Summary

This position is located within the Integrated Project Office (IPO) executing a major international project for the Defense Health Agency (DHA).

As the Technical Lead, you will serve as the final technical authority for the design, engineering, and architecture of a multi-billion dollar OCONUS medical facility replacement project. You will direct and integrate the work of a multi-disciplinary team of senior-level U.S. and Host Nation (HN) engineers and architects to deliver a state-of-the-art medical campus.

This is a mega-project of significant scope, complexity, and visibility, requiring the integration of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), DHA, and international building standards.

Position Overview

Salary:

$107,446 to $139,684 per year

Pay Scale & Grade:

GS-14

Location:

1 vacancy in Kaiserslautern, Germany

Remote Job:

No

Telework Eligible:

Situational/Unscheduled Telework only

Work Schedule:

Full-time

Travel Required:

25% or more

Relocation expenses reimbursed:

Yes—Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) cost is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations. Incentives are not authorized.

Appointment Type:

Permanent

Work schedule:

Full-time

Service:
Competitive

Promotion potential:

14

Supervisory status:

No

Security clearance:

Secret

Drug test:
Not required

Financial disclosure:

Yes

Duties

• Lead and direct a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and architects from diverse fields including geotechnical, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, cybersecurity, and fire protection.

• Serve as the project's final technical authority, exercising expert judgment to review and approve complex designs, engineering analyses, and technical submittals from Architect-Engineer (A/E) firms, Host Nation design agencies, and Joint Ventures.

• Ensure all project deliverables and construction activities align with a complex framework of USACE, DHA, and Host Nation policies, codes, and safety standards, resolving discrepancies between conflicting international and agency criteria.

• Provide expert technical guidance in the development of acquisition strategies, contract structures, and performance work statements, and serve as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for significant Architect-Engineer (A/E) task orders.

• Provide authoritative engineering support during the construction phase, leading the team in observing progress, investigating complex field issues, and developing and approving technical solutions for unforeseen site conditions or design conflicts.

Specialized Experience

Basic Requirement for General Engineer, Civil Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical 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 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.

Basic Requirement for Architect:
A. 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
B. 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.

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) Providing technical guidance and oversight of multi-disciplinary engineering and architectural teams throughout the project lifecycle; 2) Serving as an architectural/engineering technical expert and providing for the application of criteria, codes, and standards in the design and construction of military/medical facilities; 3) Overseeing the development and review of Architect-Engineer contracts and submittals; AND 4) Providing expert advice to senior colleagues and/or agency officials regarding technical engineering/architecture issues. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).

Conditions Of Employment

• One-year probationary period may be required.

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.

• Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required.

• Must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in DoD Instruction 1315.19.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a no-fee passport and visa, if authorized.

• Must sign an overseas rotation agreement to return from the foreign area in 5 years unless otherwise extended or exempt.

• A background investigation and credit check are required.

• Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel may be required up to 25% of the time.

• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

• This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license and USAREUR-AF driver's license.

• Incumbent is required to possess and maintain a current/valid Professional Engineer (PE) or Architect license/registration

Life/Work Balance:

• Life/Work Flexibilities Determined by Specific Position
• 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/
• 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).
• 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.

Additional Information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest

• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a(n) 18 Career Field position.
• The initial length of this overseas tour is 36 months.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area.
• If an employee brings a family member to an overseas location who requires medical or dental care, then the employee will be responsible for obtaining and paying for such care. Access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only.
• 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.
• Selectees initially recruited from the United States may receive certain foreign area benefits such as: Living Quarters Allowance (LOA) or government quarters, home leave, etc. (Subject to approval)
• Selectees recruited outside the U.S. will have their eligibility for foreign area benefits determined at the time of hire.
• Overseas allowances may be authorized in accordance with Department of State Standardized Regulation (DSSR) and DoDI 1400.25 volume 1250.
• For positions in a foreign country, that country's laws or international agreements may have a direct impact on the ability of an employee's same sex domestic partner or spouse to accompany the employee and receive certain benefits. If you believe you may be affected by these laws and agreements, you should familiarize yourself with relevant information and direct questions concerning a specific country (Foreign Duty Location) to the appropriate Army Human Resources point of contact prior to the acceptance of employment and your entrance on duty.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https:/ /www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax­Deduction/ for more information.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.