Engineering Technician (Drafting)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Bridgeport (WA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking a Lead Engineering Technician at Chief Joseph Dam to manage CADD and BIM programs and support complex mechanical and electrical design projects.

The role includes maintaining as-built records, coordinating documentation, and ensuring drawings meet drafting standards. Federal guidelines may allow substitution of education for experience in some cases.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience at GS-09/10/11 level with CADD/BIM and engineering document management.
• Experience using electronic document management systems to catalog, file, and organize engineering drawings.
• Ability to review drawings for compliance with drafting standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead Engineering Technician at Chief Joseph Dam; manage CADD and BIM programs.
• Support complex mechanical and electrical design projects.
• Serve as the As-Built Records Coordinator and ensure accurate documentation.

Job description

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

As the lead Engineering Technician at Chief Joseph Dam, you will manage CADD and BIM programs, support complex mechanical and electrical design projects, and serve as the As-Built Records Coordinator.

Who May Apply

US Citizens 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.

GS-09: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience utilizing an electronic document management system to catalog, file, and organize engineering documents; AND using Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) systems to create and update drawings of equipment or facilities in an industrial or campus setting. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08).

GS-10: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes updating and maintaining as-built drawings within an engineering document management system; preparing engineering drawings and layouts for mechanical, electrical, or civil projects using CADD or Building Information Modeling (BIM) systems; AND reviewing and analyzing drawings to ensure compliance with established drafting standards. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

GS-11: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: performing computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) and building information modeling (BIM) support; planning and preparing complex mechanical and electrical engineering layouts and drawings; and reviewing design plans and specifications to assure compliance with modeling and drafting related criteria. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10).

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.