Interdisciplinary (Technical Lead)

Job Details

Qualifications & Requirements

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Minimum Qualifications GS-12: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1.) serving as an engineer who participated in engineering/ architectural design, analysis, and/ or cost engineering efforts on civil and military projects, and HTRW projects; 2.) providing technical input and oversight of both in-house and Architect-Engineer (A-E) contractor- designed projects for new construction, maintenance/ alteration/ repair of existing facilities, and for special projects or studies; 3.) assisting in the preparation of designs, analyses, layouts, computations, cost estimates, design drawings, quantity calculations; and 4.) communicating with stakeholders and/or representatives of other federal, state, or local agencies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Minimum Qualifications GS-13: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1.) serving as a technical design specialist responsible for complex and innovative engineering/ architectural design, analysis, and/ or cost engineering efforts on projects for civil and military projects, work for others, and HTRW projects; 2.) leading teams in the performance of technical engineering and design responsibilities; 3.) participating in analysis and improvement of work methods, processes and organization structure to optimize production efficiency and cost effectiveness; 4.) providing technical input and oversight of both in-house and Architect-Engineer (A-E) contractor- designed projects for new construction, maintenance/ alteration/ repair of existing facilities, and for special projects or studies; 5.) preparing designs, analyses, layouts, computations, cost estimates, design drawings, quantity calculations and reviews same; and 6.) meeting with stakeholders and/or representatives of other federal, state, or local agencies to make recommendations on efficient alternatives with consideration for the constructability and/or cost of projects. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12) Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. ***In addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements above you must also meet the Basic Requirements listed in the "Education" section below***

Position Overview

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce positions to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: You will serve as the technical lead for the Army Facilities Components System (AFCS) program. AFCS is a DoD joint program that provides readily accessible, current, standardized, adaptable and scalable base camp component and facility designs.

Duties

• Responsible for complex and innovative engineering/ architectural design, analysis, and/ or cost engineering efforts on projects for civil and military projects, work for others, and HTRW projects.
• Define site specific problems and identify necessary technical testing and analyses; cost or price estimating; and cost/ price/ schedule risk analyses.
• Perform work relating to difficult or critical designs and problems and often leads the efforts of a team carrying out broad, innovative project assignments.
• Prepare designs, analyses, layouts, computations, cost estimates, design drawings, quantity calculations and reviews same.
• Perform field reconnaissance and site investigation in connection with significant and/or controversial project development to determine the accuracy of field surveys.