General Engineer

Job Title

General Engineer/PD1645628

Duties

The incumbent works with Project Engineers, Resident Engineers, National Cemetery Administration Central Office Project Managers, Cemetery Directors and CND office staff. The assigned Engineer will also provide needed professional engineering expertise in additional areas. This includes, for example, special studies, cost-comparisons, landscape plans, and other Non-Recurring Maintenance/Maintenance & Repair programs projects. 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 CND. Beyond the engineer duties associated directly with CND 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 the National Cemetery Administration 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 CND. In this capacity he/she is responsible for assisting the Supervisory General Engineer in the oversight of CND construction projects. Assignments include all engineering design phases of complex construction, expansion, 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 general engineering and how to appropriately apply that knowledge to special problems encountered in national cemeteries with specific knowledge of geographic concerns relevant to the CND.

Work schedule: Required to work Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. or after-hours when necessary to meet the needs of the agency. Compressed Schedule: May be Available Telework: Not Available (ad hoc agreements only)

Position Description Title/PD#: General Engineer/PD1645628 The full performance level of this position is GS - 13. Relocation Expenses: Not Authorized Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

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As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.