Department Of Veterans Affairs San Diego , CA 92140
Posted 7 days ago
Summary
This position is located at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Construction and Facilities Mgt (CFM). The construction contracts are mostly Design Build in cases where other contracts types could be utilized for construction delivery.
Salary:
San Diego, CA:
GS-12: $99,044 - $128,752
GS-13: $117,776 - $153,113
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Overview
Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
06/20/2024 to 07/01/2024
$99,044 - $153,113 per year
GS 12 - 13
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
San Diego, CA
Remote job
No
Yes-as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less
No
Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
13
0801 General Engineering
No
Not Required
No
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness
RP-24-VSF-12440479-DHA
796503200
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This job is open to
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Clarification from the agency
ALL US CITIZENS. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupation.
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Duties
The Resident Engineer functions include supporting the Senior Resident Engineer by participating in design management with the Project Manager and the VA Medical Center stakeholders, when applicable; monitoring various on-going construction activities and schedule for conformance with contract requirements. The position oversees civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, or architectural aspects of construction; supporting processing of easements, pertinent deeds, local requirements, and restrictions. Also, supports coordination of various phases of construction with the Director or assigned representative and staff to minimize disruption to on-going hospital activities.
Work schedule: Required to work Monday through Friday, approximately 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Available
Remote: This is not a remote position.
Position Description Title/PD#: /General Engineer/ PD136580. The full performance level of this position is GS -13. At the level GS-12, you will perform similar duties but under closer supervision.
Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.
Relocation Expenses: Not authorized.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.
Mobility Agreement: Required.
Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary with regular and recurring travel to proposed and on-going construction sites for extensive walking, climbing, and crawling at times to inspect site conditions or completed work.
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
Subject to a background/suitability investigation
May serve a probationary period
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Transcripts required
Mobility Agreement required
Qualifications
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
You may qualify based on your experience, as described below:
Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade, GS-11 if applying for the GS-12 or GS-12 if applying for the GS-13, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: managing several engineering and contracts simultaneously; provide support on the full range of technical, financial and analytical aspects of projects; provide guidance, direction, and policy interpretation on sensitive and complex issues in support of the acquisition and administration of major construction projects; monitor project performance, client comments and concerns, operational considerations and outside influences including state and local governments, political interest groups and other known agencies having a potential impact on the project; develop written responses to congressional inquiries and coordinate resolution of problems that are politically sensitive; experience in applying fundamental and diversified professional engineering concepts, theories, and practices to achieve engineering objectives with versatility, judgment, and perception; adapt and apply methods and techniques of related scientific disciplines.
You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:Building and Construction, Communication, Contracting/Procurement, Quality Management, and Technical Competence
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; religions; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
There are no education requirements for this level of positions. However there is a Basic Education Requirement.
Professional Engineer Requirement:
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.
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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:
Professional registration or licensure
Written Test
Specified academic courses
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
Additional information
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found at https://www.opm.gov/.
Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
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How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Applicants will be referred in the order in which they were received.
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