Engineering Technician

United States Army Installation Management Command (DOA); Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Army Installation Management Command (DOA) at Fort Detrick, MD is seeking a Contracting Officer’s Representative to oversee service contracts within the Directorate Of Public Works. The role emphasizes monitoring contractor performance, ensuring compliance, and coordinating with the contracting officer on issues and reimbursements.

The ideal candidate will have specialized federal contracting experience, attention to detail, and the ability to manage contract records and

Qualifications

• Specialized experience monitoring contractor performance to assess compliance with contract requirements.
• Maintaining contract administration files and ensuring complete records.
• Tracking contractor submissions to verify timely receipt.
• Conducting basic reviews of deliverables to identify discrepancies.
• Experience with the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) system.

Responsibilities

• Serves as Contracting Officer’s Representative for DPW contracts.
• Monitors contracts from inception to conclusion and initiates corrective action.
• Notifies contracting officer/contractor of violations with respect to schedule, cost, and technical performance.
• Recommends payment or deductions based on contract terms and performance.
• Acts as dpw contact for facilities managed by contract personnel.

Skills

Contract monitoring

Contract administration

Vendor performance evaluation

Attention to detail

Tools

Wide Area Workflow

Job description

Summary

About the Position: Fort Detrick is located within Frederick, MD. Baltimore, MD & Washington, DC are within 50 miles. Real estate and other costs are significantly affected by the close proximity of these two major metropolitan areas. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.detrick.army.mil. Learn more about this agency

Overview

Help Accepting applications Location 1 vacancy in the following location: Fort Detrick, MD No matching locations found. Work site options

Salary $85,447 – $111,087 per year

Pay scale & grade GS 11

Promotion potential None

Work schedule Full-time

Travel Required Occasional travel – You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent

Occupations and job series 0802 Engineering Technical

Supervisory status No

Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service

Represented by a union Yes

Drug test No

Security clearance Not Required

Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

Background check type Suitability/Fitness

Financial disclosure required No

Announcement number MCFS-27-13102082- MP

Control number 891341100

Open to

Federal employees – Competitive service

Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s hiring rules and pay scales.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Land and base management

Current or former employees of a base management agency.

Veterans

Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference

Military spouses

Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.

Clarification from the agency

See “Who May Apply” in the “Qualifications” section for more information on who is eligible to apply for this position.

Duties

• Serves as Contracting Officer’s Representative in the Directorate Of Public Works (DPW) with responsibility for representing the contracting officer in the evaluation of contract performance for service contracts,
• Monitors all contracts from inception to conclusion, initiates corrective action on contract performance and recommends contractor penalties.
• Oversees inspection of completed services and notifies contracting officer and contractor of violations and deficiencies noted, particularly in the areas of schedule, cost and technical performance adequacy.
• Recommends payment or deduction of contracts based on inspection of performance, terms of contractual compliance, and reimbursable material approvals within the Wide Area Workflow system.
• Serves as the DPW primary point of contact for facilities maintained by contract personnel and obtains contract support for in-house operations.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver’s License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• The duties of this position may require the incumbent to be on call through use of Government cell phone to respond to emergency situations, 24 hours a day.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 11.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Army Materiel Command (AMC) employees with competitive status.

• Current Civilian Employees of the Command
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the 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.

For Internal applicants: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Assisting with monitoring contractor performance to assess compliance with contract requirements; maintaining contract administration files to ensure complete records; tracking contractor submissions to verify timely receipt; and conducting basic reviews of deliverables to identify discrepancies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

For external applicants: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: Monitoring contractor performance to ensure compliance with contract requirements; supporting the evaluation of provided services and recommending corrective actions; reviewing technical documents and interpreting contract specifications; and creating simple methods to assess and verify work quality within the organization. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Attention to Detail
• Customer Service
• Flexibility
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Learning
• Reading Comprehension
• Reasoning
• Self-Management
• Stress Tolerance
• Teamwork

Fort Internal applicants: Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).

Fort external applicants: Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-10).

Education

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.

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a(n) Engineers and Scientists (construction)) Career Program position aligned under the of Construction, Analysis, Science, Infrastructure & Engineers (CASIE) Directorate.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• Advanced In-hire MAY be authorized.
• Relocation Incentive MAY be authorized.
• Recruitment Incentive MAY be authorized.
• Salary negotiations for candidates new to Federal service MAY be authorized
• Credit for prior non-Federal experience and certain military service for leave accrual rates MAY be authorized.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Learn more about federal benefits.

Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

Required documents

The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Checklist for Internal/Merit Promotion Announcements.

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:

• Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
• For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer’s name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what’s in your resume.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume.

2. Other supporting documents:

• Cover Letter, optional
• Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
• Proof of Eligibility to Apply: Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy. The Proof of Eligibility document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and what document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority. You must meet the requirements of at least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further consideration.
• Time-in-grade documentation:If you are applying for a higher grade and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the one year time-in-grade requirement so you will need to provide an SF-50 which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within-grade Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective date more than one year old).
• This position requires a job-related license or certification. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person’s personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.