Supervisory General Engineer

U.S. Coast Guard

Chesapeake (VA)

On-site

USD 108,000 - 140,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Long-term care insurance

Retirement plan

Thrift Savings Plan

Flexible Spending Account

Employee Assistance Program

Paid federal holidays

Personal leave days

Job summary

U.S. Coast Guard in Norfolk County, VA seeks a Supervisory General Engineer (GS-0801-13) to lead a team of logisticians and oversee budgets, manpower, material, and technical services for Coast Guard surface asset sustainment.

The position supports the Department of Homeland Security and offers federal benefits. This civilian role emphasizes planning, directing multi-phase projects, coordinating with branch chiefs, and delivering engineering changes and maintenance reviews to ensure mission

Qualifications

Leadership and supervisory capabilities for coordinating a team of logisticians and contractors.
Budget, manpower, material, and technical service planning and control.
Experience guiding engineering changes and maintenance for complex systems.

Responsibilities

Directly lead a group of ~7 Coast Guard civilian and active-duty logisticians and contractors.
Plan, direct, and budget all branch operations in coordination with the Branch Chief.
Coordinate planning, programming, development, scheduling, and resource management for multi-phase projects.
Develop and review engineering design changes for Coast Guard vessels and systems.
Consult with management on requirements, criteria, and technical problem resolution.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Logistics

Technical guidance

Job description

Department: Department of Homeland Security
Location: Norfolk County, Virginia
Hiring Path: Fed Transition
Number of Openings: 1
Security Clearance: Q Access Authorization

This vacancy is for a GS-0801-13, Supervisory General Engineer located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, OPERATING LOCATION-SFLC IBCT PORT ENGINEER SECTION 2-ALAMEDA CA in Norfolk County, VA.

Key Responsibilities

You will serve as an Supervisory General Engineer and be responsible for providing ongoing management continuity and performing a variety of duties that manage requirements for budget, manpower, material, and technical services to support the System. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.

Typical work assignments include: Directly leading a group of approximately seven Coast Guard civilian and active-duty logisticians, who oversee contractors, by providing critical strategic and tactical level guidance to meet current and anticipated needs. Participating with the Branch Chief in planning, directing and budgeting all phases of branch operations and coordinating with counterparts in other branches and units.

Coordinating and integrating planning, programming, development, oversight, scheduling, and overall management of resources for multi-phase projects in Coast Guard surface asset sustainment & system updates. These projects most often involve technical Engineering Change/Time Compliant Technical Orders, maintenance development, configuration management, and maintenance effectiveness reviews.

Develop and review engineering design changes for the alteration, repair, installation, redesign, or maintenance of complex systems and machinery on Coast Guard vessels. Consulting with management, acquisition and planning personnel in preparing requirements and criteria for complex or high value projects, making recommendations, & resolving technical difficulties.

Conducting analysis and apply findings from reviews of literature published within the agency, other agencies, private industry, and research institutions. Evaluating performance and giving advice, counsel, and instructions to subordinate employees, contracted personnel, and cross-team members of the staff and related business units on technical and administrative issues.

Requirements & Education

This position does have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. Are you qualifying based on education? Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) from an accredited institution.

Once selected & prior to appointment, applicants must provide an official college transcript. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. (see FOREIGN EDUCATION below).

College Transcript: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration.

Transcripts should be legible and detailed, showing course number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours, and grade earned. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application.

See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.

DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $108019 – $140426/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Q Access Authorization security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-15.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.