Supervisory General Engineer

Full Job Description

The 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.

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, 06/30/2026.

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-13 level) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

examples of specialized experience include: experience as a senior resident engineer over a major renovation, modernization or new construction project involving two or more types of medical facilities; experience as a supervisor for a team of matrix of engineering and architectural specialties; experience in contract administration for Federal major construction projects; experience in primary responsibilities to explain, plan, coordinate, defend justify or negotiate difficulties of interpretation of construction contract documents; experience in developing written responses to inquire requests for technical and administrative subjects and communicating job progress through verbal and writing means 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/.

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: General engineering Leadership Oral Communication Project Management Administration and Management Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

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

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy.

To be found well qualified, applicants' specialized experience must demonstrate the following:: Collaborating effectively across departments, external agencies, and with contractors to generate innovative ideas and streamline processes Drives continuous improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities for efficiency and innovation across organizational boundaries and long-standing policies and procedures Demonstrates exceptional problem-solving skills with minimal supervision, consistently proposing creative and non-traditional solutions Negotiating tough agreements successfully, leveraging strategic thinking and persuasive communication Conducting award and post-award negotiations, such as supplemental agreements or settlement actions, and to ensure compliance with all relevant guidelines and regulations Preparing contractual documents for higher-level review Conducting meetings, negotiations, and providing guidance to management officials, contract administrators, and subordinate contract specialists Resolving complex procurement problems and providing expert advice on contractual matters Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Local Commuting Area: The local commuting area for this position is defined as a radius of 50 miles from the locations listed for this vacancy.

This includes all locations that fall within a 50-mile driving distance from the Department of Veterans Affairs, National Acquisition Center offices at those locations. Major Duties:

Typical duties include but are not limited to: The Senior Resident Engineer (SRE) is the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Office of Construction and Facility Management (CFM) on-the-ground team lead for a construction project.

The construction contracts are mostly Design-Bid-Build or Design-Build through there are cases where other contract types could be utilized for construction delivery.

CFM is always the owner of the construction project and serves as Construction Agent for most projects, however CFM does partner with various Non-Department Federal Entity (NDFE - e.g.

GSA, USACE, etc) to serve as Construction Agent within both the Leasing and Major construction programs, when required or in the best interest of DVA.

SRE functions include participating and/or leading design management with the CFM PM and VAMC stakeholders, especially for Design-Build projects; monitoring various ongoing construction activities and schedule for conformance with phasing, contract provisions, and specifications; coordinating and overseeing various civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and architectural aspects of major construction; checking easements, pertinent deeds, local code requirements, and restrictions; coordinating various phases of construction with the VA Medical Center Director or assigned representative and staff to minimize disruption to ongoing hospital activities and for overall patient and worker's safety.

All utility service tie-ins and outages will be coordinated with he associated VA Medical Center to minimize disruption to ongoing operations.

The major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Interact 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.) Monitors the safety of the construction area.

Coordinates with local stakeholders and VA Central Office staff.

Recommends solutions to resolve unusual or unique problems related to hospital design or unanticipated issues that occur during the actual construction of facilities.

Expected to identify potential construction related issues to the SRE and review comments from other professionals in a formal response to Architect Engineer (A/E) firms when necessary.

Assist the VAMC with Initial Outfitting and Transition, including coordination of construction schedule with activation schedule; conducts typical inspections, participates in partial, pre-final.

Assist with final inspections.

Reviews Operations and Maintenance manuals, equipment training, warranty and guarantee information, as-built drawings, and helps process all document turnover to facility.

Administers on-site construction, monitoring coordination of work. Oversee changes in project funding, scheduling, and scope; review updates and alerts the SRE of delays that may alter target dates.

Maintains daily logs of work performed. Updates project information including keeping a photo library of progress.

Reviewing submittals on contractor's proposed equipment and materials; and generating draft contract modifications for SRE review and signature.

Develop estimates for modifications; maintain accurate, complete job files including as-built drawings and specifications. Review cost breakdown of contractor's payroll, schedules and invoices.

Reviews schedules and delivery of building materials and construction equipment; monitor compliance with Davis Bacon Act provisions by reviewing prime and subcontractor payrolls.

Helps coordinate commissioning activities for their area of assignment; tracks timely delivery of VAMC government-furnished property/equipment.

Conducts post-occupancy inspections, as assigned; and participates end-of-warranty inspection with the VAMC.

May support completion of administrative actions required to close out assigned projects both financially and administratively and provides input to the SRE.

Work Schedule: Monday thru Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, with flexibility required to accommodate construction activities. Compressed/Flexible: May be Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Supervisory General Engineer/PD1574297 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Authorized PCS Appraised Value Offer (AVO): Not Authorized Mobility Agreement: Required