Mechanical Engineer

U.S. Coast Guard•Birmingham, AL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a GS-0830-12 Mechanical Engineer position with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, TRACEN Birmingham Southern Technical Branch, located in Birmingham, Alabama. The incumbent serves as a Project Manager/Mechanical Engineer on a multidisciplinary architectural and engineering team at Coast Guard Training Center Birmingham Southern. Projects include new construction and the repair, maintenance, modification, or renovation of existing facilities, including modern and historic buildings, waterfronts, training and communication facilities, housing, industrial and multi-mission buildings, support structures, and associated utilities. The position plans and executes complex engineering projects, develops technical designs and project objectives, and guides and evaluates architectural and engineering contractors. It also involves logistics and construction oversight, including technical advice to contractors, design reviews, permitting, and environmental and historic-preservation coordination.

Requirements

Meet the engineering education requirement through an ABET-accredited engineering bachelor's degree, qualifying engineering coursework, or an accepted education-and-experience combination.
Have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the federal sector; education cannot substitute for experience at this grade level.
Specialized experience must demonstrate relevant work such as applying building codes, life-safety standards, ADA requirements, and environmental regulations; performing mechanical engineering design and analysis for facilities or infrastructure; reviewing contractor or AE submissions and monitoring project schedules; developing scopes, estimates, schedules, and milestones; or conducting construction oversight.
Submit required transcripts with the application by the announcement closing date; foreign education requires evidence of U.S. equivalency.
Be a U.S. citizen and registered or exempt from Selective Service.
Pass a background investigation; the position does not require a security clearance.
Possess and maintain a valid state driver's license.
Meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.
Complete all qualification requirements by the announcement closing date.

Responsibilities

Plan objectives, milestones, and phases for complex projects, making necessary innovations and modifications and detailed technical decisions about the scope, intent, and extent of work.
Conceive, analyze, design, plan, and execute large or complex designs for a diverse range of engineering projects, identifying economical and efficient procedures for design and performance.
Guide and evaluate architectural and engineering contractor efforts and assess technical and project progress against schedules and allotted resources, including reviewing plans, specifications, and cost estimates.
Perform logistics responsibilities, including contractual support, logistics planning, obtaining permits, making NEPA determinations, and conducting State Historical Preservation Officer consultations.
Serve as a construction technical representative by providing technical advice and guidance to contractors, including design reviews and conferences to clarify methods, plans, and specifications.