Project Engineer

Announcement Type TARP - Direct-Hire Authority (DHA) Position Type Permanent USACE Organization North Atlantic Division (NAD) - Europe District Locations (City, State) Wiesbaden, Germany Position Overview/Duties Summary The USACE Europe District Construction Division, Special Projects Resident Office, seeks a GS-12 Project Engineer. The incumbent oversees diverse military construction and humanitarian assistance projects across Europe & Africa from award to acceptance, directing lower-grade engineers/technicians and applying comprehensive engineering, cost, quality, safety, and contractor management knowledge. Position Overview Pay Scale & Grade GS-12 Location: Wiesbaden, Germany - 1 Vacancy Remote Job No Telework Eligible Situational/Unscheduled Telework only Work Schedule Full-time Travel Required 75% or less — Up to 75% Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) may be required. Relocation expenses reimbursed: Relocation (PCS) expenses may be authorized (subject to available budget) if the selecting official determines the relocation is in the best interests of the government. Appointment Type Permanent Work Schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion Potential None Supervisory Status No Security Clearance Secret Drug Test Not required Financial Disclosure Yes — Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-450) required. Duties Monitors contractor compliance with schedules, plans, and specifications; resolves disputes, recommends changes, authorizes minor deviations, enforces safety, interprets contracts, withholds payment for defective work, and certifies payments. Prepares various reports and correspondence pertaining to such matters as progress payments, contract modification materials, Monthly Schedule Analysis Reports and delays in construction, etc., as related to field construction activities. Conducts constructibility reviews during design; coordinates construction scheduling, reporting, acceptance, and safety with contractors and Host Nation representatives; evaluates contractor quality control; liaises with local agencies to prevent conflicts. Negotiates contract modifications and claims with contractors for equitable prices and realistic timeframes; assembles supporting engineering data, leads negotiation conferences, and settles fairly for the Government, subject to COR approval. Verifies contractor and government-furnished material/equipment receipt and conformance, rejecting nonconforming items; reviews cost proposals, develops independent estimates and methods for comparison, and discusses differences with contractors before recommending approval or rejection. Qualifications Who May Apply: U.S. 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 . Conditions of Employment Applications must be submitted after 12:01 AM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Open Date and before 11:45 PM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Close Date to receive consideration. Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. One-year probationary period may be required. Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19. Must be able to satisfy the requirements of the 26JUL12 DODI 1400.25 V1230, DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Employment in Foreign Areas and Employee Return Rights. Visit http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/140025v1230.pdf . U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement. This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a SECRET security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required. A valid driver's license in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions is required. Hiring incentives may be authorized (subject to available budget). Must be willing and able to obtain and maintain a valid US Tourist and Official passport for the duration of employment. 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. DirectDepositofPay is required. Incumbent may be appointed as Contracting Officer Representative (COR) IAW Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. Incumbent may be required to obtain COR (Contract Officer Representative) certification within 6 months. Position may be designated Emergency-Essential (E-E) in support of mobilization and wartime mission. If designated E-E, employee will be required to remain in the overseas position in the event of hostilities or mobilization until relieved by proper authority. E-E employees are required to undergo nuclear-biological and chemical training and to participate in readiness tests, mobilization, alerts, and field training exercises. Employee must pass a medical examination and receive required immunizations for the overseas/deployed location. Prior to appointment to the position, employee will sign a statement agreeing to the E-E condition of employment. Additional Information This position requires a 1-year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest. Thisis an Engineers and Scientists CareerField position. The initial length of this overseas tour is 36 months. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Localitypaydoesnotapplyintheoverseas area. If an employee brings a child to an overseas location and that child is entitled to attend a DoD school on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, the DoDEA and the Military Department responsible for providing related services will ensure that the child, if eligible for special education, receives a free appropriate public education, including related services pursuant to DoDI 1342.12 and DoDM 1342.12. If an employee brings an infant or toddler (up to 3 years of age) to an overseas location, and that infant or toddler, but for the child's age, is entitled to attend the DoDEA on a space-required basis in accordance with DoDEA Regulation 1342.13, then the Military Department responsible for EIS will provide the infant or toddler with the required EIS in accordance with the eligibility criteria consistent with DoDI 1342.12 and DoDM 1342.12. Employees (and family members) who require medical or dental care in the overseas location will be responsible for obtaining and paying for such care. Access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space- available and reimbursable basis only. Medical and dental care may be provided by host nation providers. The availability and level of care at host nation medical and dental facilities will vary by location. Pay retention may be offered to selected applicants for positions at overseas locations. Pay retention will not be offered as an incentive for employees moving between overseas positions. Selectees may receive certain foreign area benefits such as: Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) or government quarters, home leave, etc. Selectees will have their eligibility for foreign area benefits determined at the time of hire in accordance with Department of State Standardized Regulation (DSSR) and DoDI 1400.25 volume 1250. For positions in a foreign country, that country's laws or international agreements may have a direct impact on the ability of an employee's same sex domestic partner or spouse to accompany the employee and receive certain benefits. If you believe you may be affected by these laws and agreements, you should familiarize yourself with relevant information and direct questions concerning a specific country (Foreign Duty Location) to the appropriate Army Human Resources point of contact prior to the acceptance of employment and your entrance on duty. Defense National Relocation Program will not be authorized. 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. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax- Deduction/ for more information. PaymentofPermanentChangeofStation(PCS)costsisauthorized,subjecttotheprovisionsoftheJointTravel Regulations. Other Conditions And Requirements This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD, Section 9905 to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Veterans' preference does not apply to this announcement. Basic Requirement For Engineer 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: 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. 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. Specified academic courses — Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that includes the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program. 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. Basic Requirement For Architect 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 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. Requirements In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: Experienced Project Engineer skilled in managing multidisciplinary construction projects-civil, mechanical, electrical, and architectural. Proven success in handling change orders, ensuring EM 385-1-1 safety compliance, and coordinating with stakeholders to deliver on time and within budget. Adept at applying engineering principles to solve complex construction challenges. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications . How you will be evaluated Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement . Management and the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from the 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. Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates. If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation. Required Documents Your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package, and you will not be considered any further. Your resume: Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that shows you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume . Other supporting documents: At this time, you do not need to provide additional documents (college transcripts, DD-214, professional certifications). However, a USACE HR representative may request such copies in the future. Please be prepared to produce such documents upon request. See: Transcripts and Licenses NOTE: Resumes submitted as part of the application, as well as supplemental documents provided upon request, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before providing them. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor To learn more, please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity (https://www.eeoc.gov/federal-sector/federal-employees-job-applicants). Qualifications - Candidates will be evaluated in accordance with OPM General Schedule (GS) Qualification Standards or Federal Wage System (FWS) Qualifications and Job Elements GS Standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ Reasonable Accommodation Reasonable accommodation is available to qualified employees with disabilities. You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application process, hiring process or while on the job. Requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.