Interdisciplinary

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Corpus Christi, TX

19h • Onsite

About The Position

This position is with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ft Worth District with a duty station of Corpus Christi, TX. This announcement is for current, permanent Army employees to be considered for a time-limited promotion, reassignment, or change to lower grade. External status candidates should apply to Announcement # CEDD-26-13080566-MP. The role involves field engineering and inspection, office engineering, materials testing and control, and administrative functions. The Senior Project Engineer will ensure all office responsibilities are carried out effectively through review of correspondence and reports, problem-solving, and general observation of activities. They will monitor work performed and advise appropriate personnel of projected work placement to ensure optimum utilization of funds. This includes supervising and performing investigations of site conditions, preparing drawings, and developing cost estimates for changes in contract plans and specifications due to unforeseen field conditions. The role also involves reviewing design plans, specifications, and cost estimates, informing contractors of their responsibilities, establishing controls for adherence to policies and procedures, and administering wage and hour laws.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must meet education and/or experience requirements.
• Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work.
• Resume must clearly describe relevant experience.
• Transcripts will be required if qualifying based on education.
• Basic Requirement for Architect: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in architecture or in a related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in architecture or related disciplines of which at least (1) 30 semester hours were in architectural design, and (2) 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology, properties of materials and methods of construction, and environmental control systems. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the architectural principles, methods, and techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by at least one of the following: (1) Related Curriculum - Degree in architectural engineering provided the completed course work in architectural engineering provided knowledge, skills, and abilities substantially equivalent to those provided in the courses specified in statement A above, or (2) Experience: 1 year of experience in an architect's office or in architectural work for each year short of graduation from a program of study in architecture. In the absence of any college courses, 5 years of such experience is required. This experience must have demonstrated that you have acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture.
• Basic Requirement for Engineer: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2. Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. 3. Specified academic courses - Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program. 4. Related curriculum - Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.
• Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing the following duties related to civil works or military construction projects: 1) Reviewing project designs to ensure contract plans and specifications are met; 2) Tracking a project budgets and milestones; AND 3) Negotiating changes in design, cost or project milestones.
• Must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.

Nice To Haves

• Current, permanent Army employees applying on Time-Limited Assignments
• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Responsibilities

• Field engineering and inspection
• Office engineering
• Materials testing and control
• Administrative functions
• Review of correspondence and reports
• Monitoring work performed and advising on work placement for optimal fund utilization
• Supervising and performing investigation of site conditions
• Preparation of drawings
• Development of cost estimates for changes in contract plans and specifications
• Reviewing design plans, specifications, and cost estimates
• Informing contractors of their responsibilities
• Establishing controls for adherence to policies, procedures, and regulations
• Administering wage and hour laws with respect to the contractor's labor force

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations.
• A Recruitment/Relocation Incentive MAY be offered, depending on funding availability and management discretion.

What This Job Offers

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