Engineering Technician

Full Job Description

About the Position: This Engineering Technician position is with the Tobyhanna Army Depot Directorate of Installation Service.

This position will be filled at the GS-07 grade level with promotion potential to the GS-09 grade level.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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.

One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Preparing basic drawings and models to meet design intent; 2) Extracting data from a variety of sources; AND 3) Researching solutions to operational problems covered by precedent.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06).

Major Duties:

• Coordinate with organizational elements on new construction, alteration, and maintenance projects for various installation facilities.
• Assist in the preparation of technical and administrative project submittal documentation for higher headquarters in accordance with Army regulations.
• Develop a wide variety of designs including drawings, technical specifications, and cost estimates within architectural and engineering disciplines.
• Act as the Contracting Officers Representative for construction and service contracts.