General Engineer
Duties Includes:
responsible for completing engineering analysis, development, design of and the preparation of complete plans and specifications for new work and improvements. Survey the existing job conditions and confer with requesting medical center personnel to determine exact scope of project, phasing, impact on other medical services and other specific design requirements. Assist in solving engineering and craft labor problems related to industrial hygiene, safety and fire protection. Propose and prepare statements of work, plans and specifications.Studies contract plans and specifications examining details to gain familiarity with and knowledge of planned construction. Reviews shop drawings, schedules layouts, and inspects all work, workmanship, materials, and equipment installed for quality control and conformance to contract documents. Investigate the impact of utility outages by comparing construction drawings with existing conditions to determine the full extent and impact of outages. Investigates a variety of problems which contractors or subcontractors experiences in construction. Resolve questions of drawings and specification interpretations in regard to inspection and acceptance. Provide general administration, budget management, and other utilization for an engineering coordinate on projects across multiple areas, floors and occasionally buildings at the facility. The incumbent must account for any historical significance of subject areas. Proficient at reading blueprints, making a variety of drawings and sketches, and developing cost estimates of any changes, alterations, improvements, additions or correspondence required. Operate a computer-based management system, for creating estimates, drawings, presentation, statement of work, schedules, specifications and specific working documents and forms. Enforce requirements of contractual documents. Monitor the engineering and architectural aspects of large-scale construction projects to ensure compliance with contract plans, ability to interpret construction drawings, specifications, and building codes, ability to evaluate A/E contracts and to administer A/E contract responsibilities. Documents daily progress of contractors by maintaining a daily log. Writes inspection reports, proposal requests, memos, and letters relating to the construction contracts. Prepares and reviews monthly progress reports and processing payment estimates, reviewing and recommending approval of contractor's submittals and numerous other tasks involved in contract supervision and administration. Reviews contractors' cost proposals for contemplated changes; confers with contractors to obtain corrective action, and inspects corrections. Ability to secure Contracting Officer's Technical Representative certificate within 3 months of assignment. Advise management on engineering problems and responsibilities, involved in the maintenance and improvement of buildings, grounds, utilities, and equipment. Conduct briefing and prepare/provide presentations. Interprets code and regulating authorities (e.g. JCAHO, NFPA, OSHA)as they relate to renovation project management activities in a healthcare environment Ability to complete and pass 30 hour OSHA training. Ability to exchange information with clients, workers, contractors, and others concerning planned and ongoing work initiatives. Work Schedule:
8:
00 am - 4:
30 pm, Monday thru Friday Compressed/Flexible:
Optional compress tour Telework:
Ad Hoc Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
General Engineer/PD7739 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/24/2020. Basic Requirements:
1. Bachelor's Degree in Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must:
(1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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 2. 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 Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering position or (2) Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico or (3) Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included 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.The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program or (4)Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) GS-12 grade level:
One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes:
The professional engineering experience required is defined as non-routine engineering work that required and was characterized by (1) professional knowledge of engineering; (2) professional ability to apply such knowledge to engineering problems; and (3) positive and continuing development of professional knowledge and ability. Such engineering experience would include experience in general engineering principles and practices applicable to managing design and construction activities; Performing or directing surveys and investigations to establish baseline data necessary to initiate design; Reviewing or directing the review of plans, specifications, and analysis of design as submitted by engineers; Directing necessary changes and furnishes assistance as required; Reviewing and evaluating shop drawings, samples and material certifications submitted by contractor for contract and performance requirements, recommending approval, rejection or receipt; Determining requirements, reconnaissance, location, and prepares designs, specifications, and estimates; Providing professional oversight and/or project management for construction or maintenance efforts; Performing scheduling and layout of operations, and inspection and surveillance of materials, methods, and equipment used in construction; Preparing detailed cost estimates for use in obtaining project funding and bid evaluations. There is no educational substitution for Specialized Experience at the GS-12 level. 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
The duties of the position require visits to all areas of the medical center environment. Physical agility and manual dexterity are essential in that the incumbent must be able to climb, lift, push, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and work in close quarters during project inspections and gathering of project design information. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
responsible for completing engineering analysis, development, design of and the preparation of complete plans and specifications for new work and improvements. Survey the existing job conditions and confer with requesting medical center personnel to determine exact scope of project, phasing, impact on other medical services and other specific design requirements. Assist in solving engineering and craft labor problems related to industrial hygiene, safety and fire protection. Propose and prepare statements of work, plans and specifications.Studies contract plans and specifications examining details to gain familiarity with and knowledge of planned construction. Reviews shop drawings, schedules layouts, and inspects all work, workmanship, materials, and equipment installed for quality control and conformance to contract documents. Investigate the impact of utility outages by comparing construction drawings with existing conditions to determine the full extent and impact of outages. Investigates a variety of problems which contractors or subcontractors experiences in construction. Resolve questions of drawings and specification interpretations in regard to inspection and acceptance. Provide general administration, budget management, and other utilization for an engineering coordinate on projects across multiple areas, floors and occasionally buildings at the facility. The incumbent must account for any historical significance of subject areas. Proficient at reading blueprints, making a variety of drawings and sketches, and developing cost estimates of any changes, alterations, improvements, additions or correspondence required. Operate a computer-based management system, for creating estimates, drawings, presentation, statement of work, schedules, specifications and specific working documents and forms. Enforce requirements of contractual documents. Monitor the engineering and architectural aspects of large-scale construction projects to ensure compliance with contract plans, ability to interpret construction drawings, specifications, and building codes, ability to evaluate A/E contracts and to administer A/E contract responsibilities. Documents daily progress of contractors by maintaining a daily log. Writes inspection reports, proposal requests, memos, and letters relating to the construction contracts. Prepares and reviews monthly progress reports and processing payment estimates, reviewing and recommending approval of contractor's submittals and numerous other tasks involved in contract supervision and administration. Reviews contractors' cost proposals for contemplated changes; confers with contractors to obtain corrective action, and inspects corrections. Ability to secure Contracting Officer's Technical Representative certificate within 3 months of assignment. Advise management on engineering problems and responsibilities, involved in the maintenance and improvement of buildings, grounds, utilities, and equipment. Conduct briefing and prepare/provide presentations. Interprets code and regulating authorities (e.g. JCAHO, NFPA, OSHA)as they relate to renovation project management activities in a healthcare environment Ability to complete and pass 30 hour OSHA training. Ability to exchange information with clients, workers, contractors, and others concerning planned and ongoing work initiatives. Work Schedule:
8:
00 am - 4:
30 pm, Monday thru Friday Compressed/Flexible:
Optional compress tour Telework:
Ad Hoc Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
General Engineer/PD7739 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/24/2020. Basic Requirements:
1. Bachelor's Degree in Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must:
(1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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 2. 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 Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering position or (2) Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico or (3) Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included 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.The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program or (4)Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.) GS-12 grade level:
One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes:
The professional engineering experience required is defined as non-routine engineering work that required and was characterized by (1) professional knowledge of engineering; (2) professional ability to apply such knowledge to engineering problems; and (3) positive and continuing development of professional knowledge and ability. Such engineering experience would include experience in general engineering principles and practices applicable to managing design and construction activities; Performing or directing surveys and investigations to establish baseline data necessary to initiate design; Reviewing or directing the review of plans, specifications, and analysis of design as submitted by engineers; Directing necessary changes and furnishes assistance as required; Reviewing and evaluating shop drawings, samples and material certifications submitted by contractor for contract and performance requirements, recommending approval, rejection or receipt; Determining requirements, reconnaissance, location, and prepares designs, specifications, and estimates; Providing professional oversight and/or project management for construction or maintenance efforts; Performing scheduling and layout of operations, and inspection and surveillance of materials, methods, and equipment used in construction; Preparing detailed cost estimates for use in obtaining project funding and bid evaluations. There is no educational substitution for Specialized Experience at the GS-12 level. 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
The duties of the position require visits to all areas of the medical center environment. Physical agility and manual dexterity are essential in that the incumbent must be able to climb, lift, push, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, and work in close quarters during project inspections and gathering of project design information. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
- Department:
0801 General Engineering - Salary Range:
$79,725 to $103,647 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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