Interdisciplinary Architect/Engineer, GS-0808/0810/0830/0850 (75171)

US Army Corps of Engineers; Bath Township (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Louisville District of the US Army Corps of Engineers is seeking Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineers or Architects to serve as Project Engineer and COR for contract enforcement. The role ensures progress, safety, and quality of construction work at Wright-Patterson AFB Project Office, Ohio.

Key duties include managing changes, reviewing QA reports, coordinating submittals, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The position is permanent and Direct-Hire Authority may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with ABET-accredited program or equivalent.
• Registration as Engineer in Training/Professional Engineer or FE examination passed.
• One year of professional engineering experience in construction and inspection.

Responsibilities

• Investigates the need for contract change orders.
• Resolves change orders, claims, and contract delays.
• Reviews QA reports and spot checks contractor quality control reports.
• Establishes QA requirements, scheduling, and control methods.
• Ensures contractor procedures comply with regulatory requirements.
• Receives and checks contractor submittals for compliance.
• Informs contractor of scheduling, reporting, and safety requirements.

Skills

Contracting

Project management

Quality assurance

Construction inspection

Education

ABET-accredited engineering

Architectural degree

Job description

USACE Organization

Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD) - Louisville District

Announcement Type

Direct-Hire Authority (DHA)

Position Type

Permanent

USACE Organization

Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD) - Louisville District

Locations (City, State)

Wright-Patterson, Ohio

Position Overview/Duties

The Louisville District is recruiting for Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineer or Architect to se rve as Project Engineer and Contracting Officers Representative (COR) responsible for the enforcement of contract requirements for all assigned contracts. Utilizes all available resources to maintain progress and ensure safe, high quality, and timely completion of construction projects. Position is located at the Wright-Patterson AFB Project Office, Ohio.

• Investigates the need for contract change orders.
• Performs and advises others in the performance of actions for resolving change orders, claims, and contract delays.
• Reviews Quality Assurance reports and spot checks contractor quality control reports.
• Establishes detailed Quality Assurance requirements, scheduling and control methods.
• Ensures that proposed and actual contractor procedures comply with regulatory agency requirements
• Receives and checks for contract compliance of technical submittals from the contractor such as shop drawings, catalog cuts, samples certificates of compliance and test results.
• Informs contractor of requirements concerning construction scheduling, progress reporting and safety measures.

Other Conditions And Requirements

• APPLICABILITY/AREA OF CONSIDERATION: This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD, Section 9905 to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
• WHO MAY APPLY: US Citizens

APPLICANT QUALIFICATIONS:

Basic Requirement for Engineer Series:

• 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
• 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:
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Basic Requirement For Architect

• Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in architecture or in a related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in architecture or related disciplines of which at least (1) 30 semester hours were in architectural design, and (2) 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology, properties of materials and methods of construction, and environmental control systems. OR
• Combination of Education and Experience: College‑level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the architectural principles, methods, and techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by at least one of the following: (1) Related Curriculum - Degree in architectural engineering provided the completed course work in architectural engineering provided knowledge, skills, and abilities substantially equivalent to those provided in the courses specified in statement A above, or (2) Experience: 1 year of experience in an architect's office or in architectural work for each year short of graduation from a program of study in architecture. In the absence of any college courses, 5 years of such experience is required. This experience must have demonstrated that you have acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture.
• Basic Requirement ( Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
• addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirement listed below:

GS 12 Experience Requirement:

One year of specialized experience which includes: Applying professional knowledge of engineering concepts, principles and practices applicable to engineering construction and inspection activities; perform contract administration to include estimates of cost; and ensure construction projects are accomplished in accordance with proper quality control and assurance procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

• This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service. Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR:

The incumbent of this position must be a registered professional in accordance with the requirement in ER 690-1-958.

Competencies Needed For The Position

• Contracting/Procurement
• Influencing/Negotiating
• Planning and evaluating
• Technical Competence

Conditions Of Employment

• One-year probationary period may be required.
• One-year supervisory probationary period may be required.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 24% of the time.
• Appointment may be subject to suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. Position is designated as Non‑Sensitive‑No access security clearance.
• The incumbent is required to file an OGE Form 450, Financial Disclosure Report upon entering on duty in this position and annually thereafter.
• Incumbent must be eligible to be appointed as COR-must provide proof of classes and appointment eligibility and experience requirement at the GS 12 level.

Other Essential Information

• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position is Exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act.
• Nepotism: Under the provisions of 5 USC 3110, an individual may not be appointed into a position if the position is under the supervisory chain of command of a relative.
• This announcement may be used to fill like vacancies for three months after the closing date.
• This position MAY be eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed "Unscheduled Telework".
• All qualifications requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.