Electrical Engineer

Transmission & Distribution World; Fort Carson (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Transmission & Distribution World in Fort Carson, CO seeks an Electrical Engineer for a Direct Hire Authority role within the Directorate of Public Works Engineering Division. The incumbent will apply multi-disciplined engineering knowledge to design and construction, advise on problem resolution, and provide necessary guidance to project teams.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's in engineering (ABET-accredited) and specialized experience in planning/design and cost estimation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited program or equivalent.
• Professional registration (EI/EIT/PE) or FE exam completion is required or could be substituted by certain credentials.
• Specialized experience includes planning and designing engineering projects and estimating costs.

Responsibilities

• Applies multi-disciplined engineering knowledge focused on design and construction proficiency.
• Advises project team members on resolution of problems during design and construction phases.
• Obtains project support and expertise to ensure smooth project management and provides guidance to multi-discipline teams.
• Reviews work products for conformance with practices, policies and sound conclusions.
• Ensures compliance with internal controls so resources are managed efficiently.
• Serves as technical advisor for A-E contractors in material selection, construction methods, and project reviews.

Education

ABET-accredited engineering program

Tools

Professional registration / FE

Job description

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DOD workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serves at the Directorate of Public Works in the Engineering Division.

Duties

Applies a multi-disciplined engineering/architecture knowledge focused on design and construction proficiency, skills, and abilities.

Advises project team members on resolution of problems encountered throughout design and construction phases.

Obtains the necessary project support and expertise to ensure smooth project management and provides necessary guidance and instructions to multi-discipline project team members.

Reviews work products to ensure satisfactory accomplishment in conformance with established practices and procedures, adherence to policy, and soundness of recommendations and conclusions.

Ensures compliance with all prescribed internal control standards so that project resources are efficiently and effectively managed.

Serves as technical advisor and point of contact for A-E contractors in the selection of materials, construction methods, and technical project review.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Electrical Engineer: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) 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. OR B. 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), 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. 2. Written Test - 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, or Puerto Rico. 3. Specified academic courses - Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program. 4. Related curriculum - 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 degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 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. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1. planning and designing engineering projects; 2. estimating engineering project costs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service GS-11 or above. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.