Interdisciplinary

Summary

About the Position: As the Engineering & Construction Division, Design Branch Chief, you will provide overall leadership, direction, and oversight of Branch operations and multidisciplinary engineering and design functions. This position may be filled with any of the following job series: 0808 - Supervisory Architect 0810 - Supervisory Civil Engineer 0830 - Supervisory Mechanical Engineer 0850 - Supervisory Electrical Engineer

Duties

• Formulate branch policies, operating procedures, and long-range program goals across multidisciplinary civil works and military construction (MILCON) engineering design initiatives.
• Exercise delegated financial management authority by forecasting program budgets, monitoring expenditures, and allocating fiscal resources across subordinate operational sections.
• Determine long-range workforce requirements and procures architect-engineer (A-E) contract services to supplement in-house engineering and design capacity.
• Monitor and assess contractor deliverables against technical engineering specifications to validate performance and authorize commercial invoice disbursements.
• Direct operations through subordinate supervisory Section Chiefs, delegating functional authority, establishing workflow priorities, and streamlining branch business processes.
• Establish performance standards, appraise subordinate supervisors, and serve as the second level reviewing official on non-supervisory employee evaluations to maintain equity.
• Plan and administer branch-wide technical training initiatives, intern developmental assignments, and specialized engineering seminars to address emerging competencies.
• Adjudicate formal workplace grievances, investigate complex employee complaints (including EEO and anti-harassment), and approve disciplinary or corrective actions.
• Approve and manage personnel actions, within-grade increases, overtime authorizations, travel expenses, and employee incentive awards.
• Serve as senior engineering advisor to District and Division leadership, delivering technical solutions on high-visibility, complex, or controversial design challenges.
• Act as primary liaison representing the agency with external federal, state, and local regulatory authorities, commercial partners, and the public.
• Represent the organization on regional engineering task forces, advisory committees, and technical review boards, including the Regional Navigation Design Team.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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. Basic Qualification Requirements: The qualification standards describing the minimum individual occupational series qualification requirements are linked below. Architect Series, 0808: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/architecture-series-0808/ Professional Engineering Series, 0810, 0830, 0850: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) leading multidisciplinary engineering and design programs for civil works or military infrastructure projects, including budget formulation, resource allocation, and contract administration for Architect-Engineer (A-E) services; (2) reviewing engineering documents for technical adequacy; (3) coordinating and integrating complex engineering efforts across subordinate teams; (4) resolving programmatic, technical, and policy issues to ensure consistency in engineering decisions and policy application. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Administration and Management Design Leadership Technical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.