SUPERVISORY INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER/ARCHITECT

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Supervisory Interdisciplinary General Engineer/Architect in the Facilities Engineering & Acquisition Division, Public Works Department Pennsylvania (NBC Philadelphia) of NAVFAC ENGINEERING CMD MID-ATLANTIC.

This position has a selective placement factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates.

The selective placement factor is: You must currently be a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or a Registered Architect (RA).

Your license or registration must be held in any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

NOTE: You must submit a copy of your current license or registration with your application package.

A copy of a wall certificate that does not have an expiration date will not serve to verify this requirement.

In addition to the SPF and Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Supervising/leading multi-disciplined engineers, architects, and designers engaged in providing engineering and design services; 2) Providing consultative services to solve problems on program and project management issues of architectural and engineering activities for facilities construction; 3) Developing and monitoring multi-million dollar projects to establish project execution schedules (timely execution of permits, site approvals and real estate actions; monitoring the solicitation and award processes; and tracking projects during construction) which form the basis for funding future projects; 4) Communicating effectively to professionals through oral and written expression to by fielding questions, de-conflicting issues, and defending policies; 5) Delivering technical products and services by following the standards, codes and practices of engineering and architecture regulations; and 6) Reviewing plans and designs prepared by both in-house and AE consultants for accuracy, adequacy and economy of design, choice of materials, completeness, practicability and safety as well as to determine conformance of technical guidance, criteria and good construction practices.

NOTE: This information must be fully supported in your resume.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/architecture-series-0808/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Major Duties:

• You will provide supervision, assistance and guidance to other designers, engineers/architects, or other NAVFAC codes as appropriate, exercising management and administrative skills in the execution of Capital Improvement projects.
• You will provide design management/leadership, criteria and code interpretation, and training and mentoring in the area of design to the technical staff within the component.
• You will assign work to subordinates based on priorities, considering the difficulty and requirements of the assignments, the type of work, existing workload, and the capabilities of the employees.
• You will plan, design, and sketch overall solutions for architectural and engineering features of various complex and usually difficult projects for preliminary and final design purposes.
• You will provide advice and recommendations concerning general architectural and engineering methods and systems as necessary to develop and coordinate projects for design, repair, alteration, rehabilitation, installation, improvement, or demolition.
• You will perform basic architectural and/or engineering studies and investigations to determine the most economical methods of fulfilling a program requirement.
• You will analyze building systems loading, determine program requirements, ensure compliance with national and local building codes and all Navy/Department of Defense criteria, and obtain field data to analyze and develop engineering requirements.