General Engineer - Department of the Army - Arlington, VA

About the Position:

This position is primarily located in the Kabul, Afghanistan Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). The purpose of the position is to serve as general engineer and as a technical advisor to SIGAR on programs and services financed by the Afghanistan Relief and Reconstruction Fund. Projects may be large, highly complex and unique and are complicated by the fact that engineering design, construction, and contracting functions may be far removed from the project construction/reconstruction sites. Sites are located in Afghanistan and managed by the United States Government (USG) and contractors selected by the USG.

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.

U.S. Citizens

TRAVEL REQUIRED

• Occasional Travel
  


• Will require travel to Afghanistan

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Requires a Top Secret security clearance
  


• Travel to Afghanistan is required
  


• Requires completion of SF312 Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement
  


• Required to submit Executive Branch Confidential Financial Disclosure Rpt
  


• Mission essential position
  


• Subject to random drug testing

DUTIES:

• You will work as a general engineer and a technical advisor reviewing the designs, plans, and specifications for processes and systems of major size and complexity. Assignments require the ability to develop new approaches in solving a variety of engineering-related issues and work will occur throughout Afghanistan.


• You will use knowledge of general engineering principles to review construction projects, including planning, reviewing, and assessing the design, preparation, and construction of facilities, and providing written analysis and commentary for each phase using advanced techniques and the modification and extension of requisite theories, concepts, and practices.


• You will conceive, establish and execute studies requiring independent adaptation of data and other information and the interpretation and use of precedents; derive, perform, analyze and interpret experiments concerned with the development of new products, processes, and methods.


• You will review, monitor and advise on all aspects of general engineering-related programs and projects funded by the Afghanistan Relief and Reconstruction Fund throughout the life cycle from conceptual design through project completion to include scheduling, programming, planning, and construction actions; develop, negotiate, and administer contracts; collect criteria, scope, preparation of engineering studies as well as program and project execution; participate in field audits and investigations and conduct field site assessments.


• You will advise on the coordination, integration and execution of engineering-related programs and services funded by the Afghanistan Relief and Reconstruction Fund; prepare briefing notes and materials as required; support policy guidance relating to the auditing, inspection and investigation of programs and projects within the survey of the Audit and Investigations Directorates.


• You will represent SIGAR in conferences, meetings, presentations, and technical negotiations with US agencies, DoD, DOS officials, and foreign government officials.


• You will maintain currency in developing technologies, knowledge and expertise applicable to civil, structural, electrical and/or mechanical engineering.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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.

Experience required:

A degree in engineering is required from a United States accredited college/university. A degree in electrical, civil, structural, or mechanical engineering disciplines are acceptable. College transcripts must be provided.

Knowledge of a wide range of principles, concepts and methodologies of general engineering such as would be gained through specialized study and experience requiring the application of this knowledge to difficult and complex work assignments. A Professional Engineer registered in the United States is highly desired (a copy of the certificate is required).

Detailed knowledge of a range of techniques, analytical design and modeling methodologies, and their application to a variety of systems/components in order to develop and recommend innovative analysis approaches, extrapolate from questionable or incomplete data, verify conclusions, and integrate contributions from other analysts in order to prepare technical reports.

Knowledge of the overall mission of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and how Inspections support the Audit and Criminal Investigation Directorate (s).

Knowledge and skill to evaluate controversial or complex projects and programs complicated by the fact the engineering design, construction, contracting functions may be directed far removed from the project construction/reconstruction sites.

Extensive experience managing multiple programs and achieving stated goals and requirements. Expertise in interpersonal techniques to meet and deal effectively with others at all levels of authority and exert a positive influence.

Extensive experience to communicate technical information orally and in writing in preparation of required reports for audits and investigations.

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.

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 GS-13 grade (or equivalent).

Basic Requirements:

Degree: professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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 provide transcripts with your application.)

Other Requirements: Click here for expanded definitions.

• 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.
  


• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
  


• Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
  


• This position is in Career Program 18.
  


• This position may be considered essential to the overall support of the SIGAR mission. If considered emergency essential, failure to meet emergency essential requirements may result in separation for the efficiency of the Federal Service (Ch. 75, Title 5 USC; FPM Ch. 752).
  


• Incumbent may be required to submit an Executive Branch Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
  


• Incumbent must complete a Form SF 312, Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement.
  


• Must be eligible for and be able to maintain a Top Secret clearance.
  


• Subject to random drug testing.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

BENEFITS:
The Department of Defense offers an excellent benefits program. In addition to your take-home pay, your comprehensive compensation/benefits package will include most of the benefits described in the USAJOBS Resource Center.

OTHER INFORMATION:

• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
  


• Reemployed Annuitants may be eligible for appropriate pay rate for the position without a reduction in pay or of the annuity. As a result, the salary of the annuitant is not offset by the amount of the annuity received for the period of employment.


• Applicants should send a resume by electronic transmission, to sigar.pentagon.m-s.mbx.jobs@mail.mil or fax 703-602-8753 Attention: Human Resources- General Engineer Announcement.
  

HOW TO APPLY:
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 to receive consideration.

• To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
  


• Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
  


• It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
  


• To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account , select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
  


• To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete .
  


• It is your responsibility to verify that information entered, uploaded, or faxed (i.e., resume) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Faxed documents must be completely transmitted by 11:59p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the closing date of the announcement.
  

The Department of the Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Your requests for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Merit Checklist and Proof of Eligibility .

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

Your resume :

• Your resume may be submitted in any format.
  


• If you submit more than one copy of your resume, only the most recent version will be reviewed. The latest timestamp will be used to determine which version of your resume is “most recent.” It is your responsibility to check the status and timestamp of all documents you submit as part of your application.
  


• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
  


• For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.
  

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements : You MUST submit a copy of your transcript if you want to substitute your education for experience. If you claim qualifications based on education, and do not submit a transcript, your education will not be used in making a qualification determination and you may be found “not qualified.” See: Transcripts and Licenses

Proof of Eligibility to Apply: Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy. The “ Proof of Eligibility ” document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and what document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority. You must meet the requirements of at least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further consideration.

If you are unable to apply online or unable to upload your supporting documents follow the directions located at: Faxing Applications and Documents The Vacancy ID is 1606593. You will need the questionnaire, View Occupational Questionnaire , to complete your faxed application.

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person’s personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

AGENCY CONTACT INFO: Central Resume Processing Center

Phone: (000)000-0000

Email: USARMY.APG.CHRA-NE.MBX.APPLICANTHELP@MAIL.MIL

Agency Information:

DA NCR Fort Belvoir

Fort Belvoir

Civilian Personnel Advisory Center ATTN

5800 Putnam Road Bldg 320 Suite 126

Fort Belvoir,

VA

22060-5821