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Engineering Technician
United States Army Installation Management Command
Department of the Army
Location
Pennsylvania
Salary
$62,972 - $81,868
per year
Type
Full-Time
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March 5, 2026
GS-7 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves overseeing the maintenance, repair, and construction of family housing on a military base in Pennsylvania, including reviewing work requests, conducting site visits, and ensuring contractors follow rules.
It's a hands-on role focused on keeping housing in good condition for tenants.
A good fit would be someone with practical experience in building maintenance or project coordination who pays close attention to details and works well with teams.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-07 level in federal service, such as monitoring housing maintenance projects
- Experience reviewing work orders and tenant complaints to ensure compliance with laws, directives, and policies
- Ability to conduct on-site visits to assess conditions, check construction progress, and resolve issues
- Skill in documenting inspections, meetings, and project notes accurately
- Proficiency in entering data into automated systems for assessments, inspections, and project tracking
- Knowledge of industry standards and accepted trade practices in construction and maintenance
- U.S. citizenship required
Full Job Description
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position: This position is located in Carlisle Barracks, PA under the Department of Public Works Army Housing Office for the development, construction, operation, repair and maintenance of family housing.
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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.
Specialized Experience Required: I have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service which includes monitoring projects involving the maintenance and repair of installation housing; reviewing work orders and/or tenant complaints with supervisors, contractors, or local property managers to assure corrective action is in compliance with laws, directives and/or policies; tracking reports to implement proper remedial action.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service,GS-07. Major Duties:
- Review work order requests for repair, maintenance and construction submitted by the installation and tenants.
- Conduct on-site visits to obtain information on site conditions and location.
- Conduct on site visits during construction to check progress, verify contractor compliance and resolve problems.
- Document inspections, meetings, and notes of conversations pertinent to projects and work orders.
- Enter assessment reviews, inspection results and project data into an automated system on a daily basis.
- Apply industry standards and accepted trade practices.
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