Summary You will serve as the Supervisory Electrical Engineering Branch Head in the Design Division, Planning, Design & Construction Directorate of Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Mid-Atlantic. Responsibilities You will independently develop and produce in accordance with applicable laws, Codes, Standards, and project objectives and requirements project electrical designs and construction documents using a variety of computer software. You will prepare field surveys documenting existing electrical systems and existing site conditions. You will performing complex calculations using computer software or hand-calculations for design and analysis of electrical systems (i.e. lighting illuminance, voltage drop). You will analyze and evaluate electrical systems and equipment in support of construction and compare design alternatives with respect to efficiency, energy savings, constructability, future expandability, and costs. You will provide engineering cost estimates to provide a baseline for probable construction costs. You will analyze and interpret contract drawings and specifications to determine the extent of the contractor's responsibility under the provisions of the contract. You will provide technical support during construction with regard to problems arising from unforeseen conditions, design errors, construction errors, interfacing new work with existing work. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SPF): This position has a Selective Placement Factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates: The selective placement factor is: You must currently be a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) if applying for the 0850 series. Your license or registration must be held in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 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 designs, plans, specifications, and cost estimates for electrical engineering projects; 2) Developing and constructing project electrical engineering design for medium (4.15 -34.5kV) and low voltage (120V-600V) electric power distribution systems, building's and site lighting and communication systems by applying electrical engineering concepts, theories, principles and practices; 3) Extensive knowledge of Electrical Engineering Design Standards and Codes, including the National Electrical Code (NEC®, NFPA 70) and the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC®, IEEE C2), Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC), Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS), construction materials, construction and maintenance methods, and building systems; 4) Planning, designing, and/or sketching overall solutions for electrical engineering features of various complex and unusually difficult projects for preliminary and final design purposes; 5) Advising and recommending electrical engineering methods and systems to develop and coordinate projects for design, repair, alteration, rehabilitation, installation, improvement, or demolition; 6) Performing basic electrical engineering studies and forensic site investigations for funding of current or future projects; 7) Assisting in the preparation of contract specifications, cost estimates, and bills of material for electrical projects; and 8) Evaluating performance of subordinates to ensure timely performance of work and quality of work and identifying developmental and training needs of employees. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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 Applicants must meet the following basic education requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (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. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), 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 more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: http://www.nspe.org OR 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 The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: http://www.nspe.org/Licensure/HowtoGetLicensed/index.html. OR Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above) OR 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 one 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. 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 option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. 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: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf 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: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ 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.
