Supervisory Interdisciplinary Architect/Civil Engineer/Environmental Engineer

Full Job Description

About the Position: Winchester, a city of 30,000, is located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley 70 miles northwest of Washington, DC.Visit the US Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Middle East District website at the link here.

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 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 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 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.

Note: Professional Engineering or Architecture license is desired: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes interpreting construction design criteria and instruction to approve designs, specification, shop drawings, man-hour estimates, special reports, and studies; collaborating with customers to determine project requirements, define quality expectations and resolve technical issues; assisting with making recommendations on major changes in organizational structure to achieve the best possible mix of reducing operating costs and to assure program effectiveness to include introduction of labor saving devices such as automated processes; mentoring both civilian and military personnel in their career development planning; and leading teams to direct, coordinate and manage the work of other employees.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Design Engineering & Construction Acquisition Project Management 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-13).

Major Duties:

• Manage the technical sufficiency of designs and engineering prepared by government personnel and contract architecture-engineering firms for the military and Interagency and International Support (IIS) construction program of the district.
• Coordinate the work efforts of over 30 subordinate positions through two supervisory positions.
• Approve designs, specifications, shop drawings, man-hour estimates, special reports, and studies.
• Meet with US and foreign government officials, consultants, contractors, and field office staff to determine project requirements, define quality expectations, and to resolve complex technical issues.
• Delegate authority to subordinate supervisors, outlines policy and overall program requirements and objectives, and coordinates and monitors the execution of assigned functions.