Mechanical Engineer

Full Job Description

The National Gallery of Art welcomes all people to explore art, creativity, and our shared humanity.

Millions of people come through our doors each year, with even more online, making us one of the most visited art museums in the world.

Our renowned collection includes over 160,000 works of art, from the ancient world to today.

Admission to the West and East Buildings, Sculpture Garden, special exhibitions, and public programs is always free.

Specialized Experience Statement: Candidates must possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent in responsibility to the GS-12 level in the public or private sector.

For this position, specialized experience is defined as: Experience performing mechanical engineering duties and responsibilities in a repair program planning, alteration, upgrade, and renovation of all aspects of a mechanical systems and equipment, facilities condition assessments, and maintenance service and repair contracts for a major organization or institution.

Experience designing mechanical systems (e.g., HVAC, plumbing, controls, energy), and coordinating construction of these systems.

OPM Qualifications Standard: General Schedule Qualification Standards Individual Occupational Requirements: all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf Associated Group standard: Job Family Standard for Professional Work in the Engineering and Architecture Group, 0800 You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

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).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

This position is located in the Facilities Management Division, National Gallery Of Art (NGA), Washington, DC, a organization providing a board range of facilities engineering and support services.

Duties for this position include: Serving as a Mechanical Engineer of the AFM Engineering Department of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.

The Engineering Department is responsible for providing facilities maintenance engineering and management services as well as developing and managing long and short-range facilities maintenance programs in support of the Gallery's mission.

Managing, coordinating and developing design, plans, and specifications for steam systems, plumbing systems, chilled water systems, asbestos removal, controls (including Direct Digital Control (DOC) applications), energy management systems and system balancing Preparing the scope of work for architect-engineer (A&E) contracts and reviewing the contractor's designs.

Serving as the technical advisor to AFM and Gallery engineers and technicians on complex mechanical design problems. Performing and directing engineering surveys.

These surveys at the project site determine the condition of mechanical systems and obtain the necessary data prior to initiating design.

Providing responsive technical consultative advice for solution of exigent problems encountered by AFM department heads and staff or customers as it relates to the specific features of mechanical engineering.