ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Description:

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Requirements:

At the GS-13 grade level: This position has a selective placement factor (SPF) 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 0801, OR you must be a Registered Architect (RA) if applying for the 0808 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.

For GS-13:
In addition to the SPF and basic requirements, 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 performing the following duties: 1) Leading the production of construction document (plans, specifications, and design drawing) for large and/or highly complex buildings (i.e., multi-story office buildings, training facilities, multi-purpose buildings, aircraft hangars, medical facilities maintenance shops, food service facilities, and/or large housing projects) on design-build requests for proposal; 2) Reviewing facilities construction submittals for conformance to the requirements of electrical engineering contract drawings / specifications; 3) Resolving electrical engineering construction and design issues encountered during the performance of facilities contracts; 4) Performing engineering services in support of Architectural and Engineering Contracts such as writing statements of work, estimating fees, negotiation, performance monitoring, and evaluation of bids; 5) Mentoring junior electrical engineers of multidiscipline design teams engaged in the design of complex projects; and 6) Coordinating with other engineers and architects, including Design-Bid-Build (DBB) and Design-Build (DB) projects, to ensure that final detailed working drawings, specifications, and RFPs are properly integrated with the building systems. NOTE: This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for the position.

For GS-12:
In addition to the basic requirements, 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 performing the following duties: 1) Serving as a consultant on electrical engineering aspects to other engineering disciplines on projects that are not predominately electrical; 2) Serving as an electrical engineer providing design and other technical expertise for the organization to include Design-Bid-Build (DBB) and Design-Build (DB) projects, in order to ensure that final detailed working drawings, specifications, and RFPs are properly integrated with the building systems; 3) Preparing detailed electrical engineering analysis, calculations and designs, development of plans using computer aided software, specifications and cost estimates, in support of in-house and Architect/Engineer design bid build and design build projects, for a wide range of projects- projects may include medium and low voltage power generation, transmission and utilization systems including lighting, grounding, cathodic protection, photovoltaic and wind power system, telecommunications and audiovisual systems and electronic security systems; 4) Reviewing progress on projects to ensure the work is within budget and completed within the execution schedule; 5) Reviewing contractor submittals of shop drawings, samples of materials and components, catalog information and certificates of compliance with the contract requirements and intent; and 6) Preparing outlines of services, scope of work, government construction estimates and engineering fee estimates for work to be performed under Architect-Engineer (A&E) contract. 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:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-SeriesAND 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.