• Applicants using foreign education must provide documentation of evaluation and U.S. equivalency or applicable credit from an accredited U.S. college or university.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• Complete a one-year probationary period; continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Use direct deposit for pay.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Branch’s single point of contact for the Quality Management Program (QMP).
• Establish quality policies, procedures, and measurement standards to ensure technical reviews and architectural/engineering products meet current guidance and quality requirements.
• Record project and task status, oversee quality-management reviews and actions, analyze data, and recommend corrective actions.
• Serve as a senior technical manager for military vertical and horizontal design projects.
• Participate in program and project execution, including workload and resource planning, multidisciplinary coordination, budgeting, and scheduling.
• Define project requirements and provide technical advice and practical, economical engineering and architectural solutions.
• Serve as a senior architect/engineer technical advisor and resolve technical problems, including multidisciplinary design and construction issues.
• Participate in committees and initiatives related to design-quality processes and technical programs.
• Develop and maintain customer-specific engineering design criteria for projects at assigned installations.
• Analyze design criteria for facility construction or renovation to meet new mission and environmental requirements.
• Prepare complex and unique specifications and prepare or review design-analysis documents.
• Provide technical guidance to designers and other employees, and develop presentations for different audiences.
• Monitor projects under construction and manage resolution of high-visibility and complex construction problems.
• Evaluate the need for construction contract change orders and determine the status of funds available for them.
• Coordinate preparation of plans and specifications for construction contract changes.
• Maintain liaison among technical disciplines, project management, and construction representatives to manage and track shop-drawing reviews.
• Disseminate and collect multidisciplinary shop-drawing data and establish quality controls to ensure completeness and accuracy within contractual requirements.
• Establish policies and procedures for shop-drawing workflow.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package for eligible employees.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to applicable rules and agency determination.
• Recruitment or relocation bonuses, service credit for leave, and student loan repayment may be authorized subject to available budget.

What This Job Offers

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