Summary This position is located in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Office of the Chief Engineer (OCE). The selected individual will serve as an Electrical Engineer providing experience in the design, installation, maintenance and repair of electrical and electronic systems for the AOC. Responsibilities The duties are listed at a GS-13 level: Electrical Engineering Project Support (40%) - As a task leader, collaborates with peers to review the activities of consultant designs for accuracy, technical competence and for fulfillment of required project objectives. Act as an senior technical resource on the methods used for installation, testing, commissioning, start-up checkout and preparation of entire electrical and electronics engineered systems - Collaborates with senior engineers on challenging problems in electrical and electronic engineering for the AOC. Assures the overall resolution of issues and that resolution adhere to the AOC Design Standard. - Collaborates with peers to provide senior technical advice to the officials and staff of AOC jurisdictions, including the Superintendent organizations and Office of the Chief Engineer, regarding electrical and electronic aspects of design, modernization, operation, repair and maintenance systems and equipment. - Collaborates with peers in preparing requirements and criteria for complex or high value projects for construction or modification of facilities, systems and equipment. - Works with the project team to determine project needs, goals and develop plans for accomplishing projects. - Assists project managers by acting as a technical senior technical advisor regarding deviations from pre-approved schedule, budget and scope of work. - Prepares requirements and criteria for complex or high value projects for construction or modification of facilities, systems and equipment. - Serves as senior technical advisor regarding deviations from pre-approved schedule, budget and scope of work and serves as an authority and advisor to management, contractors and superintendent's office on project management activities in assigned area of responsibility. Electrical Engineering Design (40%) - Designs lighting, grounding, lightning protection, emergency power, generators, uninterruptible power supplies, power monitoring, control systems, underground utility infrastructures, fiber optic and ethernet networks, RF systems, antennas, and other systems. - Supports supervisor or more senior engineer in designing unique or leading-edge technology or large scale/high value system designs including power (15kV, 4160V, 277/480V and120/208V) and custom fiber networks. - For in-house Design and Construction, develop concepts, perform design calculations and analyses, prepare final working drawings (CAD), specifications, and performs construction supervision, and coordination as required on each assigned project. This includes the ability to prepare CAD documents in AutoCAD. Electrical Engineering Studies and Investigations (20%) - Reviews, advises on, and conducts analysis and development studies in support of major organization programs. Completes complex studies including analysis of novel, unprecedented, or controversial problems with minimal supervisor oversight for resolution by a supervisor or more senior engineer. - Completing lighting surveys and producing reports to analyze existing conditions and recommended changes to bring the system into compliance with AOC and industry standards. - Complete field investigations, schematic designs, and assist in preparation and review of rough order of magnitude cost estimates to develop a design statement of work or to inform an in-house design on the recommended project approach and requirements. - Conduct investigation into switchgear or network outages to determine cause of outage and provide recommended changes to prevent issue from reoccurring. - Acts as a senior technical consultant on challenging problems in electrical and electronic engineering for the AOC. Assures the overall resolution of issues and that resolution adhere to the AOC Design Standard. - Provides senior technical advice to the officials and staff of AOC jurisdictions, including the Superintendent organizations and Office of the Chief Engineer, regarding electrical and electronic aspects of design, modernization, operation, repair and maintenance systems and equipment. - Consults with supervisor to prepare, revise and maintain criteria (AOC Design Standards and A/E Design Manual) of electrical systems and equipment. - Completing field investigations, schematic designs, and assisting in preparation and review of rough order of magnitude cost estimates to develop a design statement of work or to inform an in-house design on the recommended project approach and requirements. The employee must utilize knowledge of and comply with applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, and AOC rules and regulations to ensure that work progresses in a safe manner. Performs other related duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen. Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs. You must meet the definition of specialized experience. You must be able to pass a drug test. Management may select at any grade level for this position. Qualifications You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at OPM classification standards Specialized experience: is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Candidates for the GS-13 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position is defined as having experience: (1) Providing expert advice regarding electrical and electronic aspects of design, operation, and mechanical systems and equipment; (2) Providing project management control (ex., scheduling, resources, trades) within the electrical discipline; (3) Serving as a Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) or equivalent on assigned construction and consultant contracts; and (4) Serving as a professional electrical engineer to facilitate power quality studies, capacity studies, remediation, UPS and emergency power strategy, short circuit and load coordination studies and control system strategies. Candidates for the GS-12 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. (1) Providing advice regarding electrical and electronic aspects of design, operation, and mechanical systems and equipment; (2) Providing project management control (ex., scheduling, resources, trades) within the electrical discipline; (3) Serving as a Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) or equivalent on assigned construction and consultant contracts; and (4) Serving as a professional electrical engineer to facilitate power quality studies, capacity studies, remediation, UPS and emergency power strategy, short circuit and load coordination studies and control system strategies. Candidates for the GS-11 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. (1) Providing advice regarding electrical and electronic aspects of design, operation, and mechanical systems and equipment; (2) Providing project management control (ex., scheduling, resources, trades) within the electrical discipline; (3) Serving as a Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) or equivalent on assigned construction and consultant contracts; and (4) Serving as a professional electrical engineer to facilitate power quality studies, capacity studies, remediation, UPS and emergency power strategy, short circuit and load coordination studies and control system strategies. Education All Candidates must meet the following educational requirements: Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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. OR Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1. Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, 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 example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Education completed outside of the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in conventional/accredited U.S. education programs to be acceptable for Federal employment. Qualifying education from colleges and universities in foreign countries must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part of foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. You must provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course by course listing if selected. Additional Information Welcome Veterans. The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) gives veterans' preference rights in the legislative branch to certain veterans as applied by the Congressional Accountability Act. Veterans' preference is applied on this vacancy announcement. If you are a veteran and have been separated under honorable conditions, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility; SF-15, if applicable; and Department of Veterans Affairs documentation of disability, if applicable. For more information, please visit OPM vet guide If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System. If you are exempt from registration under Selective Service Law, you must provide appropriate proof of exemption. Please visit the Selective Service System website for more information. DRUG TESTING: The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is a Drug Free Workplace. As part of the AOC's suitability assessment, a candidate tentatively selected for a position who is not currently an AOC employee is required to submit to screening for illegal drug use. Satisfactory completion of a drug test is a condition of employment with the Agency. A candidate must test negative prior to being eligible for appointment into a position. We will schedule, provide and cover the cost for the drug test. The selectee(s) under the vacancy announcement for this position is subject to a criminal record check by the U.S. Capitol Police and satisfactory adjudication to be eligible for employment at the Architect of the Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol is an E-VERIFY Participant. E-VERIFY is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment authorization in the United States. If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the DHS Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-VERIFY" electronic system. For more information on E-Verify, please visit http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1185221678150.shtm The Architect of the Capitol is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information and/or disability. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Moving expenses are not authorized. Relocation expenses are not authorized. Probationary Period - A newly appointed selectee is subject to the completion of a one-year trial/probationary period, regardless of whether or not a trial/probationary period has been completed previously with the Architect of the Capitol or another Federal agency. This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies in any of the jurisdictions of the Architect of the Capitol. All application materials become the property of the Architect of the Capitol.
