Engineering Technician (Civil)

Summary

About the Position: This position serves as an engineering technician responsible for performing change order and claim evaluation work of broad scope and complexity with the Dam Safety Construction Area Office located in Corona, California. Recruitment incentives, including student loan repayment, may be offered to highly qualified candidates.

Duties

• •This position is developmental to the full performance GS-11 grade. At the full performance grade, the employee will:
• •Prepare design revisions to plans, specifications and cost estimates, or independently evaluate those prepared by others (i.e. project engineers, mechanical/electrical specialists, suppliers solutions).
• •Assist with change orders for a variety of projects requiring considerable adaptation of precedents or designs.
• •Review contractor proposals and/or user requests for additions, deletions, modifications, or other contract changes.
• •Prepare construction cost estimates and documentation of contract modifications and negotiations.
• •Conduct technical and management analyses of construction contract claims.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Minimum Qualifications for GS-0802: GS-07: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) reviewing construction schedules and modifications using management and financial systems; and 2) providing administrative and technical guidance to project personnel. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). OR Education: One full academic year of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture or another closely related field of study. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-08: One year of specialized experience which includes performing a variety of contract administration duties such as processing contractor progress payment requests and submittals. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: One and a half years of graduate level education in a field directly related to the work of the position, such as Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture or another closely related field of study. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours beyond the first year (total semester hours minus 18) by 9. Add the two percentages. GS-09: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) supporting higher graded technicians in performing contract administration for construction projects; and 2) providing technical support for engineers. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a degree such as Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture or another closely related field of study. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. GS-10: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) performing contract administration for construction projects, 2) assisting in reviewing cost estimates, and 3) preparing Quality Assurance (QA) reports. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). GS-11: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) performing contract administration for construction projects; 2) developing, and reviewing cost estimates; and 3) preparing Quality Assurance (QA) reports; and 4) utilizing financial platforms and/or contract administrative systems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For the GS-10 and GS-11 positions, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06 for GS-07; GS-07 for GS-08; GS-08 for GS-09; GS-09 for GS-10; and GS-10 for GS-11).).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.