Engineering Technician (Mechanical)

Summary

About the Position: Serve as a Project Technician on energy, renewable and water projects. Assist with research, analysis, development of programs and policies for installation public awareness, installation energy and water conservation, energy related maintenance, and applicable major construction projects.

Duties

• •Assist with the preliminary planning, development of requirements, schematic plans and budgetary cost estimates leading to detailed engineering design of energy and water related projects.
• •Assist with the design and estimating of complex control systems for new and existing facilities on post and applying practical knowledge of engineering principles to assess specific requirements.
• •Provide technical and administrative assistance and backup on energy and water conservation projects, ,utilities sales, purchases, contracts, and privatization.
• •Review proposed maintenance, repair and new construction projects for energy and water impacts and available utilities resources compatibility.
• •Monitor energy and water consumption to assure compliance with assigned energy targets, utility companies’ allocations, and available energy resources.

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer 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 Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assisting in the testing and evaluation of items, systems, and equipment associated with Environmental/Energy conservation systems; Analyzing energy data to ensure that conservation methods and conservation policies are effective. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10). 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-10).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.