General Engineer (Associate Project Manager) (Winchester,VA)
Open and Close Dates:
Dec 10, 2020 - Dec 23, 2020 Marketing Statement:
The men and women of the US Department of State with their skills, character and commitment to public service, are the backbone of America's diplomacy.
Personal Services Contractor employees support the foreign policy mission from offices in Washington, DC and worldwide.
Join us in helping to shape a freer, more secure and prosperous world as we formulate, represent and implement US foreign policy.
Choose from hundreds of career possibilities - there's something for everyone!
Summary:
THIS IS A NON-STATUS, NON-PERMANENT POSITION.
YOU DO NOT ACQUIRE A COMPETITIVE OR EXCEPTED SERVICE STATUS FROM THIS POSITION.
This Personal Services Contractor (PSC) position is located in the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), Directorate of Program Development, Coordination, and Support, Office of Project Development and Coordination (OBO/PDCS/PDC).
OBO/PDCS/PDC.
Major Duties:
Applicants seeking to apply to the Interdisciplinary Architect (Associate Project Manager), please refer to announcement:
OBO-PSC 2021-0020.
As a General Engineer or Architect assigned to an organizational element of OBO/PDCS/PDC, the contractor serves as an Associate Project Manager responsible for providing technical engineering/architectural recommendations, guidance and advice in assigned areas, assisting with project development, and, following contract award and mobilization of the field team overseas, leading Washington-based teams in support of the field operations that are managed by the Office of Construction Management.
In furtherance of these responsibilities, the contractor performs a wide range of tasks and assignments that typically include, but are not necessarily limited to the following:
o Assists with managing the planning and design efforts for new capital construction projects and major rehabilitation construction projects to existing facilities, structures, or sites worldwide; oversees all aspects of assigned project(s) from concept through planning, design and construction; and coordinates the preparation, compilation, review and approval of planning documentation and the project authorizations derived from these planning documents; o Assists with the documentation and preparation of technical requirements, site utilization plans, design specification, and cost estimates for assigned projects; explores and directs the collection of background information (literature, reports, and discussions with others having specialized knowledge of the issue); consults with supervisor in evaluating information and selecting approaches to study the issues; coordinates project requirements with other DOS engineers and architects responsible for related features; reviews and approves A/E plans and specifications for adequacy and feasibility; and develops new approaches and methods to resolve serious conflicts between management requirements and A/E principles or policies; o Assembles all project documentation (Project requirements, schedules, Cost estimates) for the department's submittal of project budgets and Financial Plans; o Assists the Division Chief in identifying available resources for the planning and execution of project efforts and acts as a focal point and leader for the team in problem solving and implementing required actions; o Provides Course of Action documents outlining the execution strategy and assumptions for each project and develops an Acquisition Plan/Strategy for approval by AILM/AQM; establishes and recommends project delivery methods in coordination with other offices; participates in the analysis of bids and provides input into recommendations for award of construction contracts; Who May Apply:
Job Status:
Full-Time, Non-Permanent-Temporary Non-Status Position Duration Appointment:
1 year renewable for 4 years.
Conditions of Employment:
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
Relocation expenses will NOT be paid.
Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing and medical clearance.
U.
S.
Citizenship is required.
Overseas and Domestic travel required.
Statement of Employment & Financial Interest required prior to appointment.
Education:
Basic Requirements:
A.
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 B.
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:
1.
Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, 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 (eg, 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.
2.
Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 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.
3.
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.
4.
Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, eg, 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, eg, in interdisciplinary positions.
(The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.
) Requirements:
.
Qualifications:
Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements, including education, and any selective placement factors described below by the closing date of this announcement.
Education may only be substituted in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the US Department of Education in order to be credited towards qualifications.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.
It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Click on the link for a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials.
IN ADDITION to the Basic Requirements above, you MUST also have 1 year of specialized experience that is related to the work of the position, is equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service, and demonstrates the following:
Experience in providing advice and oversight of the design, development, and implementation of construction and renovation.
Experience in project management principles and processes.
Experience in international project management and business operations principles.
Benefits:
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Dec 10, 2020 - Dec 23, 2020 Marketing Statement:
The men and women of the US Department of State with their skills, character and commitment to public service, are the backbone of America's diplomacy.
Personal Services Contractor employees support the foreign policy mission from offices in Washington, DC and worldwide.
Join us in helping to shape a freer, more secure and prosperous world as we formulate, represent and implement US foreign policy.
Choose from hundreds of career possibilities - there's something for everyone!
Summary:
THIS IS A NON-STATUS, NON-PERMANENT POSITION.
YOU DO NOT ACQUIRE A COMPETITIVE OR EXCEPTED SERVICE STATUS FROM THIS POSITION.
This Personal Services Contractor (PSC) position is located in the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), Directorate of Program Development, Coordination, and Support, Office of Project Development and Coordination (OBO/PDCS/PDC).
OBO/PDCS/PDC.
Major Duties:
Applicants seeking to apply to the Interdisciplinary Architect (Associate Project Manager), please refer to announcement:
OBO-PSC 2021-0020.
As a General Engineer or Architect assigned to an organizational element of OBO/PDCS/PDC, the contractor serves as an Associate Project Manager responsible for providing technical engineering/architectural recommendations, guidance and advice in assigned areas, assisting with project development, and, following contract award and mobilization of the field team overseas, leading Washington-based teams in support of the field operations that are managed by the Office of Construction Management.
In furtherance of these responsibilities, the contractor performs a wide range of tasks and assignments that typically include, but are not necessarily limited to the following:
o Assists with managing the planning and design efforts for new capital construction projects and major rehabilitation construction projects to existing facilities, structures, or sites worldwide; oversees all aspects of assigned project(s) from concept through planning, design and construction; and coordinates the preparation, compilation, review and approval of planning documentation and the project authorizations derived from these planning documents; o Assists with the documentation and preparation of technical requirements, site utilization plans, design specification, and cost estimates for assigned projects; explores and directs the collection of background information (literature, reports, and discussions with others having specialized knowledge of the issue); consults with supervisor in evaluating information and selecting approaches to study the issues; coordinates project requirements with other DOS engineers and architects responsible for related features; reviews and approves A/E plans and specifications for adequacy and feasibility; and develops new approaches and methods to resolve serious conflicts between management requirements and A/E principles or policies; o Assembles all project documentation (Project requirements, schedules, Cost estimates) for the department's submittal of project budgets and Financial Plans; o Assists the Division Chief in identifying available resources for the planning and execution of project efforts and acts as a focal point and leader for the team in problem solving and implementing required actions; o Provides Course of Action documents outlining the execution strategy and assumptions for each project and develops an Acquisition Plan/Strategy for approval by AILM/AQM; establishes and recommends project delivery methods in coordination with other offices; participates in the analysis of bids and provides input into recommendations for award of construction contracts; Who May Apply:
Job Status:
Full-Time, Non-Permanent-Temporary Non-Status Position Duration Appointment:
1 year renewable for 4 years.
Conditions of Employment:
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
Relocation expenses will NOT be paid.
Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing and medical clearance.
U.
S.
Citizenship is required.
Overseas and Domestic travel required.
Statement of Employment & Financial Interest required prior to appointment.
Education:
Basic Requirements:
A.
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 B.
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:
1.
Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, 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 (eg, 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.
2.
Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 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.
3.
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.
4.
Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, eg, 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, eg, in interdisciplinary positions.
(The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.
) Requirements:
.
Qualifications:
Applicants must meet all the required qualification requirements, including education, and any selective placement factors described below by the closing date of this announcement.
Education may only be substituted in accordance with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the US Department of Education in order to be credited towards qualifications.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.
It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Click on the link for a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials.
IN ADDITION to the Basic Requirements above, you MUST also have 1 year of specialized experience that is related to the work of the position, is equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service, and demonstrates the following:
Experience in providing advice and oversight of the design, development, and implementation of construction and renovation.
Experience in project management principles and processes.
Experience in international project management and business operations principles.
Benefits:
.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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