Interdisciplinary Engineer/Architect

Summary

This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Facility Management and Construction in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The incumbent develops project plans for facilities management, oversees design, manages contracts, monitors budgets, and ensures compliance with project scope guidelines for architectural and engineering activities.

Duties

• As Interdisciplinary Engineer/Architect, GS-0801/0808, your typical work assignments may include, but not limited to: Coordinates Contracting Officer Representative functions for Facilities Management projects. Review bids, costs and proposals, negotiate contracts. Manage solicitation terms for work, objectives and requirements and adhering to project scope and design guidelines and project requirements and conducts meetings and oversight for schedule and budget and contract provisions and standards. Implements project management responsibilities and schedules, budget and technical reviews for project scope and contract submissions with relevant policies and standards for architectural and engineering technical design reviews and analysis of drawings and specifications. Conducts and secures archaeological, historical preservation, environmental, and other clearances before construction and ensures compliance with codes and standards through document review and site inspections. Addresses inquiries and participates in meetings with Tribal leaders, law enforcement representatives, private stakeholders, state officials, and other federal agencies to present projects, outline anticipated impacts, and ensure compliance with established schedules and design specifications.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: BASIC REQUIREMENTS: ENGINEER: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf ARCHITECT: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/architecture-series-0808/ In addition to meeting the basic requirements, you must meet the minimum qualification requirements for the position. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS GS-11: To qualify at the GS-11 level, you must have one year of experience at the GS-09 grade level or equivalent performing the following: 1) Assisting in managing construction projects from the planning and design phase to the close out phase; 2) Preparing or reviewing cost estimates and schedules for design and construction projects; and 3) Preparing project information materials for briefings. OR Three full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or a L.L.M. in a related field of study. OR A combination of specialized experience and education that totals 100% of the experience requirement. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS GS-12: To qualify at the GS-12 level, you must have one year of experience at the GS-11 grade level or equivalent performing the following: 1) Managing construction projects from the planning and design phase to the close out phase; 2) Preparing cost estimates and/or budgets and schedules for design and construction projects; 3) Preparing and presenting project information orally and in writing; and 4) Coordinating work with staff in an engineering or architectural field. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.

Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society. One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows 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://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

How to apply

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. In writing your resume, please be clear and specific. We will NOT make assumptions regarding your experience and/or employment status. To view the announcement status or your application status: Visit https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/howto/application/status/. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application. Notification to Applicants: Applicants who apply under this job opportunity announcement agree to have their application, associated documents and applicable personal information shared with other Bureaus/Offices within the Department of the Interior (DOI) who have vacancies within the same occupational series, grade, full performance level and in the same geographic location(s), including within the same metro/commuting area. Applying to this announcement does not replace the need to apply to other job opportunity announcements for which you wish to receive consideration. PLEASE NOTE - NO APPLICATION MATERIAL WILL BE ACCEPTED VIA E-MAIL.