Supervisory Mechanical Engineer.

US Army Corps of Engineers; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha, Nebraska seeks a licensed professional engineer to serve as an independent QA reviewer for designs produced by branch engineers, other districts, and A-E firms.

As Section Chief in the Design Branch, you will supervise engineers, technicians, and administrative staff, and manage all business functions of the section. You will provide technical guidance on complex mechanical systems to ensure work products meet standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• PE licensure required; background investigation may be used.
• One-year supervisory probationary period may be required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as independent QA reviewer for designs produced by branch engineers, other Districts, and A-E firms.
• As Section Chief in the Design Branch you will supervise a staff of engineers, technicians, and administrative personnel and manage all business functions of the section.
• Act as technical advisor on a wide range of complex mechanical systems.
• Review work products for technical accuracy, soundness of assumptions, reliability, and conformance with policies and procedures.
• Oversee design areas including hydropower, flood control, plumbing, gas distribution, fire protection, hydraulics, central heating/cooling plants, incineration, fuel storage installations.

Skills

QA review

Supervisory experience

Mechanical systems advisory

Design review

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

ABET-accredited program or equivalent

Job description

Duties

• Serve as independent quality assurance reviewer for designs produced by branch engineers, other Districts, and A-E firms.
• As a Section Chief in the Design Branch you will:
• Supervise a staff of engineers and engineering technicians, and administrative personnel assigned to the organization and manage all business functions associated with the section.
• Serves as a technical advisor on a wide range of complex technical mechanical systems.
• Review work products generated by section personnel and assumes responsibility for technical accuracy and adequacy, soundness of assumptions, reliability of conclusions and general conformance with applicable policies and procedures.
• Areas for which design is developed include hydropower, flood control, plumbing, gas distribution, fire protection, hydraulics, central heating and cooling plants, incineration, fuel storage tank installation and removal, etc.
• Assures that organizational and position structure conforms to the objective of effective position management and organizational effectiveness.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must possess and maintain a Professional Engineer (P.E.) Certification/License. (Must Upload Copy)
• Must complete a one-year supervisory probationary period to assess your ability to perform supervisory duties is required unless previously completed.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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

Basic Requirement For Engineers:

• 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.

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 experience creating mechanical designs for civil works projects; monitoring the technical aspects of design projects; and scheduling workload and resources. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

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.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION:

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the
• This is a Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• A Relocation, Recruitment, Student Loan Repayment, Advance in Hire or Advance Leave Accrual incentive may be authorized if it is in the best interest of the government.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.