Engineering Technician

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for DHA for Domestic Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Facilities in the Department of Defense to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Responsible for developing and accomplishing completed projects related to construction, remodeling, alteration, repair, and maintenance of facilities located throughout TEAD.

Duties

• Develop comprehensive facilities engineering project packages for the construction, alteration, repair, and maintenance of real property buildings and utility infrastructure.
• Prepare technical designs, detailed specifications, and CAD/GIS layout drawings for building utility systems, including HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and structural elements.
• Calculate detailed government cost estimates, material take-offs, labor projections, and bid schedules for competitive multi-trade construction contracts
• Modify existing architectural and engineering design plans to adapt to site constraints, improve energy/operational efficiency, meet ADA accessibility standards, or adjust to utility load requirements.
• Serve as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) to monitor on-site contractor operations, evaluate contractor submittals for approval, and conduct quality assurance inspections against contract specifications.
• Coordinate technical requirements across multiple projects concurrently, resolving field discrepancies, ensuring compliance with building and safety codes, and tracking project execution through final acceptance.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes computing standard quantities, material, and labor estimates for routine construction and repair projects. Conducting routine inspections on contractor work, verifying compliance with plans/specs, and reports discrepancies to senior engineers or technicians. Prepare basic scopes of work (SOW) and equipment lists for the replacement of building air handling units or other projects. Review contractor-submitted shop drawings, and equipment specifications for HVAC, electrical, mechanical or plumbing equipment to verify they matched the project's original design specifications. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10). 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.

How to apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/11/2026 to receive consideration Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. For additional information, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. 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. Your resume selected in USAJOBS will be included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application/status.