LEAD ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN

Summary You will serve as a Lead Engineer Technician in the Facilities Engineering and Acquisition Division of NAVFAC NORTHWEST.

Responsibilities You will provide technical advice and training to the team in matters of construction management, quality assurance, testing of critical systems, and safety.

You will develop annual training plans for the Engineering Technician community and makes recommendations to the Construction Product Line Coordinator.

You will provide written reports or briefs to document site investigations or findings related to performance testing of facility systems or evaluation of contractor or government Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Safety performance.

You will serve as the Senior Engineering Technician and is a central point of contact within the CIBL Construction Product Line on all technical issues involving quality and safety on construction projects.

You will train and mentor fellow Engineering Technicians and contractor Quality Control (QC) personnel in specific tasks, job techniques and processes.

Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Providing construction reviews of plans and specifications for technical soundness and practicability; 2) Applying engineering concepts, principles and practices applicable to the full range of engineering duties with the design, layout, quality control, of construction operations; 3) Preparing technical analysis, cost estimates, and reviews engineering designs for proposed changes; 4) Providing mentoring to assigned staff and junior engineers; and maintain credibility with others on technical matters; 5) Using automation technology and practices essential for accomplishment of engineering technician work, i.e., web-based construction management operations, construction project schedule interpretation, web-based construction standards research.

NOTE: THIS INFORMATION MUST BE SUPPORTED IN YOUR RESUME TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE POSITION.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, 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.

Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area.

Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary.

Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy.

If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes.

Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants.

Policy information may be found at: PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher.

ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location.

Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate.

For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees.

A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee.

A relocation incentive may be authorized.

PCS is not authorized.