Supervisory Mechanical Engineer

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Omaha, NE

10d

About The Position

This is a Direct Hire Authority solicitation to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to a competitive-service position. The incumbent serves as a Section Chief and the District’s senior mechanical advisor on programs involving military and Civil Works design, environmental cleanup (HTRW) design, and related Operations and Maintenance issues. The Section Chief leads the Design Branch section, supervises engineers, engineering technicians, and administrative personnel, and manages the section’s business functions.

The role provides technical advice on complex mechanical systems and performs independent quality assurance reviews of designs produced by branch engineers, other Districts, and architect-engineer firms. The incumbent reviews section work products and is responsible for their technical accuracy and adequacy, the soundness of assumptions, the reliability of conclusions, and compliance with applicable policies and procedures. Design areas include hydropower, flood control, plumbing, gas distribution, fire protection, hydraulics, central heating and cooling plants, incineration, and fuel storage tank installation and removal. The position also ensures that organizational and position structures support effective position management and organizational effectiveness.

Requirements

• Must possess and maintain a Professional Engineer (P.E.) certification or license and upload a copy.
• Must complete a one-year supervisory probationary period unless previously completed.
• Must meet the basic engineering qualification requirement through an acceptable engineering degree or qualifying combination of education and experience.
• Must have one year of specialized experience creating mechanical designs for Civil Works projects, monitoring technical aspects of design projects, and scheduling workload and resources. The experience must be at the next lower federal grade/level (GS-12).
• Experience must be used to meet the specialized experience requirement; education cannot substitute for this experience.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens.
• Foreign education used to meet qualification requirements must be evaluated as equivalent to education from an accredited U.S. program, or receive full course credit from an accredited U.S. college or university.

Responsibilities

• Supervise engineers, engineering technicians, and administrative personnel assigned to the section.
• Manage the section’s business functions.
• Serve as the District’s senior mechanical advisor on military design, Civil Works design, environmental cleanup (HTRW) design, and related Operations and Maintenance issues.
• Serve as an independent quality assurance reviewer for designs produced by branch engineers, other Districts, and architect-engineer firms.
• Provide technical advice on complex mechanical systems.
• Review section work products and ensure their technical accuracy and adequacy, sound assumptions, reliable conclusions, and conformance with applicable policies and procedures.
• Oversee design work in areas including hydropower, flood control, plumbing, gas distribution, fire protection, hydraulics, central heating and cooling plants, incineration, and fuel storage tank installation and removal.
• Ensure organizational and position structures support effective position management and organizational effectiveness.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package available to employees and their families; eligibility depends on position type and other factors.
• Relocation, recruitment, student loan repayment, advance in hire, or advance leave accrual incentives may be authorized if in the government’s best interest.
• Permanent Change of Station allowances may be authorized, subject to applicable regulations and agency determination.

What This Job Offers

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