Project Engineer (Design) at Martinsburg

JOB SUMMARY:

 Vacancy Identification Number (VIN) 930979

Our Mission: To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise – “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” – by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?

The Martinsburg VAMC is located in a picturesque, historic area within 1 ½ hours of Baltimore, MD and Washington,DC.The area offers affordable lifestyle, good schools, affordable real estate, and diverse cultural opportunities. More information about our location can be found at the Chamber of Commerce of Martinsburg and Berkeley County website: http://www.berkeleycounty.org/.

The Martinsburg VAMC provides medical, surgical, and psychiatric services to veterans in 23 counties in West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Martinsburg VAMC has a fully integrated inpatient and outpatient primary care program and provides a full range of outpatient services. Martinsburg VAMC is located on 175 acres of beautiful rolling hills, in modern, well-maintained buildings. 

For more information on the Department of Veterans Affairs, go to http://www.vacareers.va.gov//”]

Special Employment Consideration:  VA encourages persons withdisabilities to apply, including those eligible for hiring under 5 CFR213.3102(u), Schedule A, Appointmentof persons with disabilities [i.e.,intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatricdisabilities], and/or Disabled veterans with a compensable service-connecteddisability of 30% or more.Contact the Agency Contact on the last page of the JOA for information on howto apply under this appointment authority via the Selective PlacementCoordinator.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
• Subject to a background/suitability investigation.
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.

DUTIES:Back to top

This position is located within the Facility Management Service at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center.  The incumbent serves as member of the Projects Section.  The duties of the position include assisting in the development of and review of contract plans and specifications for projects as well as the contract administration during construction of the projects.  The projects include, but are not limited to, Nonrecurring Maintenance (NRM), Minor, Majors, Miscellaneous Construction, In-House Designed Project, etc., periodic service contracts.  The incumbent serves as a technical advisor in the development and submission of the Facilitys Strategic Capital Investment Plan as necessary.  The incumbent also provides professional engineering support to the Maintenance, Operations, and the Biomedical areas of the hospital.

These responsibilities may consist of serving as the advisor, consultant, designer, contract administrator, construction coordinator and inspector during the design of all projects assigned. The duties of this position include but are not limited to:

• Maintaining a library of Master Construction Specifications and Drawings as well as maintaining a technical reference library of codes, standards and other regulations that are applicable to the construction industry (OSHA, NFPA, ANSI, etc)
• Serving as the Contracting Officers Technical Representative (COTR) for the design process.  Serving as the alternate COTR during the construction phase and acting as an advisor to the primary COTR.
• Assisting in the development of and review of contract plans and specifications for projects as well as the contract administration during construction of the projects. 
• Serving as a resource person to other General Engineers and Engineering Technicians within the Medical Center.
• Providing guidance in the administration and design of construction projects and assisting other personnel in the resolution of complex construction and/or maintenance problems encountered.

 

Work Schedule:  8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Position Description Title/PD#: Project Engineer - Design/08467-O
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:Back to top

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

 

Time-in-grade:  Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

Specialized Experience:  Applicants must have One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade (GS-11) in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.  Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: 

• Serving as an advisor, consultant, designer, contract administrator, construction coordinator and instructor during the design of all projects assigned.
• Working and serving as the contractor representative to ensure compliance with the contract scheduling and sequence of operations.
  

There is no educational substitution for the GS-12 level.

You will be rated on the following Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other characteristics (KSAOs) based on your application for this position.

KSA 1 – Provides ongoing and follow-up information as well as all documentation required for management of construction contracts.
KSA 2 - Knowledge in modifying, developing, and writing specifications, and overseeing construction of a variety of complex layouts, utilities, and communication systems unique to the construction program of healthcare facilities.
KSA 3 - Ability to communicate effectively via written reports and presentations on a wide range of technical and administrative matters understandable to individuals of different backgrounds.
KSA 4 - Ability and knowledge required to efficiently administer construction contracts of all varieties and proper training to effectively fill the role of Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative.

If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

• Resume must include: Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008); Hours worked per week; Salary.
  

• If applying as an employee:  SF-50, must indicate proof of status (for example, you were a career or a career-conditional employee) and should identify your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted) and a copy of your most recent Performance Appraisal.

• If applying as a veteran:  DD214 must be a legible Member-4copy showing all dates of service as well as character of service(Honorable, General, etc.)
  

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on OPMs web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/alph-ndx.asp.

A professional engineering degree is required. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (a) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (b) 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: (1) statistics, dynamics; (2) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (3) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (4) thermodynamics; (5) electrical field and circuits; (6) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (7) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

PLEASE NOTE:  Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement.)  Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.  Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly.  If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

 

Physical Requirements:  Moderate Lifting (15-44 lbs); Moderate Carrying (15-44 lbs); Reaching above shoulder; Use of fingers; Both hands required; Walking (8 hours); Standing (8 hours); Crawling (4 hours); Kneeling (4 hours); Repeated bending (4 hours); Climbing, use of legs and arms; Both legs required; Near vision correctable at 13” to 16”; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other;  Depth perception; Ability to distinguish basic colors; Ability to distinguish shades of colors; Hearing (aid permitted)

 Veterans Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending separation.

Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference" with required proof as stated on the form.  For more information, please review the information for disabled Veterans in the application checklist or visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

Your résumé and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

Country: USA, State: West Virginia, City: Martinsburg, Company: Department of Veterans Affairs - Agency Wide.