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Announcement Type
Direct-Hire Authority (DHA)
Position Type
Permanent
USACE Organization
Pacific Ocean Division (POD) - Japan District
Locations (City, State)
Okinawa Island, Japan
Position Overview/Duties
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
Primarily serves as a Deputy Area Engineer with Administrative Contracting Officer Authority. Also serves as Resident Engineer on a limited number of projects as workload permits. Responsible for contract surveillance, inspection and progress of construction under the jurisdiction of the Area Office. Responsible for managing the construction portfolio in terms of cost and time growths. Assists with budgeting, resourcing, workload leveling, and professional development of the workforce.
Major Duties
Direct-Hire Authority (DHA)
Position Type
Permanent
USACE Organization
Pacific Ocean Division (POD) - Japan District
Locations (City, State)
Okinawa Island, Japan
Position Overview/Duties
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
Primarily serves as a Deputy Area Engineer with Administrative Contracting Officer Authority. Also serves as Resident Engineer on a limited number of projects as workload permits. Responsible for contract surveillance, inspection and progress of construction under the jurisdiction of the Area Office. Responsible for managing the construction portfolio in terms of cost and time growths. Assists with budgeting, resourcing, workload leveling, and professional development of the workforce.
Major Duties
- Construction Contract Administration : Serve as Deputy Area Engineer with Administrative Contracting Officer authority, overseeing contract surveillance, inspections, construction progress, modifications, contractor claims, payments, and compliance with plans, specifications, and regulations.
- Program and Financial Management : Manage the construction portfolio to control cost and schedule growth; oversee budgets, funding allocations, contract expenditures, financial reporting, and resource planning for U.S.- and Host Nation-funded projects.
- Construction Oversight and Technical Support : Serve as Resident Engineer on assigned projects, supervising field engineering and inspection activities, monitoring construction quality and safety, resolving technical issues, and ensuring adherence to contract requirements and schedules.
- Coordination and Operational Leadership : Coordinate with contractors, field offices, district offices, and customer organizations to resolve contractual issues, facilitate construction activities, minimize operational disruptions, and support timely project execution.
- Personnel and Workforce Management : Supervise 3–14 professional, technical, and administrative employees; assign and evaluate work, manage staffing and workload distribution, enforce safety requirements, and support employee training, professional development, and career advancement.
Other Conditions and Requirements
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD, Section 9905 to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Veterans' preference does not apply to this announcement.
WHO MAY APPLY: US Citizens.
Conditions of Employment
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD, Section 9905 to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. Veterans' preference does not apply to this announcement.
WHO MAY APPLY: US Citizens.
Conditions of Employment
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a complete background investigation.
- All positions require the applicant to be a citizen of the United States.
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, are required to register for Selective Service prior to appointment.
- A trial or probationary period may be required.
- A supervisory probationary period may be required.
- Direct deposit of pay is required.
- You must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.
- This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
- The incumbent is required to file an OGE Form 450, Financial Disclosure Report upon entering on duty in this position and annually thereafter.
- The incumbent is required to possess a Foundational Career Level Certification or Contracting Professional Certification at time of appointment.
- The incumbent is required to possess an Administrative Contracting Officer Warrant ($500,000) or obtain an Administrative Contracting Officer Warrant within 18 months of appointment.
- Professional Engineer or Registered Architect: The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess and maintain license/registration as a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect. This license/registration must be in good standing and issued by any one of the 50 states or its territories.
- How to Apply: Applications must be submitted after 12:01 AM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Open Date and before 11:45 PM (EST) of the posted Job Posting Close Date to receive consideration. Click the apply button, follow the prompts (fill out the required collect form, attach a resume following the resume format guidance).
- The initial length of this overseas tour is 24 months (Okinawa).
- This is an overseas position: Overseas positions may have limitations. You must be able to satisfy the requirements of the 26 JUL 12 DODI 1400.25 V1230, DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Employment in Foreign Areas and Employee Return Rights.
- Pay retention may be offered to selected applicants for positions at overseas locations. Pay retention will not be offered as an incentive for employees moving between overseas positions.
- Locality pay does not apply in overseas areas.
- Relocation (PCS) expenses may be authorized (subject to available budget) if the selecting official determines the relocation is in the best interests of the government.
- Hiring incentives such as a recruitment/relocation may be authorized (subject to available budget).
- Overseas allowances may be authorized in accordance with Department of State Standardized Regulation (DSSR) and DoDI 1400.25 volume 1250 (subject to available budget).
- This position is eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed “unscheduled telework”.
Minimum Experience Requirements
Basic Requirement - 0808:
Basic Requirement - 0808:
- Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in architecture or in a related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in architecture or related disciplines of which at least (1) 30 semester hours were in architectural design, and (2) 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology, properties of materials and methods of construction, and environmental control systems. OR
- Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the architectural principles, methods, and techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by at least one of the following: (1) Related Curriculum - Degree in architectural engineering provided the completed course work in architectural engineering provided knowledge, skills, and abilities substantially equivalent to those provided in the courses specified in statement A above, or (2) Experience: 1 year of experience in an architect's office or in architectural work for each year short of graduation from a program of study in architecture. In the absence of any college courses, 5 years of such experience is required. This experience must have demonstrated that you have acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture.
- 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: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 (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.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, or 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 A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.4. 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.
Specialized Experience
In addition to meeting the basic requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
One year of specialized experience which includes providing construction contract administration for civil works and/or military construction projects; preparing and briefing contract modifications; presenting project updates to upper management and VIPs; and leading site teams to ensure successful contract execution. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor
To learn more, please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity (https://www.eeoc.gov/federal-sector/federal-employees-job-applicants).
Qualifications - Candidates will be evaluated in accordance with OPM General Schedule (GS) Qualification Standards or Federal Wage System (FWS) Qualifications and Job Elements
GS Standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/
Reasonable Accommodation
Reasonable accommodation is available to qualified employees with disabilities. You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application process, hiring process or while on the job. Requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
In addition to meeting the basic requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
One year of specialized experience which includes providing construction contract administration for civil works and/or military construction projects; preparing and briefing contract modifications; presenting project updates to upper management and VIPs; and leading site teams to ensure successful contract execution. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor
To learn more, please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity (https://www.eeoc.gov/federal-sector/federal-employees-job-applicants).
Qualifications - Candidates will be evaluated in accordance with OPM General Schedule (GS) Qualification Standards or Federal Wage System (FWS) Qualifications and Job Elements
GS Standards: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/
Reasonable Accommodation
Reasonable accommodation is available to qualified employees with disabilities. You can request a reasonable accommodation at any time during the application process, hiring process or while on the job. Requests are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
