Supervisory Interdisciplinary

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Alexandria, VA

12d

About The Position

Serves as a technical manager responsible for planning, coordinating, and resolving major or unusual multi-discipline engineering problems associated with the design and construction of major military facilities. Duties Monitor Architect Engineer (AE) contracts for major complex design products. Advise contractor of the interpretation of criteria, policies, technical procedures, and priorities. Provide engineering expertise and technical knowledge for unique, complex, and innovative facilities including interfaces with installed equipment and operational testing, all of which utilize advanced, newly developed technology. Assist other technical managers or project managers in AE surveillance, monitoring, site visits, value engineering, and design improvement studies. Work closely with the project managers and resident engineers to identify technical issues requiring engineering input and to establish issue priorities. Lead engineering team activities to develop final decisions regarding complex, often controversial technical matters, many of which influence the design configuration and construction of multiple facilities and sites. Guide and lead the evaluation of contractors and government agencies in designing novel, highly specialized facilities. Plan, coordinate, evaluate, and review all phases of the design process to ensure interpretation and integration of and technical compliance with criteria, regulations, policies, and procedures Consult and coordinate with representatives of industry and other government agencies to ascertain plans and requirements, new developments, systems, or methods which may have a bearing on the technical aspects of assigned projects. Formulate basic criteria for major new facilities based upon the knowledge of regulatory requirements, examination of user requirements, inspection of actual site conditions and existing facilities. Direct the activities of the organization, including personnel management responsibilities of each subordinate branch chiefs. Plan organizational structure and staffing needs. Promote sound position management principles and programs with the advice and assistance of personnel, manpower, and management specialists. Observe workers' performance and periodically evaluate employee performance, and/or review evaluations made by subordinate supervisors. Evaluate the performance of subordinate supervisors.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• TDY travel may be required up to 25% of the time.
• Position requires Professional Engineering or Architecture Registration, required IAW CEHNCR 690-1-47.
• Incumbent is required to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450.
• This position is designated Tier 3, Non-Critical Sensitive, Moderate Risk and requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance Level as a condition of employment.
• US Citizens
• 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. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR 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. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
• 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); OR (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 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. (The above examples of related curricula are not all inclusive.)
• One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) managing engineering organizations with technically diverse backgrounds focusing on medical facility design and construction; 2) exercising significant responsibilities in dealing with officials of other units or organizations; 3) developing and executing program and operating budgets in accordance with fiscal law; and 4) performing and/or reviewing engineering design work on federal medical facilities. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14).
• No substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Nice To Haves

• 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.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is aN 18 Career Program position aligned under the Construction, Analysis, Science, Infrastructure & Engineers (CASIE) Career Management Directorate.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• Incentives may be authorized.
• 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

• Monitor Architect Engineer (AE) contracts for major complex design products.
• Advise contractor of the interpretation of criteria, policies, technical procedures, and priorities.
• Provide engineering expertise and technical knowledge for unique, complex, and innovative facilities including interfaces with installed equipment and operational testing, all of which utilize advanced, newly developed technology.
• Assist other technical managers or project managers in AE surveillance, monitoring, site visits, value engineering, and design improvement studies.
• Work closely with the project managers and resident engineers to identify technical issues requiring engineering input and to establish issue priorities.
• Lead engineering team activities to develop final decisions regarding complex, often controversial technical matters, many of which influence the design configuration and construction of multiple facilities and sites.
• Guide and lead the evaluation of contractors and government agencies in designing novel, highly specialized facilities.
• Plan, coordinate, evaluate, and review all phases of the design process to ensure interpretation and integration of and technical compliance with criteria, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Consult and coordinate with representatives of industry and other government agencies to ascertain plans and requirements, new developments, systems, or methods which may have a bearing on the technical aspects of assigned projects.
• Formulate basic criteria for major new facilities based upon the knowledge of regulatory requirements, examination of user requirements, inspection of actual site conditions and existing facilities.
• Direct the activities of the organization, including personnel management responsibilities of each subordinate branch chiefs.
• Plan organizational structure and staffing needs.
• Promote sound position management principles and programs with the advice and assistance of personnel, manpower, and management specialists.
• Observe workers' performance and periodically evaluate employee performance, and/or review evaluations made by subordinate supervisors.
• Evaluate the performance of subordinate supervisors.

Benefits

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What This Job Offers

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