General Engineer (Resident Engineer)

Full Job Description

The non-supervisory Resident Engineer (RE) is a member of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Construction & Facilities Management (CFM) on-the-ground team for construction projects in multiple locations.

CFM is always the owner of the construction project & serves as Construction Agent, however CFM does partner with various Non-Department Federal Entity (NDFE - e.g., GSA, USAGE, etc.) to serve as Construction Agent within both the Leasing & Major construction programs.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/19/2026.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Individual Occupational Requirements: All Professional Engineering Positions have Individual Occupational Requirements.

Applicants must meet the basic requirements listed below. Degree: Engineering.

To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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, and Puerto Rico.

Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A.

The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.

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 bachelor's 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.

(The above examples of related curricula are not all inclusive.) In addition to the Individual Occupational Requirements listed above, applicants must meet the specialized experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-12 level) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: managing several engineering and contracts simultaneously; provide support on the full range of technical, financial and analytical aspects of projects; provide guidance, direction, and policy interpretation on sensitive and complex issues in support of the acquisition and administration of major construction projects; monitor project performance, client comments and concerns, operational considerations and outside influences including state and local governments, political interest groups and other known agencies having a potential impact on the project; develop written responses to congressional inquiries and coordinate resolution of problems that are politically sensitive; experience in applying fundamental and diversified professional engineering concepts, theories, and practices to achieve engineering objectives with versatility, judgment, and perception; adapt and apply methods and techniques of related scientific disciplines.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Major Duties:

The Resident Engineer functions include supporting the Senior Resident Engineer by participating in design management with the Project Manager and other stakeholders, when applicable, monitoring various on-going construction activities and schedule for conformance with contract requirements.

The position oversees civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, or architectural aspects of construction, supporting processing of easements, pertinent deeds, local requirements, and restrictions.

Also, supports coordination of various phases of construction with the customer or assigned representative and staff to minimize disruption to on-going hospital activities.

The position reviews contract deliverables (such as submittals, RFIs, deviation requests, etc.) and maintains proper documentation through the life of a project.

The major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Participates in design management with the CFM Project Manager (PM) and stakeholders, when applicable Oversees civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, or architectural aspects of construction Coordinates various phases of construction with the customer or assigned representative and staff to minimize disruption to ongoing hospital activities and for overall patient and worker's safety on the construction site Interacts with the CFM PM and Schedule Consultant to help determinate recovery of lost time due to unanticipated events (weather, delays in material shipments, unanticipated site work problems, etc.) Recommends solutions to resolve unusual or unique problems related to hospital design or unanticipated issues that occur during the actual construction of facilities Identifies potential construction related issues to the Senior Resident Engineer (SRE) and reviews comments from other professionals in a formal response to Architect Engineer (A/E) firms when necessary Confers with management and subject matter experts including customers, architects, technical engineers.

and legal counsel, as directed, about all matters concerning construction and activation activities of VA facilities Conducts inspections in partial, pre-final and final form, for conformance in Operations and Maintenance manuals, equipment training, warranty Provides input of methods, techniques, and procedures/processes to SRE to address concerns that may hinder progress Oversees changes in project funding and scheduling Documents daily environmental conditions that may impact safety and construction progress Reviews contractor's proposal cost breakdown(s) on equipment and materials for construction projects Generates draft contract modifications for SRE review and signature.

Develops estimates for modifications and construction projects Reviews cost breakdown of contractor's payroll, schedules and invoices Participates in end-of-warranty inspection on constructions projects Monitors ongoing construction activities to assure the contract requirements are met Tracks deliveries of government-furnished property and equipment Organizes work to set short and long term goals and priorities for current and future construction projects Work Schedule: 0700-1530, with flexibility required to accommodate construction activities Compressed/Flexible: May be Available Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: General Engineer (Resident Engineer)/PD13648A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required Mobility Agreement: Required