General Engineer

Summary

This position is located in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC); Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Executive Director of Facilities Operations, House Office Buildings (HOB); Tenant Services Division. The incumbent serves as a General Engineer, assisting the Director, Tenant Services Division in managing and administration of engineering projects in the HOB. Manages construction and renovation projects for HOB from planning to execution.

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Duties

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Tour of Duty: Monday - Friday; 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Duties are stated at the GS-12 level; this is a career ladder position requiring the employee to perform progressively more responsible duties and responsibilities on a gradual basis to develop skills in General Engineering to the GS-13 level.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Plan various complex project management functions with project teams and make decisions affecting areas of responsibility that are precedent setting.
• Serve as a technical specialist and a key source of information for assigned areas of accountability.
• Perform assessments to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of operations and recommend improvements to management.
• Provide professional engineering expertise in evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of operations and recommend improvements to management.
• Prepare and update schedules for project delivery efforts, implementing a system for review, control and reporting.
• Provide information for dissemination to Congress and other Capitol complex building occupants informed of the status of the various projects as required.
• Provide technical design and management guidance to professional Architect/Engineers (A/E) firms.
• Serve as the Contracting Officers Representative (COTR) for review of compliance with A/E contract specifications.
• As a COTR, guide and evaluate contractor efforts and assess technical progress in relation to the established schedule and resources.
• Review and evaluate shop drawings and progress schedules for conformance to technical specifications.
• Assist in negotiating contracts and design changes with organizational elements of the agency, client, consultants and contractors.
• Facilitate the resolution of project related issues and concerns that arise at the Jurisdiction Executive Director level.
• Provide leadership of the project scope, schedule and budget concerns.
• Develop or review overall specifications and costs for construction projects.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• You must be able to pass a drug test.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the competencies.
• You must meet the definition of specialized experience.
• You must meet the education requirements.
• You must be a U.S. Citizen.

To be employed by the Architect of the Capitol in a paid position, an individual must meet one of the categories below:

• A citizen of the United States;
• A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B);
• A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible;
• A person who owes allegiance to the United States (nationals of American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and nationals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or
• A person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United States.

Qualifications

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at General Schedule Qualification Standards.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

Candidates for the GS-12 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as:

(1) Managing engineering projects from the preliminary planning stage through the design and construction phases;

(2) Performing project management and monitoring for new construction, renovations and improvements to facilities; and

(3) Conducting studies to develop criteria for situations encountered during field inspections.

Candidates for the GS-13 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as:

(1) Serving as a Project Manager with responsibility for directing the development and managing the design and construction of a number of multi-million-dollar new construction and renovation projects;

(2) Providing guidance, technical advice and consultation on project administration; and

(3) Directing the development and managing the design and construction of a number of multi-million-dollar new construction and renovation projects.

Education

In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements for this position, applicants must possess the following:

1. Bachelor's degree in professional engineering: To be creditable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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: statics, dynamics; strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); fluid mechanics, hydraulics; thermodynamics; electrical fields and circuits; nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

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2. 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 professional 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: (a) current registration as a professional engineer by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico; (b) evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination or the written test required for professional registration; (c) successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences that are fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum; or (d) successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education :

Education completed outside of the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in conventional/accredited U.S. education programs to be acceptable for Federal employment.

Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part of foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree.

You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course-by-course listing if selected

Additional information

Welcome Veterans. The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) gives veterans' preference rights in the legislative branch to certain veterans as applied by the Congressional Accountability Act. Veterans' preference is applied on this vacancy announcement. If you are a veteran and have been separated under honorable conditions, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility; SF-15, if applicable; and Department of Veterans Affairs documentation of disability, if applicable. For more information, please visit

If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System . If you are exempt from registration under Selective Service Law, you must provide appropriate proof of exemption. Please visit the Selective Service System website for more information.

DRUG TESTING : The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is a Drug Free Workplace. As part of the AOC's suitability assessment, a candidate tentatively selected for a position who is not currently an AOC employee is required to submit to screening for illegal drug use. Satisfactory completion of a drug test is a condition of employment with the Agency. A candidate must test negative prior to being eligible for appointment into a position. We will schedule, provide and cover the cost for the drug test.

The selectee(s) under the vacancy announcement for this position is subject to a criminal record check by the U.S. Capitol Police and satisfactory adjudication to be eligible for employment at the Architect of the Capitol.

The Architect of the Capitol is an E-VERIFY Participant. E-VERIFY is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment authorization in the United States. If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the DHS Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-VERIFY" electronic system. For more information on E-Verify, please visit

The Architect of the Capitol is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information and/or disability.

This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Moving expenses are not authorized.

Relocation expenses are not authorized.

Probationary Period - A newly appointed selectee is subject to the completion of a one-year trial/probationary period, regardless of whether or not a trial/probationary period has been completed previously with the Architect of the Capitol or another Federal agency.

This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies in any of the jurisdictions of the Architect of the Capitol.

All application materials become the property of the Architect of the Capitol.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits, including medical and life insurance, flexible spending accounts and student loan repayment and forgiveness. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have-whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee.

Selected applicant(s) may be eligible to earn a higher annual leave accrual rate credit towards annual leave accrual based on prior non-Federal or uniformed service work experience. The amount of service credit will be based on specialized experience or qualifying experience that is provided on the applicant profile submitted. As such, if you are a new employee to the Federal Government or a rehire, it is important that you provide a work history that lists all directly related positions held, and it must include the dates of employment (month/day/year).

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.