Engineering Technician

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: This position serves as a Engineering Technician and provides nonprofessional technical design work and project management support to projects involving multiple engineering disciplines and complex military major and minor construction.

Duties

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• As a Engineering Technician, you will perform the following duties which is not all inclusive list:
• Develop programming documents and directs the preparation of plans and specifications for new construction, alteration, maintenance and repair of a variety of installation facilities.
• Perform technical studies to determine the capabilities of existing facilities, define requirements for new facilities and to determine the impact of newly assigned programs.
• Analyze and evaluate work order requests for repair, maintenance and construction submitted by the installation and tenants.
• Make on-site visits to obtain information on site conditions and location.
• Make on site visits during construction to check progress, verify contractor compliance and resolve problems.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450 is required upon entering the position and annually thereafter.
• Temporary duty travel (5% or less) away from the normal duty station.
• National Agency Check With Written Inquiries (NACI)(Tier 1). Appointment to this position is subject to a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: sIn order to qualify, you must meet the 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 in this document.

Specialized Experience required: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal Service which includes 1) Overseeing the planning, design, revitalization, and quality assurance of improvements of housing facilities, communities and other real property, 2) Reviewing and evaluates technical specifications and proposals for all phases of family housing community planning, development, redevelopment and construction, 3) Assuring communication and utility requirements are coordinated with the appropriate government and/or non-government agencies, 4) Performing long-range construction analysis in order to ensure appropriate facility maintenance and repair.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service,GS-09.

Education

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.

Additional information

• 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 probationary period may be required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
• 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 Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a Construction, Engineering, and 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 for more information.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• Advanced in-hire may be offered.
• Recruitment, Relocation, Retention (RRR) Incentives may be authorized.
• Student loan repayment may be authorized.
• Salary negotiations for candidates new to Federal service MAY be authorized.
• Credit for prior non-Federal experience and certain military service for leave accrual rates MAY be authorized.

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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.

Benefits

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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. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

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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.