Engineering Technician

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located with the Directorate of Public Works on Fort Campbell, KY.

Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs MAY be authorized Recruitment and relocation incentives MAY be authorized Student loan repayment MAY be authorized Salary negotiations for candidates new to Federal service MAY be authorized Credit for prior non-Federal experience and certain military service for leave accrual rates MAY be authorized 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 Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement 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 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer 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 Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) 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 for GS-09: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Assisting in creating necessary engineering drawings, standards and plan specifications; 2) Aiding in developing a detailed scope of work which specifically addresses the work requested; and 3) Supports program/project manager in reviewing contractors work to ensure conformance with plans and specifications.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08).

Specialized Experience for GS-10: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Developing construction design plans for projects based on standards and regulations such as maintenance or construction; 2) Using computer aided drafting and design programs and estimating software packages to assist in preparing plans and specifications for contract scopes; AND 3) Coordinate and monitor construction operations after the award for various activities i.e., Contract Officer's Representative, customer, etc, to avoid undue interruption of work.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Building and Construction Contracting/Procurement Project Management Time in Grade Requirement for GS-09: 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-08).

Time in Grade Requirement for GS-10: 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-09).

Major Duties:

• Visit project sites, taking physical dimensions, and determining conformance with established criteria and standards.
• Utilize computer aided drafting and design (CADD) software to create project designs.
• Assure the samples of materials and equipment received meet the requirements needed to be used for the projects (e.g. grade, composition, dimensions, consistency, value or other characteristics as submittals).
• Maintain continual contact with participants in projects (e.g. requesters, agency representatives at various managerial levels, etc.) to ensure project stays on track.
• Plans, determines, and create (writes) detailed narrative descriptions (scope of work) for project requirements, i.e., design feasibility, cost variables/estimates, economic maintenance aspects.