Mechanical Engineer

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 is an Mechanical Engineer position with the Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District.This position supports the Department of Veterans Affairs John Cochran Hospital Replacement Program Project.

Duties

• Performs, reviews or directs the survey and investigations at the project site to determine condition of facilities and to secure the necessary data prior to initiating design.
• Coordinates with other engineers and architects in design development and review to ensure that all technical areas are covered.
• Evaluates design objectives, performs and/or reviews complex technical C,D,E calculations, identifies and/or reviews economical, sustainable, and efficient procedures for project design and performance considering all influences.
• Prepares and/or reviews necessary drawings, specifications, and supporting documents for procurements from initial project scoping through construction completion and commissioning.
• Prepares or assists with detailed cost estimates for use in obtaining project funding, bid evaluations and contract modifications.
• Advises, trains, and mentors developing mechanical engineers on possible approaches to the solution on specific design problems while meeting applicable codes/standards/regulations.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes managing the surveys and investigations at the project site to determine the condition of the facilities; identifying and/or reviewing economical, sustainable, or efficient procedures for project design and performance; preparing and/or reviewing necessary drawings, specifications, and supporting documents for procurements; AND preparing detailed cost estimates for use in obtaining project funding, bid evaluations, and contract modifications. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For the GS-12 grade level, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education

Basic Requirement for Engineer: A. 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 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 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 ma…