General Engineer

Job Title

General Engineer

Job Description

The incumbent works with Project Engineers, Resident Engineers, National Cemetery Administration Central Office Project Managers, Contracting Officers, Medical Center Directors, Cemetery Directors, Cemetery Staff, and Pacific District Office staff. Duties may include, for example, special studies, cost comparisons, landscape plans, and General Operating Expenses / M&R program. In accomplishing the above, the incumbent must be constantly alert to various local, county, state, and federal building, safety, fire, and environmental codes throughout the District. Beyond the duties associated directly with District construction projects, the duties of the incumbent are also to provide guidance and support to appropriate program officials in the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office (VACO) and all of the Districts for national cemetery design and construction. Serves as a general project engineer who is responsible for the engineering analysis, development, design and the preparation of complete plans and specifications for new engineering projects within the District. In this capacity he/she is responsible for assisting the supervisory general engineer in the oversight of all District construction projects. Assignments include all engineering design phases of complex construction, extension, alteration, maintenance, and repair projects. He/she is independently responsible and held accountable for determining necessary action in the development and completion of design projects, coordination of project staff that may include non-VA architects, engineers, and technicians. The incumbent must possess extensive knowledge of environmental/general engineering and how to appropriately apply that knowledge to special problems encountered in national cemeteries with specific geographic concerns of relevance to the assigned District.

Work Schedule

Required to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. May include occasional weekends. Due to the mission of the National Cemetery, the cemetery cannot be closed for more than 2 consecutive days at any given time. Additionally, when a Federal holiday falls on a Monday or Friday, staff may be required to work on that holiday or a Saturday. All staff is required to work Memorial Day and Veteran's Day each year. Staff will be required to work overtime, weekends and holidays when necessary to meet the needs of the cemetery. Occasionally staff may be called back to the facility to perform emergency overtime work. Compressed/Flexible Schedule: Not Available Telework: Not Available Remote/Virtual: This is not a virtual or remote position.

Position Description Title/PD#

General Engineer / PD1645569 The full performance level of this position is GS- 13.

Relocation Expenses

Not Authorized

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives

Not Authorized

Financial Disclosure Report

Not Required