Supervisory Interdisciplinary.

US Army Corps of Engineers; Winfield (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks a qualified professional to provide leadership and oversight for high-value construction contracts related to Lock and Dam 25 expansion and modernization.

You will act as ACO, supervise a multidisciplinary team, review submittals, changes, and payments, and coordinate with engineering, safety, and operations to ensure timely, compliant project delivery. The role requires licensure (PE or RA), an ACO warrant, and the ability to manage complex schedules and

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience: 1 year in construction/environmental/civil works including interpreting plans and specs, inspecting operations, reviewing submittals, and making contractual decisions.
• Education substitutions are not allowed for this position.
• Candidates must meet education/experience requirements and be eligible under the listed employment authorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight for high-value construction contracts and ensure performance against cost, schedule, quality, and safety goals.
• Serve as Administrative Contract Officer (ACO) and Authorized Representative of the Contracting Officer.
• Supervise a multidisciplinary team and provide technical direction for contract administration and oversight.

Skills

Leadership

Contract oversight

Team supervision

Review submittals

Schedule coordination

Contract interpretation

Payment approvals

TDY/PCS readiness

Education

PE License

RA License

Background investigation

Confidential Financial Disclosure Report

ACO Warrant

Job description

Duties

• Provides leadership and oversight for the execution of high-value construction contracts supporting the expansion and modernization of Lock and Dam 25, ensuring contract performance, quality, safety, schedule, and cost objectives are achieved.
• Serves as Administrative Contract Officer (ACO) and Authorized Representative of the Contracting Officer, delegated authority for contract administration, construction oversight, payments, modifications, submittals, and resolution of contract issues.
• Supervises and provides technical directions to a multidisciplinary team of Project Engineers, Engineering Technicians, and other construction personnel responsible for administration and oversight of the Mega Project.
• Reviews contractor submittals, schedules, shop drawings, design submittals, RFIs, work plans, quality control documentation, testing results, certifications, and other contract-required documentation to ensure timely Government review and compliance.
• Evaluates contractor requests for design changes, substitutions, deviations, value engineering proposals, and alternative means and methods, coordinating with engineering, operations, safety, environmental, and other disciplines to determine impact.
• Generates documents concerning contract interpretation, payment, schedule, quality, nonconforming work, submittals, changes, and other contract administration matters, elevating issues requiring Contracting Officer or higher-level decisions.
• Evaluates contractor schedule performance and recovery plans for complex construction activities, including impacts to lock closures, navigation, seasonal river conditions, major concrete operations, and coordination between concurrent contracts.
• Reviews and recommends approval of contractor progress payments, modifications, equitable adjustments, claims, time extensions, and other contractual actions.
• Ensures contract administration activities are properly documented and maintained to support contract compliance, Government decision-making, payment, modifications, claims resolution, audits, and successful completion of the project.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
• Position requires a Professional Engineering (PE) License or Registered Architect (RA) License.
• Must possess a valid Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) Warrant or be able to obtain within 12 months of appointment.
• NOTE: Project assignments may vary in length and location from the area office thus requiring temporary duty (TDY) and/or permanent change of station (PCS) moves on a recurring basis.

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

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Executive Order (E.O.) 12721
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
• Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible
• People with Disabilities, Schedule A
• Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities
• 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
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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

Minimum Qualifications For NH-03

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes providing technical oversight on construction, environmental, and/or civil works projects such as interpreting plans and specifications, inspection of construction operations, providing technical review of construction submittals, or making decisions of a contractual or technical nature; and supervision, leadership, or working with and/or directing teams. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (NH-02/GS-11).

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.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of