GENERAL ENGINEER / ARCHITECT

You will provide assistance and technical guidance to other engineers, architects, and business lines as a Construction Engineer/Architect.

You will manage multiple priorities and provide technical solutions to complex problems encountered during the administration of construction contracts for multi-million dollar state-of-the-art facility projects.

You will be responsible for enforcement of all technical and administrative provisions of assigned construction contracts.

You will review and approve technical contractor administrative submittals such as schedules, environmental protection plans, health and safety plans and accident prevention plans.

You will monitor project budget and time constraints and initiate appropriate correct action as necessary to ensure funding thresholds and impacts to operational needs are not exceeded.

You will serve as the technical representative in matters involving contract modifications and claims.

In addition to the basic education requirements, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 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) Providing professional engineering or architectural construction management services concerning facilities construction, repair and maintenance; 2) Identifying and recommending technical solutions to engineering and architectural problems encountered during the construction of facilities; 3) Monitoring contractor schedules to ensure construction projects do not exceed time constraints; 4) Reviewing accident prevention plans for compliance with contract health and safety requirements; AND 5) Reviewing contract drawings and specifications with respect to constructability and compatibility with field conditions.

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/0800/architecture-series-0808/ AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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.