Supervisory Interdisciplinary

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is with U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, SWD, Ft Worth District with a duty station location of Edinburg, San Antonio, Ft Hood, Corpus Christi, McAllen, Ft Bliss, Texarkana, Ft. Worth TX or Ft. Polk, LA.

This announcement is NOT intended for current, permanent Army employees. Current, permanent Army employees for this time-limited assignment apply to Announcement # CEDD-26-12871518-MP.

Please see "Additional Information" section below for further details.

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 Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Reinstatement In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. Basic Requirement for Architecture 0808 Series: 1.

Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in architecture or in a related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in architecture or related disciplines of which at least (1) 30 semester hours were in architectural design, and (2) 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology, properties of materials and methods of construction, and environmental control systems.

OR 2.

Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the architectural principles, methods, and techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings.

The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by at least one of the following:(1) Related Curriculum - Degree in architectural engineering provided the completed course work in architectural engineering provided knowledge, skills, and abilities substantially equivalent to those provided in the courses specified in statement A above, or(2) Experience: 1 year of experience in an architect's office or in architectural work for each year short of graduation from a program of study in architecture.

In the absence of any college courses, 5 years of such experience is required.

This experience must have demonstrated that you have acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture.

FOR CONTINUANCE OF BASIC EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMNTS ARE LISTED BELOW IN EDUCATION SECTION In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1) Inspect construction sites for adherence to project design plans and specification.; AND 2) Reviewing features of contract modifications, claims, construction execution and quality assurance of assigned work projects.; AND 3) Performing various supervisory or leader duties such as interviewing, training coordination, monitoring/assigning employee work, performance evaluation.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Contracting/Procurement Leadership Technical Competence 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-12).

Major Duties:

• As the Technical Section Chief supervises, leads, directs, and coordinates team initiatives through the activities of engineers, and technicians, to ensure mission accomplishment.
• Ensure that the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and service.
• Represent team in meetings with Branch Chief and other high-level managers in making reports on team progress.
• Direct or perform reviews of contractor submittals of value engineering change proposals, preparation of cost estimates, and reviews of contractor claims for merit and/or time and money entitlement.
• Serve as a focal point of the District's Construction Management program for Quality Management /Safety or Contract Administration functions as assigned.
• Exercise overall coordination of construction planning and scheduling with design, programs and project management.