Engineering Technician

Summary

About the Position: This is a development GS-09/10 Engineering Technician with USACE Omaha District, Construction Division located in Omaha, NE.

Duties

• Review documentation and correspondence developed in the field offices to ensure technical adequacy and conformance to policy and regulatory requirements.
• Serve as a construction contract administration specialist engaged in the full scope of activities related to construction contracts.
• Serve as the Construction Division specialist for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request responses.
• Review and process monthly contractor payment estimates for all contracts including unit price, cost reimbursement, multi-funded and design/build.
• Responsible for construction contract closeout involving final payment actions, claims resolution, final acceptance notification, etc.
• Responsible for construction contract job set up in various automated systems as needed.

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 Command 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 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. For GS-09: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS- 8 grade level in the Federal service which includes assisting with administrative activities on construction contracts AND/OR reviewing and processing monthly contractor payment estimates. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, at the GS 09 level, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. For GS-10: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service which includes assisting with administrative activities on construction contracts; reviewing and processing monthly contractor payment estimates; AND/OR reviewing documentation and correspondence developed in the field offices to ensure technical adequacy and conformance to policy and regulatory requirements. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, at the GS 10 level, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. 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-08 for the GS-09; GS-09 for the GS-10).