Engineering Technician - Design

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Fayetteville (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs seeks an Engineering Technician - Design in Fayetteville, NC to support the Engineering Service, Project Engineering and Design Section. The position requires specialized experience or advanced education in engineering.

Responsibilities include developing designs and plans for facility projects, conducting surveys, analyzing proposals, and applying AutoCAD 2010 or newer to update drawings and specifications.

Qualifications

• One full year of specialized experience at GS-8 level or equivalent.
• Experience in drafting, surveying, mathematics, architecture, electrical or mechanical systems.
• Experience includes designing facility projects, reviewing plans, and evaluating cost estimates.

Responsibilities

• Developing designs, plans, and specifications for facility projects including spaces, layouts, and installations.
• Conducting engineering surveys and inspections to ensure contract compliance.
• Analyzing and proposing alternative solutions for facility improvements and costs.
• Applying AutoCAD to formulate and adapt design plans.

Skills

Drafting

Surveying

Engineering analysis

AutoCAD

Education

Two years of graduate education

Master's degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Employee will serve as an Engineering Technician - Design aligned within Engineering Service, Project Engineering and Design Section located at the Veterans Mid-Atlantic Healthcare Network in Fayetteville, NC. To qualify for this Engineering Technician GS-9 grade position, applicant(s) must meet at least one of the following:SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Requires one full year of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-8) in the Federal service. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include technical work in: drafting, surveying construction estimating, mathematics, architecture, electrical or mechanical systems. Experience in a trade or craft may be credited as specialized experience when the work provided intensive knowledge of engineering principles, techniques, methods, and precedents. Specialized experience for this position includes:

• Developing designs, plans, and specifications for facility projects, to include preparing space requirements, drawings, layouts, and plans for proposed construction and structural projects, improvements, alterations, modifications, repairs, and equipment installations;
• Conducting engineering surveys and inspection of construction projects to assure compliance with contract requirements;
• Analyzing and providing alternative creative proposals or solutions for the benefit of the facility. This involves not only the technical review of civil, mechanical, electrical, architectural and structural plans, but also of specifications and construction cost estimates for facilities and utility systems; and
• Applying skill using AutoCAD 2010 or new computer system to formulate and adapt design plans.

NOTE: Resume(s) must clearly support the level of experience described above to receive credit. We will not make assumption regarding experience. OR

Successfully completedTwo full years of graduate education or a master's degree meets the requirements for GS-9. To be creditable, education must include a major study in engineering, engineering or industrial technology, construction, drafting, surveying, or mathematics. OR

COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education (in excess of one year) and specialized experience are also qualifying. Both education and experience must be related to this position, as described above.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.