Supervisory Interdisciplinary (Resident Engineer)

Summary

About the Position: As a Resident Engineer and Construction Manager you will administer Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Major and Minor Construction Programs. As the Resident Engineer you will initially oversee the team responsible for supporting the multi-year design-build effort for an approximately 80,000 square foot support building and an approximately 96,000 square foot specialty care building at the DVA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center and Clinics campus in White City, Oregon.

Duties

• •Serve as Resident Engineer, Construction Manager, and Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO), coordinating the full range of field and office engineering activities for complex construction operations.
• •Coordinate the planning and scheduling of construction. Participate in design criteria studies, design reviews, and quality assurance of in-house and Architect-Engineer (A-E) designs.
• •Responsible for all contract administration of assigned work. As an ACO or COR, perform all administration functions within delegated authority to ensure compliance.
• •Oversee staff in developing Government estimates, evaluating contractor proposals, negotiating with contractors, and preparing contract modification documentation.
• •Conduct meetings to discuss contract administration issues and participate in Partnership Sessions with designers, contractors, and using agency representatives.
• •Maintain continuous liaison with a wide range of contacts, including DVA leadership, contracting officers, and other Federal agencies to coordinate project activities.
• •Exercise delegated management and supervisory authority over a technical multi-disciplinary Resident Office Staff, ensuring timely and quality performance.
• •Plan and assign work, sets priorities, and evaluate employee performance.
• •Provide technical and administrative advice, resolve complaints, and determine training needs.
• •Serve as an expert for the office, responsible for providing advice and taking action on highly challenging and complicated contract administration and construction issues.
• •Resolve problems encountered and advise on appropriate courses of action involving customer expectations, engineering requirements, and other conflicting requirements.

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 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 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 Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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. This position has selective placement factor which must be met prior to employment and for continued employment. Selective Placement Factor: Professional Engineering (PE) License or Professional Registration as a Registered Architect (RA). In addition to meeting the selective placement factor above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the specialized experience requirements below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1.) participating in project planning, providing construction perspective input on schedules and costs, and reporting on project progress; 2.) performing contract administration functions which includes reviewing contractor submittals, processing payment estimates, preparing and approving contract modifications, and maintaining contract administration records; 3.) participating in design reviews and assisting with quality assurance inspections, helping to resolve routine technical issues that arise on the construction site; 4.) coordinating with contractors, designers, and agency representatives on technical and administrative matters to exchange information and resolve project issues; 5.) identifying constructability issues and analyzing routine construction-related problems to recommend solutions in accordance with established engineering standards and contract requirements; and 6.) leading a technical multi-disciplinary staff to ensure timely and quality performance of assigned construction projects. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). 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. ***In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications listed above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the basic education requirements listed in the "Education" Section below for the series to which you are applying for .**** You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and Management Contracting/Procurement Planning and Evaluating Problem Solving Stakeholder Management 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-12).

Education

Basic Requirement for Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); 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: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.-OR- B. 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 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: 1. Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engin