Engineering Technician (Drafting)

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: As the lead Engineering Technician at Chief Joseph Dam, you will manage CADD and BIM programs, support complex mechanical and electrical design projects, and serve as the As-Built Records Coordinator.

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Duties

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• Serve as the technical specialist and program manager for Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) systems.
• Plan and prepare original layouts, computations, and complex drawings for mechanical and electrical features of hydroelectric power plant projects.
• Provide training and technical support to engineers and staff to ensure compliance with emerging CADD standards and automated engineering tools.
• Implement and maintain engineering content management systems and complex databases to support daily project planning and documentation.
• Review contract submittals for CADD standard compliance and prepare detailed bills of material and quantity estimates for project designs.
• Manage the as-built drawing program and maintain a fully retrievable archival database of project drawings to support operations and maintenance.

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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License.

Qualifications

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In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 in this document.

GS-09:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience utilizing an electronic document management system to catalog, file, and organize engineering documents; AND using Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) systems to create and update drawings of equipment or facilities in an industrial or campus setting. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08).

GS-10:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes updating and maintaining as-built drawings within an engineering document management system; preparing engineering drawings and layouts for mechanical, electrical, or civil projects using CADD or Building Information Modeling (BIM) systems; AND reviewing and analyzing drawings to ensure compliance with established drafting standards. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

GS-11:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: performing computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) and building information modeling (BIM) support; planning and preparing complex mechanical and electrical engineering layouts and drawings; and reviewing design plans and specifications to assure compliance with modeling and drafting related criteria. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10).

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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

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.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period 1 during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• 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 Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a Construction, Engineering, and Infrastructure Career Field position.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• 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.
• Eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed "unscheduled telework".
• Management may select at any of the grade levels advertised.
• Non-competitive promotion potential to the intervening grade of GS-10 and the target grade of GS-11.
• The following incentives may be authorized: Student Loan Repayment, Advanced In-hire, Relocation Incentive, Recruitment Incentive and/or Advanced Leave Accrual.

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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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