Supervisory Electrical Engineer Engineering - Arlington, VA at Geebo

Supervisory Electrical Engineer

SummaryThe position is located in the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, Program Development, Coordination, and Support Directorate, Office of Design and Engineering, Electrical Engineering Division (OBO/PDCS/DE/EE).
The DE Office serves as OBO's code official (Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)) and provides design, research and technical assistance bureau-wide for all Department of State (DOS) facilities overseas.
Learn more about this agency Responsibilities Provides effective management, professional guidance, advice, and is fully responsible for the daily control and coordination of all activities and the technical adequacy and quality of all engineering functions.
Collaborates with OBO management on all aspects of electrical engineering, and technical standards to ensure that the proper engineer expertise is considered in power, lighting, telecom, acoustic, audio visual, and shielding systems.
Manages workflow, ensures timely completion of taskings from throughout the Department (and the interagency) and accurate, complete responses to internal and external Department demands, and provides for professional development of staff.
Serves as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for PSCs assigned to the Division, and exercises delegated COR authority for 3rd party contractors, engineering services contracts and functional programs.
Travel Required Occasional travel - Some local and overseas travel is required.
Supervisory status Yes Promotion Potential 15 Job family (Series) 0850 Electrical Engineering Similar jobs Electrical And Electronics Engineers Electrical Engineers Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Power Distribution Power Distribution Engineers Help Requirements Conditions of Employment Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
Verification of employment eligibility in the United States is required.
New supervisors must successfully complete a 1 year probationary period.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
Statement of Employment & Financial Interest required prior to appointment.
US Citizenship is required.
QualificationsApplicants must meet all the required qualification requirements, including education, and any selective placement factors described below by the closing date of this announcement.
If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application.
NOTE:
Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements, by the closing date of this announcement.
Time-In-Grade Requirements:
Federal applicants must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade to satisfy time-in-grade restrictions, per 5CFR 300, Subpart F.
Applicants MUST meet one of the following Basic Requirements:
A.
Bachelor's or Higher Degree:
The program must be (1) 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 B.
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 professional 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:
1.
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 (eg, 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.
2.
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, and Puerto Rico.
3.
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 the Basic Requirements under paragraph A.
The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A.
4.
Related Curriculum:
Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in an appropriate scientific field, eg, engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's 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, eg, in interdisciplinary positions.
(The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive.
) Notes:
1) Applicants who meets the Basic Requirements in A or B above, except as noted under B.
1.
, may qualify for positions in any branch of engineering unless selective factors indicate otherwise; 2) Professional engineering experience required for grades GS-7 and above is defined as non-routine engineering work that required and was characterized by professional knowledge of engineering, professional ability to apply such knowledge to engineering problems, and positive and continuing development of professional knowledge and ability; 3) To be considered, applicants MUST submit transcripts and copies of professional registration and/or licensure to verify Basic Requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
IN ADDITION to the Basic Requirements above, you MUST also have 1 year of specialized experience that is related to the work of the position, is equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the Federal service, and demonstrates the following:
Experience directing projects in electrical engineering associated with power distribution systems, telecommunications systems, ratio frequency (RF) and acoustical shielding functions.
Experience providing technical expertise for design services for construction projects.
Experience directing the inspection of projects under construction to ensure that electrical engineering work is performed inaccordance with and fully meets the quality and timeliness requirements of the contract.
In addition, applicant's experience must also demonstrate that the candidate possesses the following qualities:
Ability to assign, review, and supervise the work of others;Objectivity and fairness in judging people on their ability, and situations on the facts and circumstances;Ability to adjust to change, work pressures, or difficult situations without undue stress;Willingness to consider new ideas or divergent points of view; andCapacity to see the job through.
EducationSee the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements, if applicable.
When an applicant has less than one year of specialized experience as described in the announcement, he or she may combine successfully completed graduate-level education with experience to meet the total qualification requirements.
Generally, 18 graduate semester hours is equivalent to 1 full-time year of graduate study (your school and department determine what constitutes 1 full time year of graduate study).
The percentage of specialized work experience (for example, 6 months equals 50%) and the percentage of graduate study (for example, 9 graduate hours for a GS-07 equals 50% where 18 graduate hours constitute a full time year) must total at least 100%.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.
It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Click on the link for a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials.
Additional informationFor reasonable accommodation at the US Department of State, please contact the Office of Accessibility and Accommodations at (202) 663-3474 or ReasonableAccommodations@state.
gov.
If eligible, telework and remote work agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval.
Please note that any approved remote work arrangement is subject to the locality pay area of the alternative telework worksite.
If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department.
EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION PROGRAM (E-Verify) - US law requires organizations to employ only individuals who may legally work in the United States - either US citizens, or foreign citizens who have the necessary authorization.
This agency utilizes E-Verify to compare information from the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) records to confirm employment eligibility.
If the employee's information does not match DHS and/or SSA records, the employee is given an opportunity to resolve the problem.
If eligibility cannot be verified, employment will be terminated.
Read more How You Will Be EvaluatedYou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs) and other characteristics that are relevant to the duties of this position and must be fully supported by information in your resume:
Ability to provide program management in highly complex and visible situation.
Skill in planning, distributing, coordinating, and monitoring others' work assign.
Knowledge of various types of contracts, techniques for contracting or procurement.
Ability to design and layout electrical systems.
Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (eg, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (eg, professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).
Your resume should include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week.
For assistance with creating a resume, please click here.
Qualified candidates are assigned a score between 70 and 100.
Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) candidates must be rated Well Qualified for the position and earn a score of at least 85 (when applicants are rated in a range of 70 to 100) to receive consideration for selection priority.
If, after reviewing your resume and self-assessment questionnaire responses and a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, a score will be manually determined that reflects your documented experience.
This may result in a lower score, which may also eliminate you from consideration for this position.
Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements and submit any required supporting documentation by the closing date of this job opportunity.
Your application package must contain sufficient information to make a valid determination that you fully meet the basic/specialized experience requirements as stated in this job opportunity announcement for each grade level(s) for which you are applying.
Applicants found to be among the top qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring official for further consideration and possible interview.
Qualified non-competitive candidates must be deemed best qualified based on the applicant assessment in order to be referred to the hiring official for further consideration and possible interview.
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Read more Background checks and security clearanceSecurity clearance Top Secret Drug test required Yes Position sensitivity and risk High Risk (HR) Trust determination process Credentialing, Suitability/Fitness, National security Help Required DocumentsAll required documents listed below, that are applicable to you, must be submitted to our automated system Gateway to State by 11:
59 pm Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement.
1.
Resume - your resume or any other written format you choose should contain the required information as specified in the How You Will Be Evaluated section.
Insufficient information will result in an ineligible rating.
2.
A completed online job specific self-assessment questionnaire through the Department's automated system Gateway to State.
3.
Transcripts - if applicable, see the Qualifications section of the announcement.
If selected, an official/sealed college transcript(s) will be required to verify education prior to employment.
4.
If you are qualifying based on other criteria listed under the Qualification Section of this announcement, you must submit the required supporting documentation (certificates, certifications, etc.
) with your application by the closing date.
5.
Performance Appraisal - All current Federal employees and reinstatement eligible applicants must submit a copy of your most recent completed annual performance appraisal that includes the final rating.
If a performance appraisal does not exist, is incomplete or unavailable, a Form DS-1812 (Applicant Appraisal) or equivalent form from another agency signed by the current supervisor is acceptable.
Mid-year progress reviews will not be accepted.
6.
Current, former, and non-competitive Federal employees must submit SF-50s (Notification of Personnel Action) that show:
effective date, position title, series, grade, salary, tenure, position occupied, full promotion potential, and name of agency.
Examples include promotion & within-grade increase actions.
Award SF-50s often do not show this information.
Multiple SF-50s may be needed to show all information.
7.
Veterans who are preference eligibles OR who have been separated from the Armed Forces under honorable conditions (honorable or general discharge) after 3 or more years of continuous active service may apply under the Veterans Employment Opportunities act (VEOA).
You must submit a DD-214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member Copy 4 is preferable) showing the dates you served as well as your type of discharge and qualifying service campaign medals OR if you are still on active duty, you MUST submit a certification on letterhead from your military branch which contains your military service dates, expected date of discharge or release, and the character of service to show that your military service was performed under honorable conditions.
The expected date of discharge or release must be no later than 120 days after the certification is submitted for consideration for this job announcement.
Current Federal employees applying under the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) must submit a qualifying SF-50 to show you meet time-in-grade requirements.
If you are applying as a preference eligible with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, in addition to the DD-214 or certification, you must also submit a current version of the SF-15 (Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference), dated October 2013, and the required supporting documents listed on that form.
Previous editions of the SF-15 will not be accepted.
For more information on veterans' preference, click here.
To gain access to your DD-214 online, please visit:
-service-records/get-service-records.
html.
For more information on Veteran Authorities, consult the Vet Guide.
8.
CTAP/ICTAP eligibles must submit a copy of the appropriate documentation with their application.
See links below:
ICTAP Considerations CTAP Considerations9.
If you are applying under a special hiring authority you MUST submit proof of eligibility with your application.
For information related to special hiring authorities for severely disabled persons visit:
you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the US Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications.
Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the US Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Help BenefitsA career with the US 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.
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Review our benefits 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.
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Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.

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