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Air Mobility Command

GENERAL ENGINEER

Department of the Air Force · Scott AFB, Illinois

Salary
$128,967 - $167,663 per year
Pay grade
GS-14
Schedule
Full-time
Appointment
Temporary promotion
Opened
Nov 5, 2026
Closes
Nov 11, 2026
Remote
No
Telework eligible
Yes
Openings
FEW
Security clearance
Secret
Promotion potential
None
Announcement
9S-AFPC-13110898-536750-EGR

Who may apply: Internal to an agency

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Summary

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Duties

  • SUMMARY The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the AMC Program Manager reporting directly to the Air Mobility Command Chief of Staff (General Officer) for renovation of facilities and manages the entire engineer planning, programming, design, construction, outfitting, personnel movement and project lose-out processes for AMC facility renovation projects in multiple project phases including all engineering disciplines, architecture, communications, IT, life and fire safety, compliance with building codes, and UFCs. Synchronizes project delivery team efforts to ensure mission capability of HQ AMC Staff, 18 AF and 618AOC during all phases of the program. DUTIES AMC Program Manager and Senior Engineer for renovation of base facilities. Responsible for the total facility engineering development project. Represents the organization with a variety of installation and functional area organizations. Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Professional and Scientific Positions, General Engineering Series 0801. BASIC REQUIREMENT: Degree: Engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by 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. NOTE: You must submit a copy of transcripts with your application. 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 professional 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: Professional registration or licensure, Written Test, Specified Academic Courses, or Related Curriculum. Click here to view occupational requirements for this position. NOTE: You must submit a copy of transcripts with your application. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-13, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes expert knowledge of multidisciplinary engineering theories, principles, practices, standards, methods, techniques, materials, and equipment, including sustainable design, historic preservation application, energy conservation, life safety, and ADA. Broad understanding of state and local jurisdictions over the use of land and natural resources, the historical restoration requirements for facilities and utilities, and the distribution of utilities services. Comprehensive knowledge of the national historical preservation requirements. Expert knowledge of planning, programming, and budgeting cycles, financial systems, and restrictions on the expenditure of funds and congressional spending requirements. Ability to plan, organize, provide leadership to manage the functions and staff involved in the historic facility renovation project. Mastery of multiple engineering disciplines in order to be able to respond to contractor RFIs. Ability to evaluate RFIs and provide timely technical responses or assign to the engineer with the appropriate discipline to answer the contractor in minimum time. Ability to evaluate the technical sufficiency of all responses provided from all engineering disciplines. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-13 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-14 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKIL…

Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcripts with the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

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