Summary As a Supervisory Mechanical Engineer, you will provide direct supervision for Branch employees in the Engineering Section Unit 1. Location of position: GSA, Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Office of General Supplies and Service Categories, Supply Chain Operations Division, Engineering Section. San Francisco, CA; Lakewood, CO; Washington, DC; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Kansas City, MO; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Fort Worth, TX and/or Tacoma, WA. Responsibilities We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed. As a Supervisory Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for performing the following duties: Providing leadership and supervision for the Engineering Section and leading engineering and specification development work by a staff of several professional Mechanical Engineers, and other multidisciplinary General Schedule and contract professionals. This includes setting priorities, assigning tasks, and ensuring the team meets performance goals. Leading the development, maintenance, and analysis of Federal Product Descriptions (FPDs), Commercial Item Descriptions (CIDs), Item Purchase Descriptions (IPDs), Federal specifications, and other technical contract support documents, ensuring alignment with industry standards and technological advancements. Providing technical assistance and expert guidance to GSA and customer agencies on matters related to technical specifications, standards, and contract requirements, including evaluating requests for deviations and resolving complex technical issues. Supervising a team of professionals analyzing Item Purchase Descriptions (IPDs) for accuracy and completeness, making recommendations to the Division Director on IPD reviews, and driving continuous improvement in the IPD technical writing process to enhance value and competition. Serving as a recognized technical authority, acting as a troubleshooter for management officials on diverse and complex issues, interpreting policies and regulations, and coordinating with regional and headquarters components to ensure consistency and effective program administration. Requirements Conditions of Employment US Citizenship or National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date Meet time-in-grade within 30 days of the closing date, if applicable Register with the Selective Service if you are a male born after 12/31/1959 Direct Deposit of salary check to financial organization required. If selected, you must meet the following conditions: Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or NonCareer SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the HR Office. Failure to disclose this information could result in disciplinary action including removal from Federal Service. Serve a one year probationary period, if required. Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 2 investigation level). Have your identity and work status eligibility verified if you are not a GSA employee. We will use the Department of Homeland Security's e-Verify system for this. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued employment. Complete a financial disclosure report to verify that no conflict, or an appearance of conflict, exists between your financial interest and this position. Serve a one year supervisory or managerial probationary period, if required. Qualifications For each job on your resume, provide: the exact dates you held each job (from month/year to month/year) number of hours per week you worked (if part time). If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume. The GS-14 salary range starts at $127,829.00 per year. Salary is dependent upon duty location. BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ENGINEERS: A Degree in professional engineering OR a combination of college-level education, training, and/or technical experience. For specifics on qualifying education and/or experience - use the following link: Basic Requirements for Engineer Positions. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to the Basic Requirements listed above, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience serving as a mechanical engineer leading multi-disciplinary engineering projects from inception to completion. Experience must include: Developing technical contract support documents (e.g., Product Descriptions (PD's), Commercial Item Descriptions (CID's), and/or Item Purchase Descriptions (IPD's)) for the acquisition of engineering commodities; Providing engineering guidance to key stakeholders in coordination with laws, policies, regulations and/or other mechanical engineering principles/operating guidelines; AND Preparing engineering reports to resolve product and/or compliance inquiries. This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcript(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcements to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. Education Note: 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. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ Additional Information Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin. Applicants are encouraged to make their resume searchable in their USAJOBS.gov profile. This will allow Federal hiring specialists and hiring managers across agencies to find their resume as part of agency recruitment campaigns or staffing searches. If you apply to this position and are selected, we will not ask about your criminal history before you receive a conditional job offer. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency or visit GSA's webpage. On a case-by-case basis, the following incentives may be approved: - Recruitment incentive if you are new to the federal government - Relocation incentive if you are a current federal employee - Credit toward vacation leave if you are new to the federal government Additional vacancies may be filled through this announcement in this or other GSA organizations within the same commuting area as needed; through other means; or not at all.
