Interdisciplinary (Technical Lead)

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce positions to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: You will serve as the technical lead for the Army Facilities Components System (AFCS) program. AFCS is a DoD joint program that provides readily accessible, current, standardized, adaptable and scalable base camp component and facility designs. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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. Minimum Qualifications GS-12: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1.) serving as an engineer who participated in engineering/ architectural design, analysis, and/ or cost engineering efforts on civil and military projects, and HTRW projects; 2.) providing technical input and oversight of both in-house and Architect-Engineer (A-E) contractor- designed projects for new construction, maintenance/ alteration/ repair of existing facilities, and for special projects or studies; 3.) assisting in the preparation of designs, analyses, layouts, computations, cost estimates, design drawings, quantity calculations; and 4.) communicating with stakeholders and/or representatives of other federal, state, or local agencies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Minimum Qualifications GS-13: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1.) serving as a technical design specialist responsible for complex and innovative engineering/ architectural design, analysis, and/ or cost engineering efforts on projects for civil and military projects, work for others, and HTRW projects; 2.) leading teams in the performance of technical engineering and design responsibilities; 3.) participating in analysis and improvement of work methods, processes and organization structure to optimize production efficiency and cost effectiveness; 4.) providing technical input and oversight of both in-house and Architect-Engineer (A-E) contractor- designed projects for new construction, maintenance/ alteration/ repair of existing facilities, and for special projects or studies; 5.) preparing designs, analyses, layouts, computations, cost estimates, design drawings, quantity calculations and reviews same; and 6.) meeting with stakeholders and/or representatives of other federal, state, or local agencies to make recommendations on efficient alternatives with consideration for the constructability and/or cost of projects. 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. In addition to meeting the minimum qualification requirements above you must also meet the Basic Requirements listed in the "Education" section below Responsible for complex and innovative engineering/ architectural design, analysis, and/ or cost engineering efforts on projects for civil and military projects, work for others, and HTRW projects. Define site specific problems and identify necessary technical testing and analyses; cost or price estimating; and cost/ price/ schedule risk analyses. Perform work relating to difficult or critical designs and problems and often leads the efforts of a team carrying out broad, innovative project assignments. Prepare designs, analyses, layouts, computations, cost estimates, design drawings, quantity calculations and reviews same. Perform field reconnaissance and site investigation in connection with significant and/or controversial project development to determine the accuracy of field surveys. Education In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements listed below, you must also meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements listed in the "Qualifications" section above Basic Requirement for a Civil, Electrical or Mechanical Engineer: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (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), 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. 2. 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, or 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 A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program. 4. 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 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. Basic Requirement for an Architect: A. 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 B. 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. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/